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The Playing For Change Foundation is a global nonprofit organization offering
creative opportunities for marginalized and at-risk youth, most specifically in
the developing world.
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LEARNING MUSIC PORTAL SEE OUR PORTAL WITH RESOURCES FOR MUSICIANS SUPPORT THE
CAUSE BECOME PART OF THE CHANGE WHY MUSIC FACTS ABOUT THE POWER OF MUSIC
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SEE OUR LATEST BLOG POSTS
THE PAINTBRUSH FOUNDATION
MAYOR INAUGURATES NEW MOTHER’S SOCIETY BUILDING
A VISIT TO OUR SCHOOL IN GHANA
A XYLOPHONE CLASS IN 360° AT THE BIZUNG SCHOOL OF MUSIC, TAMALE GHANA
BRING A MUSIC STUDIO TO THE SAHARA DESERT OF MOROCCO
ACAPELA CHOIR PERFORMANCE IN RWANDA
MUSIC TRIBE DONATES $100,000 TO PFCF PROGRAMS
MEET WITH ABRIL, FROM CINCO SALTOS, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
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"THE FACT THAT CHILDREN MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IS LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN THE FACT
THAT MUSIC MAKES CHILDREN BEAUTIFUL."
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OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES:
* Mali
L'ecole de Musique de Kirina was created in an ancient village in Mali...
ECOLE DE MUSIQUE DE KIRINA
* Nepal
Mitrata means friendship in Nepali. It’s a word that epitomizes the meaning
of love, care and support, so it's...
MITRATA MUSIC PROGRAM
* Bangladesh
This program brings music education to over 950 kids in the slums of Mirpur,
Bangladesh
MIRPUR MUSIC PROGRAM
* Ghana
The Bizung schools was created in Tamale, hometown of PFC musician Mohammed
Alidu, in the Northern Region of G...
BIZUNG SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DANCE
* South Africa
Located in the Township of Gugulethu in the suburbs of Cape Town, the Imvula
Music Program is implemented acro...
Imvula Music Program
* Nepal
PFCF was honored to be able to make a contribution to the community by
initiating a music program with two tea...
UDAYAPUR MUSIC PROGRAM
* Nepal
This collective of powerful women utilize artistic expression to teach young
girls about the perils they face ...
TINTALE VILLAGE MOTHER'S SOCIETY
* Thailand
The Khlong Toey Music program was founded in August 2012 in the slums of
Bangkok, Thailand by 2 musicians who ...
THE PAINTBRUSH ARTS PROGRAM
* Nepal
The program, located in Laliptur District, Nepal, is led by seven talented
teachers, including former Hari Kul...
MUSICA MUSIC INSTITUTE
* Morocco
The Joudour Sahara Music Program is located in M’hamid el Ghizlane, the last
oasis town in the hist...
JOUDOUR SAHARA MUSIC PROGRAM
* Brazil
The starting point of this new new music program has been a outstanding
benefit concert hosted at the Opera de...
CAJURU MUSIC PROGRAM
* Argentina
The Playing For Change Foundation has now its own branch in Argentina with a
fantastic team of people committe...
PLAYING FOR CHANGE PATAGONIA
* mexico
Located in the city of Tijuana, Mexico’s border region to the USA, the
Musical Arts Centre takes advantage of ...
BAJA MUSICAL ARTS INITIATIVE
* Argentina
Inaugurated in 2017, this new music program is located in the city of
Diamante, 350km (220 miles) north-west o...
PFC Diamante, Argentina
* Rwanda
The Ubuntu Music program currently provides music education in 2 different
schools located in Masaka and Kigal...
Ubuntu Music Program
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WHY MUSIC!
Science has shown that learning music benefits people on many different levels.
From enhancing cognitive capacities for children, teens and adults to helping
memory, literacy, creativity, self confidence and collaboration skills, the
power of music has already been demonstrated by hundreds of scientific studies.
At Playing For Change Foundation, we believe the world would be a better place
with more music in it. That’s why we employ musicians and music teachers around
the world to teach music, using it as a tool for education, inspiration and
social change.
Music is also part of the intangible heritage of humanity and by preserving and
transmitting traditional music we help new generations to understand their own
culture as well as others.
“ Young children who take music lessons show different brain development and
improved memory over the course of a year, compared to children who do not. “
SOURCE: Nature Neuroscience, April 2007. Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of
Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at McMaster University, 2006.
