Music & Education Program for Disadvantaged Youths

Help Brazil street children

Summary

In NE Brazil an influx of tourism and development has led to exploitation, child prostitution and a drug culture. The program aims to return the region’s rich musical culture to its marginalized youth progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Communities like Canoa Quebrada, rather than benefiting from the growth of development in the area, are often suffering as local labor is exploited and youths are encouraged into prostitution and drugs. In this region of Brazil, famous for its musical heritage, one ex-resident has returned to her roots and joined forces with locals to help set up a music program for 30 disadvantaged youths. Music, education and recreation are combined to bring joy into their lives and hope for a better future

Activities

Music program includes chorus, ensemble, music lessons. Also provided: education classes; eco-citizenship classes; library; recreational activities: sports, games, educational videos

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,356
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $644
Total Funding Goal: $2,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Whilst bringing an ongoing sense of fulfillment into children’s lives, the program also seeks to improve education levels and opportunities for income generation and advancement, whilst restoring local cultural traditions to this hard-hit community

Project Message

Most Brazilians do not have the money to access their culture, let alone pay the bills. In this kind of environment the children lose out. How are the new Gilberto Gils and Tom Jobims going to emerge?
- Nina Mckleroy, Project Secretary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Andrew Mckleroy
President
5235 Carriage Dr.
El Sobrante, California 94803
United States
510 262 9135
Email:

Project Sponsor

Dreams Can Be Foundation/Dreams Brasil

Organization

Dreams Can Be Foundation
Dreams Can Be Foundation 945 Menoher Blvd.
Johnstown, PA 15905
United States
(814) 255-4379
http://www.dreamscanbe.org/

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in BrazilBrazil and can also be found under ChildrenChildren.

For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 31, 2005

Latest Update from the Field

Music for Canoa

By Andrew McKleroy - President, July 19, 2009 12:59 PM

Our program has two main groups working at this moment: the Orchestra and Guitar lessons. The percussion part of our program is now incorporated with the orchestra, so they are now one. Our Orchestra had a big concert in the beginning of July: they played in the Saint Peter Procession that happened earlier this month. This Procession is a big event that goes on each year in our fishing village. The whole community is involved in making this a great event.


"I really like to play music and even though I can only attend some of the rehearsal because of my job, I manage to come and work hard so that I don't interfere with the other's progress. When we play together as a group it is a lot of fun! That's why I do what I can to come here. I really like our orchestra! (Patrícia, 17)".

We want to thank you our sponsors for supporting our program. This program has made music and culture available for our children and young adults and has allowed them to discover a new path on their lives away from drugs and prostitution.

In order to keep our project alive, we need your support. Your donation helps to pay the salaries of teachers, maintain our instruments and purchase supplies and new instruments. We are in need of drums or percussion instruments to expand our percussion lessons as well as guitars and wind instruments.
We now have a paid Maestro who has worked hard to improve our orchestra. We need to maintain his salary of $ 200 dollars a month so that we can continue our classes. We appreciate all your support and contribution to keep our band alive!

We would like to ask you for any suggestions, critics or feedback about our program. You have made it possible for us to continue our work and for that we want to thank you!

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