Our Growth Project hosted our first event of 2020 and we debuted a brand new live show format! This fast paced, informative, and educational event featured interviews and performances. OGP President Sul Dibba led interviews with Swamp Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen’s Inkka...

For Our Growth Project’s last event of 2019, we decided to do something we hadn’t hosted before! We held a Dance Showcase to close out the year! Around 20 local dancers and community members attended the event. Our very own Soleil Bashale, OGP’s Director...

Our Growth Project wanted to show love to our community by hosting a Celebration of Culture Potluck this month! We asked those who brought traditional dishes onstage to share details about the food and their culture. OGP’s Director of Community Engagement,...

October marked three years of Our Growth Project! Mayor Paul TenHaken gave us an official proclamation, declaring October 21st, 2019 Our Growth Project day all across Sioux Falls! This month we hosted a celebration and fundraising event! We kicked the...

September brought Our Growth Project back to Augustana University to welcome the new school year with a Talent Open Mic! Attended by thirty people, both Augie students and Sioux Falls community members took to the stage to share their talents! OGP sponsor,...

For July, the Our Growth Project team took an eight hour road trip down to Keokuk, IA! The hometown of OGP Vice President Travis Nye, this marked our very first performances outside of South Dakota! Friday morning we visited Radio Keokuk and did an hour...

Our Growth Project’s June event was our very first all-day outdoor Growthfest! With rain clearing out just in time, it quickly became a great sun-filled day! We had lawn games and Saba Telahun stopped by to do some face painting. OGP’s very own advisory...

This month Our Growth Project hosted its first ever Lip Sync Battle event! During the first round we had several groups and individuals select a song of their choice. Five acts moved on to the finals, where we chose the song. We crowned first, second, and...

April’s Talent Open Mic was Our Growth Project’s 25th event! With an intimate crowd of just a dozen people, most of the night was spent telling stories and sharing life experiences throughout the entire group. The West Hyvee in Sioux Falls provided...

March’s event marked 24 official Talent Open Mics for Our Growth Project! This month we featured local musician Tuakah! The event was concluded with OGP’s first ever educational session! OGP member and “The Hurdle Life Coach” Terry Liggins, hosted a short...