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    WELCOME TO

    BRASS

    FOR CHILDREN (BFC)

    Giving Hope Through Music,

    Spreading the Love and Joy of Music to Youth & children

  • WHO WE ARE

    Brass for children is Nonprofit organization established on the edges of Bwindi Forest in Kanungu, Western Uganda.

    Our mission is to help the underprivileged children through by spreading love and joy of music to the girls and boys in Butogota.

    Currently, we have over 58 beneficiaries.

    We are Dedicated on Empowering Underprivileged children and impoverished Youths with music skills to develop their God's Given gifts and talents for brighter Futures.

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    WHY MUSIC!

    MUSIC BRINGS JOY TO LIFE

    Music creates safe spaces for young girls and boys to learn, perform and work as equals

    Music helps children to champion the differences between them and leave no one behind

    Music prepares young people to take on the next challenge in life!

    Music brings positive change, Hope and aspirations to the children

    Music is life
    Music has the power to do all kinds of things
    The power to engage, inspire, heal, educate, transform and save lives.

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    OUR MISSION

    EVERY CHILD DESERVES MUSIC

    To transform Lives of the children, Educate, Nature them and Explore their God's given gifts and talents.

     

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    HOW WE WORK

    MANY UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN &  YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION

    At BFC We have tailored a program that integrates music education and life skills training together, and we are currently working with over 50 Children & youths. We offer music lessons, workshops and other life skills training to transform lives.

    Brass For Children Makes the joy of Music Accessible, Sustainable and Fun.

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    BRASS BAND

    BWINDI-GORILLA YOUTH BRASS BAND 

     

    This is our core activity at Brass For Children with many children coming from the community we work from. Mostly those coming from the poorest families to join the organization with Hope of a better future.

    √ The brass band has helped our children and youths to keep focused other than being idle.

    √ This brass band helps young and youths to learn musical instruments to build their talents.

    √ Some the children and youths have been able to earn scholarships in schools to parsue their education.

    √ By playing in this brass band the youths earn a little money that enables them to meet their basic needs.

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    INSTRUMENTS DONATION

    "LOVE FOR MUSIC "

    Brass for children has placed several wind instruments into the hands of Underprivileged young people, but we are in need of more donated instruments!

    Our music and life skills programs have reached and aided over 50 beneficiaries.

    We Receive and repair the instrument you no longer use. The instrument is given new life by a music-loving young person who needs it.

     

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    GIVE MUSIC A CHANCE

    YOUR DONATION TODAY IMPACTS CHILDREN FOR YEARS TO COME.

    There are many talented young musicians in our community who don't have the opportunity to learn, play and develop their musical skills.
    Brass For Children Organization is the Centre of excellence in our community that provides free music lessons and learning spaces for less privileged children.

    Join brass for children Organization to support, develop and changing lives.

    SOLUTION
    Brass For Children has been set up to provide free music lessons to talented young people especially less privileged children.
    Brass for children believes strongly that no talented young people should be turned away!
    Already more than 50 less privileged children have benefited from lessons at brass for children.
    We have enabled them to develop their musical talents, to teach others and perform in concerts.

    OUR OBJECTIVES 

    WHAT WE DO

    WE NEED YOU TO SUSTAIN OUR ACTIVITIES

    Promoting and Advocating for Music Skills

    • To develop the talents and enjoyable skills of the children, Including sports, performance arts and other non formal skills.
    • To provide food to the poor families in the community.
    • To offer special support for  talented children.
    • To improve the well fare of children.
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    MONTHLY DONATIONS 

    GIVES SECURITY TO BRASS FOR CHILDREN,

    SUPPORT OUR WORK BY GIVING MONTHLY DONATIONS.

    CHALLENGE
    Very many talented young musicians who are unable to afford the opportunity to learn and play music, to develop their skills , and to learn these skills for their own enjoyment and enjoyment of others e.g. Playing in church, rising costs make it even harder to find money for music lessons, So many talented young people especially less privileged children are unable to learn.

    We will appreciate you if you consider to donate, EVEN $ 5 will help us
     

    LONG-TERM IMPACT
    The long-term impact on these less privileged children is far greater than that of developing their musical skills,
    Research has shown that;
    1) Music facilitates in the learning of subjects & enhances skills that children inevitably use in other areas .
    2) It helps them develop confidence, gives them meaning and may provide them with skills from which they can then earn a living in the future.
    The long-term impact is wider as they may then go on to train others.

    Thank you for generosity donations.

  • BFC PROJECTS 

     Support our work!

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    SAVE GIRL'S LIFE

    Even a small donation of 5 can make an enormous change in a girl's life!

    B.F.C Girl's support programs.

    Had developed initiative to assist girls in successfully complete their education.

    These program include supplying of sanitary pads to girls who are menstruating

    Girls receive sanitary pads through BFC girls support program

    Where many girls do not attend school when they menstruating and others just drop out of schools completely.

    And today, BFC is proud to announce that if we get more funds for sanitary pads

    Our girls will continues to attend school safely and feeling more secure during their menstruation periods.

    When the distribution of sanitary pads increases this will help to improve on our girls health living condition

    and feel more secure at their schools.

    Kindly donate any amount to help provide sanitary pads to our younger girls.

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    LIVELIHOOD

    Donate for the sake of the kids

    B.F.C we stand for our fellow ones where no child goes to bed hungry

    This is the way to help us take major step to end child hunger in our underprivileged children and including surrounding communities

    Here 1 out 4 kids in Uganda are struggling with hunger and can't get the resources they need.

