The Genesis Community Arts Project, based in Parkwood, Cape Town, directed by Ingrid Solomon, Christopher Siljeur and Joey Jacobs needs your help! The vision is a powerful one. This project has been established with a mission to invest in the spirit of the next generation, and to bring about a permanent change within the community. We will use the arts as a tool to skill, nourish and enrich the yo
ung people that are currently given little or no alternative to gangsterism, drugs, alcohol abuse and violence. Within the nurturing borders of this project, children will be able to work and play in a safe, creative and positive environment. We will reach children as young as eight years old, helping them discover and grow their talents before more negative influences can overpower them and take control of their lives. Children will be taught in Music, Dance, Drama and Visual Arts (ie. Painting, Textiles etc.), with specialist teaching in each of these areas. We will start with music as those of us leading the project are musicians. Music has the power to heal, to unite, to educate, to reconcile, to entertain, to energise, and to bring joy. Gangsta Rap, and suchlike, is associated with crime, but other kinds of positive music, that without this project the young people might never be exposed to, are antidotes. With the help of funding from people who believe in this project and what we are trying to do, here are a few things we envision for the future:
A large community children's orchestra of 200+ learners
Teaching young people to play instruments
Teaching young people to read music
Giving young people the chance to take formal examinations
The outcomes of this project will be the enhancement of personal qualities eg. Building confidence, leadership skills etc. concentration, discipline, patience, depth of understanding, compassion. Learners will establish bands and have the opportunity to possibly join international ensembles
They can also takes their artistic skills on to university. The current prescribed programme in schools undervalues Arts subjects, and shows a worrying lack of understanding for how the arts can and do positively and powerfully impact upon people in their social, intellectual and spiritual contexts. For more information on how Music and specifically playing an instrument benefits your brain, please watch this short and very interesting videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng
For more information about the project, please contact the project directors
Ingrid Solomon: 084 454 6075
[email protected]
Joey Jacobs: 083 663 7845
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Christopher Siljeur: 072 062 4810
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Last but certainly not least, we need your help! The only way we can run this project is through initial funding and sponsorship. We aim within five years to be self-sustaining, but now we are in desperate need for funds to help pay for the following:
Feeding scheme
Music Instruments
Sheet Music/ Score
Work Books
Transportation
A photocopy machine
Printer
Stationary
Instrument maintenance and accessories
Salaries
Stipends
Unisa/Trinity College Exam Fees
Please invest in this Community. You are not only investing in the lives of the young individuals that take part, but you're investing in a future Parkwood that we can all be proud of. Here are our Financial Details:
First National Bank
Branch Number: 250655
Account Number: 62616479988
Registration Number: 2015/441944/08
