Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC045661

Status

Active

Registered

June 1, 2015

Legal form

SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Contact

Website

malawimusicfund.org.uk

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended'

Malawi Music Fund aims to use music and the arts to enable orphaned children in Malawi to improve their lives. To do this the charity works in partnership with Malawian teachers and musicians in: 1 bringing together groups of orphaned children for residential weeks of activities in music, sport and art in each school holiday. 2 providing bursaries for secondary and post-school education. 3 offering the most vulnerable girls we support accommodation in our hostel where they are cared for and nurtured by our two house parents

Objectives: to improve the lives of disadvantaged orphaned children living in Malawi by providing activities in music and the arts in partnership with Malawian teachers and musicians. to provide recreational opportunities not normally available for orphaned children living in Malawi by running residential workshops in music, art and sport during each school holiday, and occasional workshop weekends focusing on traditional dancing and drumming. to advance the education of orphaned children living in Malawi by providing bursaries to pay for school fees, uniforms, shoes and books, thus enabling the children to attend secondary school. to advise on post-secondary school educational opportunities for orphaned young people in Malawi, in consultation with head teachers and further education establishments in Malawi. to advance the relief of poverty through the provision of bursaries to fund further education and vocational training for orphaned young people in Malawi, thus enabling them to break free of a cycle of poverty and unemployment.

Areas of operation

Main operating location

Orkney Islands

Geographical spread

Overseas only

Finances

Nearby

• Kirkwall Baptist Church 0.2 mi
• 2nd Kirkwall Brownies 0.1 mi
• 1st Kirkwall Guide Unit 0.1 mi
• Orkney Vintage Club Ltd 0.2 mi
• Papdale East Play Park Association (PEPA) 0.2 mi

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