Yasmin Khawaja is a young entrepreneur. She has started Empoword Project that gathers a community in which all forms of writers and poets mainly related to spoken words and writings are attracted to. In the form of a community, artists can build networks and bonds and inspire each other to share their work in order to improve its quality and sustainability. She is working to help this community echo the words and ideas beyond these intangible as well as physical borders. An empowering community in which whispers and shouts are heard and resonated.
Empoword aims towards the social, emotional and mental aspects of artistic expression and growth. By cultivating a safe space in which youth can freely discuss social issues and personal issues through the form of artistic literal expression. The youth which resides within bound physical walls and a conservative culture are to be empowered to grow bigger than what these barriers can contain, and beyond the capacity which these restrictions can withhold.
The main program is the events Empoword hosts on a regular basis. Each meeting has a theme and hosts well-known and established writers and poets, competitions are organized for the participants. In addition, working on publishing the participants work online via social media and platforms such as YouTube and they collaborate with spoken word communities such as “Outspoken London.”?