Transforming lives through music, dance and talent development across Africa — levelling the playing field for gifted young people.
Moments like these are made possible by your support — free training, real stages, and stories the world needs to see. The film autoplays; tap the speaker for sound.
We are transforming lives through music, dance, and talent development across Africa, breaking down the barriers that keep even the most gifted young people from ever getting a chance. Access to the creative arts shouldn't depend on privilege. We're here to level the playing field so it doesn't have to.
At the same time, we use our platform to share African culture with the world through vibrant performances and storytelling, ensuring that this recognition brings direct, lasting benefit back to the communities it comes from.
Today, we support over 1,000 children, youth, and women, giving them the space, the skills, and the resources to turn raw talent into a career, and a career into a way out of poverty.
Beyond talent development, we walk with these young people toward a life of dignity, providing access to education, healthcare, shelter, weekly nutritious meals and real industry access.
A dedicated home for young people to train, elevate their creativity, and perform — turning talents and passions into professions.
To provide young people with the space, skills, support, and resources to use their talents to lift themselves out of poverty.
To build the artists and creative leaders of tomorrow and create a dedicated home for young people to train, elevate their creativity, and perform — while empowering them to turn talents into professions, supported with the necessities they need to grow and thrive.
The Sherrie Silver Foundation is set to build Rwanda's premier centre for the creative arts — a direct response to the lack of venues in the country that are built for artists to train, grow and showcase.
This landmark venue will be more than a permanent home for the Foundation: a Talent Development Centre offering training across multiple disciplines, including performing arts, multimedia and audiovisual production — giving aspiring creatives the space, resources, and environment they need to learn, grow, and produce their best work.
Its doors won't open only for artists. It will be a place for the wider community to enjoy performances and spend time together, and for visitors to experience Rwanda's culture firsthand — through learning and entertainment, alongside recreation, dining, shopping, and festivals: a true cultural and social hub.
Sponsor, attend, book, fund or build with us — every partnership keeps programs free for over 1,000 young people.
Sponsor, attend, or plan it with us — our annual night of impact, entertainment, and glamour that raises funds for our mission.
Explore the Gala →Support talent development and access to education, helping us keep programs free for over 1,000 young people.
Fund Programs →Bring an SSF performance to your stage, event, or campaign — powerful, purpose-driven entertainment for any occasion.
Book a Performance →Join us in building a permanent home for the Foundation — a hub for creatives and a lasting legacy for Rwandan creativity.
Build With Us →The Silver Gala is an exclusive evening of unforgettable entertainment, celebrating African talent and the Foundation's impact, all in support of a remarkable cause.
The gala gives the audience a rare opportunity to watch our youth share the stage and collaborate with established artists from around the world. The Foundation prepares special performances just for the night and performs them live for prestigious guests.
Launched in 2024 by creative director Sherrie Silver, the Silver Gala was quickly ranked as one of Rwanda's most outstanding gala events — bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs, and fashion lovers passionate about Africa's development for an evening of elegance, fashion, and powerful stories. All proceeds support our programs and Rwanda's premier centre for the creative arts.
Partnering with the Foundation is more than an investment in the arts — it's a chance to help build Rwanda's first theatre and create a lasting legacy. This space will empower young talent, nurture creativity, and open life-changing opportunities for the next generation.
This isn't just about performances — it's about creating a platform for expression, building community, and opening doors for young people to dream bigger and reach further.
We share your stories across our platforms to amplify your impact — celebrating the people and organisations whose efforts make our work possible.
Sherrie Silver is an MTV VMA award-winning choreographer, creative director, and United Nations IFAD Advocate for Rural Youth, whose work bridges artistry, storytelling, and social impact across the globe. A business marketing graduate, she is also the founder of the Sherrie Silver Foundation, dedicated to building the next generation of African artists and creative leaders.
She has always loved the arts and trained at Stage Coach Performing Arts School, and at 15 landed the life-changing opportunity to star in the film Africa United. That early access to theatres and creative spaces gave her the confidence to pursue her talent — the same access she is now building for young Rwandans through the Foundation.
She went on to choreograph and feature in Childish Gambino's Grammy-winning This Is America, becoming the first African to win an MTV Video Music Award. She's since worked with Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Lewis Hamilton, Vogue, Disney, Nike, Apple, and Google, choreographed for films including Sing 2 and Minions, and received the TIME100 Impact Award (2023) and the TRACE Awards Changemaker Award (2025). Beyond the Foundation, she partners with WHO and Malaria No More, championing youth and public health on the global stage.
Even as her career took her around the world, Sherrie always had a heart for young people in Rwanda, believing they hold just as much potential and talent as she does, if only given the chance. So she started the Sherrie Silver Foundation, and is now working towards building Rwanda's premier centre for the creative arts.
Bookings, partnerships, press and donations — we'd love to hear from you.
To every partner, donor, artist and community member walking with our young people toward greatness — murakoze.
SHERRIE SILVER
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AMBASSADE DE FRANCE
JOLLOF KIGALI
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