The CFAW Atlanta Story

This is how we came into being, our origin story, and how it informs who we are today

The CFAW Atlanta Story

This is how we came into being, our origin story, and how it informs who we are today

About Nani Ghar Atlanta

Our Origins

Originating in Karachi, Pakistan, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, CFAW and Nani Ghar were born from the vision of two doctors blending art and public health to create spaces of beauty, joy, and wellness. Since 2020, CFAW has grown into an institute bridging art, culture, health, and advocacy—honoring indigenous knowledge and fostering collective transformation.

In 2025, Nani Ghar Atlanta opened as a new branch of this vision. Guided by a brilliant Artist Core team, it brings the heart of Karachi to Atlanta, weaving together immersive art-based practices, embodied expression, and somatic and sensory experiences to nurture connection, insight, and creativity. Here, people explore, express, and transform in brave, nourishing spaces that honor ancestral wisdom, bridge generational and language gaps, and invite everyone to co-create a living, breathing canvas of well-being, joy, and belonging.

Our artists’ diverse backgrounds—from multiple countries and deep local roots—enrich this cultural tapestry, forming a vibrant, inclusive community that reflects both heritage and contemporary experience.

About Nani Ghar Atlanta

Mission, Values, and Vision

Our mission: is to nurture healing through immersive, arts-based practices that awaken the senses, restore connections, and empower authentic expression, creating brave and nourishing spaces for transformation. Nani Ghar fosters healing and empowerment through immersive arts, creating spaces where people can freely feel, explore, and transform.

Our Vision:  We envision a world where all people thrive in wellness and compassion, rooted in the deep knowing that we are interconnected co-creators – each with the agency to shape, share, and celebrate beauty in all its forms.

Our Values: At Nani Ghar Atlanta, we create brave, nourishing spaces where people of all ages can awaken their senses, explore, and connect through immersive, art-based practices. Through art, we restore connection, nurture body and spirit, and empower authentic expression. In workshops and gatherings, we help people feel, explore, and transform—building communities of belonging that bring individuals closer to themselves and each other. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and shaped by Atlanta’s resilience and creativity, we carry our roots forward while planting new legacies here.