A beautifully shot view into the work of Rimos en los Barrios, a music education organization based in Nicaragua.
Check out the Blind School Music Program, where impoverished blind children receive musical instruction for two hours each day. The staff believes that music education has played a major role in enabling the school to achieve an astonishing 90% graduation and retention rate. In October 2011, legendary world music act Rupa & the April Fishes visited the Blind School for a day of interaction and performance alongside the children at the Blind School.
Project Ahimsa supports this very special hospital for poor children from West Bengal and Bihar provides comprehensive surgery, prosthetics and physical therapy for over 500 children each year, free of cost. Some of the children stay for over 2 years here as they undergo slow and painful corrective surgery. But what is most remarkable, is that every child walks out of the hospital after their stay on their own.
Robin Sukhadia Fulbright Senior Researcher India | Photo Selection, a set on Flickr.
This selection of photos shares a glimpse into Project Ahimsa Grant Director’s 9 month Fulbright placement in India.Project Ahimsa is thrilled to be supporting EKATVA, a dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, supported by many loving human beings. EKATVA aims to tour India at the end of 2011 and hopes to continue the journey to the US and UK in 2012.
Learn More at www.ekatva.blogspot.com and join us on facebook (ekatva-oneness).
Vishal Vaghela (left), a stunning young tabla player in Ahmedabad India, was supported by Project Ahimsa early in his studies with Pandit Divyang Vakhil. Amazing to hear and see him shine here, executing difficult compositions on tabla with grace and ease.
http://youtu.be/1b-DhnrqRTA?hd=1
We present to you the beginning of a journey, a gift from the world: “EKATVA”. We hope you enjoy this video that gives a glimpse into the EKATVA production, a dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, supported by many loving human beings. EKATVA aims to tour India at the end of 2011 and hopes to continue the journey to the US and UK in 2012.
Learn More at www.ekatva.blogspot.com and join us on facebook (ekatva-oneness).
During tabla class this week at the Gandhi Ashram, we were blessed to have special guest and fabulous saxophone player, Javier Porras Montessino from Malaga, Spain. This is Javier’s first journey to India, and it has been inspiring to see how musical it has been for him. Kanchan and Vikas, the two tabla students in my beginning tabla class, are learning kaidas in Teentaal.
Fulbright Scholar and Project Ahimsa grantee speaks about his work and impact using Music Therapy in India. Eric worked closely with Mentaid using musical instruments donated by Project Ahimsa, for over 6 months. In that period of time, he documented tremendous improvement in communication and response by the adults and youth that served using music therapy techniques.
About me
Project Ahimsa is a global effort to empower youth through music. The organization was founded in 2001 in response to the violent attacks on Sikhs and South Asians after 9/11. The organization operates under the auspices of the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding, a registered 501c3 non-profit based in Tampa, FL. Project Ahimsa’s mission is to empower youth though developing and supporting community based music education.
