Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
Submitted by shipoopi on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 22:49.
Last updated on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 22:49.
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The Problem
We realize that there are so many people in the world who simply do not have a voice: whether they are the homeless on the streets of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, poverty stricken children in rural Ecuador, or the nomadic Masai tribe in Northern Tanzania. We aim to promote cross-cultural understanding, provide hope for the hopeless, and inspire the world through the people in the aforementioned three diverse communities.
Why It's Important
We understand that music is a worldwide method of communication and through music we hope to promote understanding of three totally diverse communities. We firstly want to create a Youtube channel with songs written and played by the people in the three diverse communities. Our ultimate goal is to produce a CD with works from all three groups of people hoping to raise money for local NGO's in both Ecuador and Tanzania, and a non-profit in North Carolina to help the homeless.
The Plan Of Action
As UNC-Chapel Hill students we live in close proximity with those who live on the streets of Chapel Hill. Throughout the year we will try and record musical performances that some of these homeless people will create. This idea came about by thinking how we could create a program that would both aim to raise money to fight poverty worldwide and promote cross-cultural understanding. Right now this is an idea and we are looking for the funding and resources needed to make this dream a reality. Myself and a friend will be traveling to rural Ecuador (where I lived for a year after graduating high school in 2007) and we will be recording musical performances of Ecuadorians. We will also be living with the Masai tribe in Tanzania for 8 weeks and will also be recording musical performances.
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