Sports educator Ubuntu Music Program, Rwanda Ihirwe Magnifique is a professional Sport teacher that has been involved with the Ubuntu music program since 2022. Magnifique has created an Ubuntu soccer team and leads weekly training sessions for children and teenagers. He is also helping on the coordination side at the music program.
Engineer & Producer Wicahpi Olowan Music Program As the first Lakota artist, with two historic wins at the 2023 Indigenous Hip-Hop Awards. Stella Standingbear’s rise in the music industry is remarkable. Securing victories for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Music Video of the Year, underscoring her groundbreaking influence on the culture. Hailing from Salt Lake … Read More
Program Manager Wicahpi Olowan Music Program Talon Bazille, a versatile artist of Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota heritage, embodies roles as a rapper, producer, and sound designer. His artistic journey was initiated at 13, guided by supportive uncles, though temporarily paused during post-secondary pursuits. Rediscovering his hip-hop passion at the University of Pennsylvania, … Read More
English & French teacher Ecole de Musique de Kirina Mariame Coulibaly, was born in 2002, in Sikasso, in south-eastern Mali. She commenced her primary education in 2007 in the village of N’Kourala and graduated from Lycée Faoutouma Coulibaly of Sikasso in 2019. In 2019-2020, Mariame pursued university studies in Bamako, majoring in International Relations and … Read More
We present this video of a dance class in Mali, showcasing the amazing dance program in the ancient village of Kirina, and symbolic of the outstanding efforts of our team to widen opportunities for girls and female leaders not just in Mali but around the world. 2022 marked a high point for PFCF for girls’ … Read More
We’d love to showcase this change with a music video of a song written and recorded by our students at the Salam Music Program in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda! We couldn’t have said it better ourselves – Education is the Key! Please support such programs that are providing such opportunities to girls, that … Read More
We are extremely excited to announce our partnership with La Escuelita del Ritmo, a music school located in Portobelo, on the Caribbean coast of Panama and dedicated to using music as a tool for inclusion and social change. La Escuelita, created 12 years ago by music lover and philanthropist Gladys Palmera, transmits and preserves an … Read More
Balafon Teacher École De Musique de Kirina – Mali Oumar Dembélé was born in 1986, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He grew up in a family deeply rooted in music, spanning generations from grandfather to grandsons. In 1998, he had to leave school due to a serious illness that persisted for two years. Being part of … Read More
Meet with Mahamadou Diabaté, director of our music school in Mali and 70th generation of musicians in his family. Mahamadou has been leading Ecole de Musique de Kirina for more than 10 years and his work is an outstanding example of how music can bring change and peace to a community. THANK YOU FOR … Read More