Music & Education Program for Disadvantaged Youths

This update was translated and edited for clarity by staff and volunteers of Dreams Can Be Foundation August, 2008 1127 Music & Education Program for Disadvantaged Youths Hello: The Association Children of Light, immensely thanks your contribution! We would like to say that the project “Music for Canoa”, in 2007 constructed a music room in the community and restarted our work, we created a new program for the guitar lessons, our ‘Band of Music’ continues, beyond of the lessons of flute and the children’s choir, helping more than the 15 children. Our work is improving the future of the children and the youth of the poor fishing community. With this project, the children and youth improve their relationships and can discover their skills and proficiencies, being able to transmit their knowledge for other children and youth. Many times the students cannot rehearse because many of the instruments need repairing, not having enough for all the kids. This year we have our own space, which it makes possible to have better attendance. Kassia, 18 years, who participate of the project, liked music a lot but she didn’t know how to play any instrument. Later when she started at the band of the project, she improved her relationship with the kids and learned how to play. Today she is a member of the group and she is working to improve her future. We have discovered that the project can change completely the perspective and the conscience of youth. Children that have never known instruments for example, the band, which must be composed of several people- learns to work together in a group and this aids in the children’s ability to relate to one another. The have discovered together that they can improve their future with music. Music brings a new vision “the world is only”. The main goal of the project is that children and youth know the professions through the music and that they have new perspectives of life, different from what they live today, that they can walk with their own feet and that they can construct a better future. We hope to continue to grow this project of music lessons so that more children can be benefited. This year we would like to offer the new guitar classes for more additional children. Your contribution was very important for us to continue our work and so that many children and youth have more opportunities to grow, personally and professionally through the music on the road to better and better lives and also bettering the future of our community. Again, thank you very much! Please continue to support our work and your generous contributions through Global Giving.