Spear of African Peace

according to moonshot platform, only 12 percent of young people across the world have access to psychosocial support. we thought this was a very disturbing percentage until we checked on refugees. the percentage translates to less than 1 percent of refugees that have access to this kind of services. soap is the moonshot platform award winning project that recognizes art and storytelling as a therapy to help communities deal with the trauma they faced. the foundation of the spear of african peace (soap) utilizes the art of storytelling as a catalyst for change through productive discourse. soap's main activity is a yearly therapeutic essay contest that not only acts as a soul-mending safe space for sharing the - often traumatic - personal experiences of the east african youth. innovatively, soap draws upon these unique stories, amplifies them, and - by connecting the winners with key partnered governmental institutions - provides a platform for the youth's opinions, viewpoints, and idea