Dila
Dila is an international community that supports young refugee women embarking on creative career paths. Working in Athens since 2018, Dila partners with imaginative and committed individuals who have come to Europe seeking security. Its reach extends across the European continent, following the organic patterns of its network’s movements and needs.
Through one-to-one mentoring, creative space holding, and professional practice, Dila helps young women who’ve attained a degree of safety move into the culturally and economically integrative phase of building their confidence, making their mark, and earning a living through the expressive practice to which they feel called.
Dila relies on an international community of contributors sharing their time, talents and resources in different ways. Whenever needed it enlists existing education providers and expert tutoring to help with specific skills-building. Young women receiving mentorship have so far come from Afghanistan, Iran, Armenia and Ukraine.
Díla has participated in events with The Economist, Action for Women, Athens Fashion Film Festival, and Institut Français de Grèce. Projects have been supported in diverse ways by the World Crafts Council Europe, Greek Ministry of Culture, Melissa Network, Pressure, Angelos Bratis, Simone Rocha, and many other generous individuals.
