ABRSM fund backs grassroots projects in Haiti, Brazil, Kenya and Nicaragua
Lucy Thraves
Monday, June 28, 2021
The fund aims to improve musical tuition, musical employment, social inclusion and wellbeing
Funding from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has been awarded to grassroots music learning projects in Haiti, Kenya, Nicaragua and Brazil.
The International Sponsorship Fund (ISF) was set up in 2012 and aims to help countries around the world buy and repair instruments, train teachers and support musical education projects.
In Haiti, the ISF will help deliver workshops presented by BLUME Haiti and the Musicians of the Utah Symphony Orchestra. It will support the Kenya Conservatoire of Music’s Women’s Orchestra; enable Harmony Project Phoenix to develop a new music syllabus in Rio de Janeiro, and contribute to Casa Alianza’s music project working with street children in Nicaragua in partnership with Compass Children’s Charity.
ABRSM chief executive Chris Cobb said: 'As a global music education organisation we are committed to helping break down barriers to music in all corners of the world.
'The ISF provides modest funding for grassroots projects carefully selected for the impact that they can have on the musical progression of local people by breaking down barriers to learning.'
The ISF 2022 will be receiving applications from 10 August 2021.
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