I had the privilege to work with Theatre for a Change for six months (June - Dec. 2006) where I was stationed mostly in James Town at TfaC's Community Theatre Centre (CTC) as a guest facilitator and monitoring officer. The efforts of TfaC to change the behaviour of its participants by fostering self-agency and encouraging self-expression are truly phenomenal.

My work at CTC was a source of deep and daily inspiration.
I left each day wondering how these young children could possess such
vision, hope, and conviction for their work. Their dedication to
improving their own lives and the lives of those around them through
interactive theatre reminded me every day of what theatre can be and what it can be used to achieve.

The most attractive aspect of TfaC's work is its comprehensive scope:
Theatre for a Change, as its name implies, is about CHANGE, about TOTAL
LIFE changes. TfaC creates space for children and young adults to
express their concerns, their fears, their hopes, all with the opportunity to transform these thoughts and feelings to actions. TfaC is
about doing, not just planning to do! Working with TfaC forced me to
reflect on my own behaviours and reservations, and I found that making a small adjustment in one category of my life resulted in automatic
adjustments in several other categories. TfaC values interconnectivity and uses the theme to explore how seemingly unrelated events or
behaviours may lead to similar outcomes and conclusions.

Equally impressive about TfaC is their ability to straddle the line
between prevention and post-infection strategies. While self-agency and
gender equality constitute the heart of their work, TfaC recognizes
stigmatization and discrimination of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) as contributing issues to HIV-infection and a culture of silence.

What's so exciting about TfaC is
the freshness and innovation that participants bring to the work. Every
interactive theatre session addresses the problems of that day ? not the
month, week, or even the day before. Audience interaction adds a unique
spontaneous component to TfaC's work and helps TfaC put the Here and the
Now at the centre of focus. Interactive sessions never become stale or
redundant because audiences voice and embody the day's most pressing and
current concerns. In this sense, TfaC's work evolves as a result of
changes in Ghana's social landscape -- the two are always in dialogue --
giving TfaC's work a constant sense of renewal and relevance.