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LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY
Culture and environment are very intertwined here in M’hamid. The weather turns
from blistering hot in the summer (reaching 130 degrees Farenheit regularly in
July and August) to sandstorm season in March and April, which helps to
propagate the date palm trees, the economic power in the region. Climate change
is a very real presence locally, with little access to water becoming normal,
and the encroachment of sand dunes onto precious farmland happening right now,
working to disperse not only communities, but ancient traditions with them.
In M’hamid there is a great importance placed on the community and people moving
together in groups. Whether it be families of 10 living under the same roof
eating from the same central Tagine dish for their meals, or the ritual of
preparing and sharing tea with whomever may be around, foreigner or local, the
sense of inclusion is vital to the community. The passing down of music and
poetry from generation to generation is another vital aspect of the community,
as art and tradition serve as reassurances in a constantly changing world. It is
the role of the youngest generation to learn from the past to bring the
traditional Saharan art into future, so at to coexist with the modern.
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The Bizung School of Music and Dance in northern Ghana takes the ancestral
tradition of the Bizung “talking drum” to engage youth with cultural and music
activities, which are otherwise not readily accessible in the urban community of
Tamale. Programming includes traditional music, dance, as well as modern blues
music and even an in-house studio for youth to record and learn new
technological skills. The Bizung School reaches 90 youth per week.
Highlight: Promoting Identity – Performing traditional Bizung music for the
tribal king as recently as PFC Day 2019.
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L’Ecole de Musique de Kirina in the rural community of Kirina in southern Mali
was founded to use cultural heritage to change the lives of local youth. Many
youth engage in the dangerous and even fatal practice of gold mining, and the
high school graduation rates as well are very poor. Traditional music, dance,
language lessons, and even gardening are offered at the program. It is the only
cultural and youth organization in Kirina. L’Ecole reaches up to 100 youth per
week.
Highlight: Gender Development – Weekly dance class with up to 100 girls. These
activities for girls would otherwise not exist.
>Learn more
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The Joudour Sahara Music Program in the small town of M’hamid el Ghizlane in
southeastern Morocco serves as the only access point locally for youth to
express themselves creatively. Joudour Sahara focuses on traditional music and
dance from several diverse ethnic tribal groups who settled in the oasis of
M’hamid from different corners of the Sahara desert centuries ago. The program
also engages youth through blues music, dance, and community events. Joudour
Sahara reaches 70 youth per week.
Highlight: Cultural Preservation – Preserving five ancestral distinct tribal
music heritages, with previous support from the U.S. Embassy in Rabat through
the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.
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The Ubuntu Music Program in the capital of Kigali and the community of Masaka
targets at-risk youth risk inside two elementary and high schools. Traditional
drumming, dance and modern blues music, as well as sports are offered to
students. Cultural activities for youth from the communities where the Ubuntu
Music Program operates are not otherwise accessible. “Ubuntu” itself means
“humanity towards others,” and the Ubuntu philosophy can be summed up as “I am
because we are”. This program reaches 150 youth per week.
Highlight: Promoting Social Development and Youth Engagement – Providing
otherwise inaccessible cultural and sports activities to youth.
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The Imvula Music Program in the Gugulethu and townships surrounding Cape Town
operates inside 10 elementary and high schools in some of the poorest
communities in the Cape Town region. African styles of music and modern blues
music are offered to local students. In the face of extreme inequality, the
Imvula program ensures that youth from the most marginalized communities have
access to express themselves creatively. Cultural activities would otherwise not
be available to them. The Imvula program reaches 300 youth per week.
Highlight: Social Development – Fighting despondency and instilling hope in
youth from impoverished neighborhoods.
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The Mirpur Music Program , located in the Mirpur slums within the larger
municipality of Dhaka, offers free music programming to the poorest youth. Some
locals live on as little as $50 / month. Poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition
are devastating locally. Albeit a small team locally, this program provides
regular programming to over 900 youth across several elementary schools locally.
Musicalization, rhythm exercises, and traditional songs are offered.
Highlight: Youth Engagement – Without the Mirpur program, these youth would not
have access to music and dance activities.
>Learn more
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The Cajuru Music Program in Cajuru, Brazil drives youth development and social
cohesion in the suburb of the larger urban center of Curitiba, just a few miles
away. The program’s leaders use music as a tool for education to reach local
youth, instilling self-confidence, providing structured and supervised
activities, and promoting a larger sense of community. The program reaches 60
youth per week.
