Donations

Organizations supported by the Musicians' Alliance for Peace

Art Supplies for Afghan Children- ASAC

Art Supplies for Afghan Children is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide art supplies to Afghan elementary school children.

Visual art is an integral part of a child's education and painting can be one of its most expressive and therapeutic forms, especially for children who have undergone years of tragedy. With brushes, papers and paints at their fingertips the children will create works which will become a flourishing exchange between the students in Afghanistan and elementary school children throughout the world.

The ASAC's current focus is to provide art supplies for two elementary schools in the region of Kandahar. The combined student population of these two schools is over 2300 and ASAC will supply them with enough materials to last one school year.

With your assistance we can achieve the goal of putting brushes and paints into the hands of Afghanistan's children this year and for years to come. 100% of your donation will go towards art supplies for Afghan children.

For more information:
contact Amal Karzai at amal.karzai@gmail.com or call 631 642 1593

Angkor Photo Festival

People with disabilities suffer from an extremely low status in Cambodia: it is virtually impossible for them to gain employment and positive recognition. As part of the Angkor Photography Festival this year, a team of international artists and therapists will be working on an outreach project in partnership with a local charity for disabled people, mostly landmine victims, called Angkor Assocation for the Disabled.

Sangeeta Isvaran , Isabelle Rodker, Paula Holme and a photographer will work together with AAD to establish a theatre company consisting of people with disabilities. The company will be prepared through a series of arts therapy and performance skills workshops to create a show exploring and promoting human rights for people with disabilities in Cambodia. It will become a regular performance in local hotels, providing the company members with a sustainable income.

In the spirit of the Angkor Photography Festival's goal to help Cambodians help themselves, we will also train local AAD personnel during the project to ensure they can manage and support the company after we have left. In due course, with the help of AAD, the company will travel amongst different communities performing the piece.

100% of your donation will go towards providing basic needs for project participants.

For more information:
visit http://www.angkorphotofestival.com/

Or contact Sangeeta Iswaran at issangeta@yahoo.com

Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra- GNOYO

The Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra is "the official youth orchestra" of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO). Now in its thirteenth season, GNOYO provides young musicians the opportunity to participate in a high-quality full orchestra program. Participants significantly improve individual performance and ensemble skills, while developing professional attitudes and discipline, which empower them to take initiative in their schools and community and to pursue individual and team excellence in all life endeavors. GNOYO has kept its programs accessible to all school-age children regardless of their families' financial capabilities.

GNOYO was directly affected by Hurricane Katrina; amongst other losses, GNOYO's Music Director was forced to relocate. Despite the hurricane, GNOYO continued to rehearse and perform, providing continuity and community for orchestra members. 100% of your donation will go towards hiring a new Music Director for the orchestra.

For more information:
Visit: http://www.gnoyo.org

Bedouin Sunscreen Project

As part of the concert of Ray Anderson and Martin Loyato, Monday, March 26th at 8:00 pm in the Tabler Arts Center

Suggested Donation: One bottle of SPF 30 or above Sunscreen

The Bedul Bedouins, modern descendents of the Nabetean tribes who carved buildings from the red cliffs of Jordan 2000 years ago, continue to live and graze around the ancient site of Petra. In the mid-1980s, the government of Jordan constructed a small village, Umm Sayhun, on the edge of what is now Petra National Park, asking some of the Bedouins to leave their tents and caves and settle in the village. Although some of them have resettled in the village where they have the opportunities to live in the modern world, these nomadic people still prefer to live and work in the mountains.

The summers in Petra are extremely hot and dry can exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while winter nights can become bitterly cold, dry and windy. The Bedouins look much older than they are because of constant exposure to extreme weather conditions. They have no protection from the sun, as it is very difficult to find affordable sunscreen in the region.

Our suggested donation of one bottle of SPF 30 and above sunscreen for the concert of Ray Anderson and Mart’n Loyato is intended to help the Bedouins access the protection that will help them care for their skin. All donated sunscreen will be shipped directly to the inhabitants of Umm Sayhun, Jordan.