    PLEASE DONATE to help feed our hungry fellow ones and help us end child hunger in our community

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    GORILLA KINGS HOME

    BRASS FOR CHILDREN MUSIC CENTRE!

    GORILLA HOMES will be a PROJECT to sustain our programs!

    With our own piece of land we will have our permanent Home on which we shall have our Guest house ,offices, instruments store and Spaces for Music activities.

    A HOME STAY WILL BE SUITABLE FOR BOTH VOLUNTEERS ,BRASS SUMMER CAMPS , TOURISTS AND MUSIC ACTIVITIES.

    And there will be no more hustles for; places to camp, Renting, Brass Training grounds and Offices etc

    ONE BLOCK WITH (4) GUEST ROOMS, (1) MUSIC ROOM & (1)OFFICE ROOM.

    GORILLA HOMES WILL BE IN A HOME SETTING WITH SHARED FACILITIES LIKE;

    BATHROOMS, KITCHEN, LIVINGROOM AND COMPOUND.

     

    STAYING WITH US WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR TALENT

    WITH OUR CHILDREN AT BRASS FOR CHILDREN AND TO IMMERSE YOUR SELF IN OUR CULTURE,

    AND AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORT OUR PROJECT.

    OUR TARGET AMOUNT; €45000

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    OUR VISION

    BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN

    AND  YOUNG PEOPLE WILL ACHIEVE LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS.

    Empowering children, Promoting their talents through Music & Building good future.

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    GIVE MUSIC A CHANCE!

    MUSIC TODAY IMPACTS CHILDREN

    AND IN YEARS TO COME!

    MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN

    Support Our Project We need you!

    IMAGINE DOING THING AMAZING

    Today!

    HELPING TO CHANGE LIVES OF IMPOVERISHED YOUNG CHILDREN

    There lots of ways you can make a difference!

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    BRASS SUMMER2024

    BRASS SUMMER CAMP

    Our camp is safe environment where youth and children aged 13-24 come together to have fun

    in musical activities while learning social and life skills. Music Teachers and students from abroad share their musical skills with the young musicians at BFC through short and long term volunteer opportunities, gaining valuable teaching and leadership experience.

    The B-G-Y brass camp will offer packages of trombones, trumpets, marching drums and other brass instruments

    with a MINI concert at the end of the CAMP where youth & children will get to showcase

    what they have learnt during their camp time at CAMP!

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    BFC TRANSPORT

    14 SEATER VAN

    Transport and travel is one of the project BFC look forward to get

    We're looking for 14 Seater Van for the organization.

    BFC is ready to take care of the vehicle, For any company or music institutions despising off of this type we appreciate its donation to Us.

    We also welcome any car company that can donate to us a car for 14 seaters,

    You can also help us through creating fundraising campaign towards this project!

    Having this Van will save us funds towards transport costs in travels we make for performances for Brass/Marching Band, BFC teams, picking up &dropping off our music volunteers to airport and transporting children to summer camps.

    OUR TARGET AMOUNT; €15000

  • BANKING DETAILS 

     

    BENEFICIARY'S DETAILS

    BANK NAME: DFCU BANK 

    BRANCH NAME: NATEETE

    SWIFT CODE: DFCUUGKA

    ACCOUNT NUMBER: 01280011460381

    NAME; BUTOGOTA BRASS FOR CHILDREN

    MENTION; "DONATION TO BUTOGOTA BRASS FOR CHILDREN"

     

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    He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; on them he has set the world.

    YOU CAN HELP RESTORE A CHILD'S TALENT, IDENTITY,

    IGNITE THEIR GOD GIVEN PURPOSES AND EQUIP THEM TO TRANSFORM GENERATIONS.

    Whether you are an individual looking for an exciting opportunity,

    A school group looking for are really worthwhile projects to support

    Or a group of friends/colleagues who want to make a real difference?

    BRASS FOR CHILDREN is the organization for you. As a grass root development organization,

    Our project are based on music education to children and youth.

  • OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM

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    ATUKUNDA GERSHOM

    DIRECTOR/FOUNDER

    I was raised in humble background where food and education was struggle, due to lack of school fees and basic needs, I decided to move to the city, Where I got a privilege to work in musical instrument repair workshop, In that process I got a chance to learn music! Music changed my life, In that way I got vision to start a music organization for both young girls and boys , So that they get a chance to learn music and give them skills in life!

    "That's why I founded Brass For Children "

    We do our utmost to ensure that

    all children and youth from Butogota have access to wind instruments. You can help us.

     

    (MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE)

    I strongly believe that music can impact many children if we give them a chance

    Today!

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           AINEMBABAZI PROFIT

    BRASS TEACHER

    Profit is our very first beneficially at BFC and being a half orphan

    he joined us with Hope for good future, Learn and Play music together!

    Brass for children helps him in music and in education

    Today he is our brass teacher In absence of Hired instructor and he is passing the same knowledge to the fellow

    children at BFC

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    BRIAN

    COORDINATOR 

    Brian is a man who loves music whereby he studied it at Kisoro Primary Teacher's College as a course unit and passed, this took him to inter-College competitions at Bishop Stuart PTC and got a certificate in Music Dance and Drama.The love of music made him join BFC to work as a coordinator for the project.As the activities are coordinated clearly I bravely accept that music will not only change the lives of our youngstars but also make them responsible persons

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    OUR PARTNERS

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  • OUR LOCATION

    BUTOGOTA BRASS FOR CHILDREN
    P. O . BOX 670024 KANUNGU
    UGANDA

    LOCATION:
    BUTOGOTA T/C
    KANUNGU SOUTHWEST UGANDA
    Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
    Sat 10am-6pm
    +256755039372
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