OUR GOAL
BY THE 31ST OF DECEMBER 2024, WE’RE AIMING TO RAISE £30,000 SO THAT 75 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES CAN HAVE ACCESS TO AN ENTIRE YEAR OF MUSIC & LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION WITH BRASS FOR AFRICA.
This festive season, make a meaningful gift and help bring joy and opportunity to those who need it most.
WHY NOW?
ACCORDING TO THE UN, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE AMONG THE MOST MARGINALISED OF THE WORLD’S YOUTH POPULATION. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON AND THEIR COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL AND THRIVE.
Propelled by extreme poverty, stigma and a lack of access to education, many children and young people with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa live in isolation with little hope for a bright future.
MAKE A GIFT
READY TO GET STARTED? IT COSTS £400 TO PROVIDE 1 CHILD WITH MUSIC & LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. CHOOSE A GIFT AND MAKE A CHANGE TODAY:
YOUR IMPACT
THIS FESTIVE SEASON, 100% OF WHAT WE RAISE THROUGH OUR #CHRISTMASAPPEAL WILL GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN UGANDA.
Your gift will go towards supporting our 5 Disability Inclusion programmes in Uganda, where we currently reach 117 children in need. Your gift will contribute towards Music and Life-Skills lessons, Exchange Days, the delivery of instruments and the local employment of our Music & Life-Skills Teachers.
PROGRAMME 1:
SPECIAL CHILDREN SPECIAL PEOPLE
Brass for Africa supports SCSP’s objectives of inclusive education by delivering twice-weekly Music & Life-Skills sessions at the centre. We have seen great progress within this programme, and it has highlighted the importance of giving people with disabilities the opportunity to develop new skills and to learn.
PROGRAMME 2: TEENS AND TOTS NEURO DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Brass for Africa delivers Music & Life-Skills education twice a week at the centre. The participants are not able to use brass instruments so they play with percussion instruments. Through this partnership, Brass for Africa is supporting Teens and Tots’ objectives of rehabilitation and giving the residents a platform to build their skills and flourish.
PROGRAMME 3: THE GOOD SHEPHERD HOME
This programme does much to raise the public profile of those challenged by disability, celebrating and highlighting their value to society. The inclusiveness of playing music in a band is not only hugely empowering to the individual, but also promotes an awareness and appreciation of the challenges faced.
PROGRAMME 4: DORNA CENTRE FOR AUTISM
In 2020, Brass for Africa began delivering Music & Life-Skills sessions at the centre twice a week. Through these sessions the Centre staff have reported incredible transformation among the participants. They now have the confidence to stand up in front of each other and partake in the music activities. The Dorna Centre Band have performed publicly, including playing for the Uganda Minister for Disability, and on National TV.
PROGRAMME 5: HANDS FOR HOPE
We deliver Music & Life-Skills education sessions twice a week to support extremely disadvantaged children and young people in the informal settlement of Namuwongo – one of the largest in Kampala. This programme supports the most vulnerable children with disabilities in the community.