Zanta Hofmeyr-PATRON
PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
The purpose of the project is to empower disadvantaged youth by developing latent music and cultural talent. It is our hope that such activities will wean youth from the lure of drink and drugs, enable some of them to find employment by continuing with their music careers and, hopefully, share their expertise with other disadvantaged youth in the future.
OBJECTIVES AND SUSTAINABILITY
- To reach out to disadvantaged children and youth.
- To wean the young people from the lure of drink and drugs.
- To develop the children themselves by helping them
- to gain in confidence;
- to profit by the discipline which the study of music entails;
- to develop their appreciation for music by enabling them to play in ensembles and enjoy the challenge of working together with others;
- to enable all participants to experience the joy of playing music without undue pressure
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
To provide graded tuition to young children and youth in order to develop talent that would otherwise remain undeveloped here in Soweto.
SUSTAINABILITY
The project has been supported over the past ten years by different organizations. It has run very successfully and my hope is to see it grow and develop in the future. As a School Project (though run independently of the school) the children are the main beneficiaries.