Highlight: Youth Engagement – In a high-density community, the Khlong Toey
program is the only local program that offers free music lessons to children
from the poorest households.
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The PFC Patagonia program located in the city of General Roca takes a
multifaceted approach to youth and gender development. Music classes,
orchestras, organic farming and gardening, carpentry, among other activities
reach almost 500 youth and women from the region. PFC Patagonia works with local
and national government offices to support their programming. Hip hop, graphic
arts, instruments making, as well as languages are also offered.
Highlight: Promoting Identity and Skills Learning – PFC Patagonia collaborates
with the indigenous Mapuche community, teaching music and digital literacy, and
technical digital skills.
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The PFC Diamante program located in the city of Diamante, north of Buenos Aires,
offers guitar, percussion, accordion singing lessons, as well as traditional
music programming to local youth. Diamante is the only access point for local
youth to engage with music and the arts. Renowned musician Lee Oskar has
partnered with Diamante to provide harmonicas and harmonica lessons.
Highlight: Youth Engagement – Diamante is the only center available to local
youth to access music and the arts.
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The Khlong Toey Music Program in the Khlong Toey slum serves some of the poorest
and most marginalized youth in Thailand. Resources, opportunities, and
expectations for a bright future are scarce in this community. Modern music
instruments and ensemble performance are offered at this program. In 2012, this
program had up to 4 volunteers, a few instruments, and a few students. Now,
there are 10 staff members, over 100 instruments, and 80 youth who attend
regularly.
Highlight: Youth Engagement – In a high-density community, the Khlong Toey
program is the only local program that offers free music lessons to children
from the poorest households.
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The Mitrata Music Program in the capital city of Kathmandu, Nepal, is located at
an orphanage and engages the youth in most need of structured activities.
Featuring a staff of professional musicians, this program offers sarangi, flute,
madal drums, traditional Nepali dance and art classes to more than 60 youth each
week. Without this program, these youth would not have access to music and the
arts.
Highlight: Social Cohesion – Mitrata targets the most at-risk youth and works to
build inclusivity.
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The Musica Music Institute in Lalitpur, Nepal, just outside the capital of
Kathmandu, began in a drum shop and has expanded into the current program
reaching 60 youth each week. The program offers vocals, keyboard, guitar and
drums classes. The program has expanded to also include access to computers, and
the ability to introduce recording classes and is hosting public performances so
the students can showcase what they’ve learned.
Highlight: Professional Development – Musica student Anu has proven a bright
star and model for other youth in Lalitpur.
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The Udayapur Music Program is also located in Tintale Village, as well as
another location in the small town of Katari. Udayapur reaches almost 150 youth
between the two locations, providing music education, as well as other music and
dance activities. Facing major obstacles due to class inequality, the local team
has worked for over a decade to prove to community members that music can be a
powerful tool to tell the stories from the community and promote community
development. Both the Mother’s Society and Udayapur programs are now well
established in their communities.
Highlight: Youth Engagement – The Udayapur program in Katari has grown from 1
teacher and a handful of students to 5 teachers and up to 125 students. Youth
development is otherwise not accessible.
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The Tintale Village Mothers Society located in the Udayapur district in eastern
Nepal, is one of the poorest and most marginalized communities in all of Nepal.
Began as a movement among 35 local women to change their lives and daughters’
futures, the Mother’s Society has reached thousands of community members across
villages spread throughout the region. They use music and dance to engage
community members and have real conversations about the dangers of
sex-trafficking, early marriage, domestic abuse, sustainable incomes through
livestock and sewing, among many other themes.
Highlight: Gender Development – Reaching upwards of 400 women and girls in
recent visit to remote Hill Tribe Region. Gender development activities are
otherwise not accessible.
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The Baja Musical Arts Initiative, , located in Tijuana, turns music education
and orchestral performance into tools for social cohesion in a community
overwhelmed by gang violence. Choir classes, body movement, harmony, as well as
instrument classes are offered to youth. Program leaders use these classes as
tools to build a sense of teamwork, and provide community concerts to show
family members and the community at large the fruits of their children’s
efforts.
Highlight: Promoting Identity – Building self confidence among youth who are
most prone to join gangs.
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