Music Basti- a new concept awakening

Intro to the Music Basti - music for social change

http://www.musicbasti.org/ About Music Basti November 16, 2011 12:50 PM

The mission of Music Basti is to strengthen the voices of children-at-risk, while raising awareness also on social global issues such as control and management of natural resources, food sufficiency, gender equity, sustainable environment, health and education. The vision is to establish and strengthen an egalitarian socio- economic order based on the democratic values of equality, sharing, non-violence, cooperation and common good.

Music Basti believes in music for community building and personal development. The program focuses on children-at-risk and urban youth through creating participative music education programs and life-skills. Its aim is to create and promote self- confidence and creativity through interaction and sharing in and through music actively, also involving the youth and music community in consultation, creation, implementation and evaluation.

The network of Music Basti includes musicians, volunteers and partners in Delhi and nationally, as well as internationally. Activities and programs of Music Basti have included the participation of over 400 children and 500 volunteers so far, and has reached out to over 1,00,000 persons through public programs and online content. Its partners include "Dil Se" Campaign (Center for Equity Studies and Aman Biradari), The YP Foundation, Bridge Music Academy, Hard Rock Cafe Delhi, Gibson Foundation, EFICOR, HarmoNYom (New York), British Council, Max Mueller Bhawan and others. Collaborations have included projects with Plan India, Birmingham City University (UK), Study India Programme (UK), Furtados Music India, Indian Youth Climate Network, Radio Mirchi, Spandan Communications, CRY, iCONGO, American Center, and others.

The programs of Music Basti are managed and administered by Integrated Development Education Association (IDEA), an Indian non- governmental organization working for the empowerment of the powerless especially the dalits, women and children, and differently gifted persons. The agency was registered in 1991 under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860) as an all-India non-profit Association.

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