Go Busk For Charity

As an artist and generaly creative person, I connect immediatly to projects that are unsual in there presentation, means and goals. Charity is not new or unusual, but Musequality is.

From their Home Page

Musequality, a brand new charity, was set up to take music projects to some of the poorest children in the developing world.

Our aim is not to produce professional musicians but to give vulnerable children the chance to learn skills that offer them a route out of poverty, lifting them off the streets and away from the risks of drug culture, violence and crime.

Anyone who has played a musical instrument, or sung in a choir or group, knows that it teaches skills that are valuable in other aspects of life. In particular it:

•   enhances education - teaching numeracy, pattern recognition, goal setting, problem-solving;

• builds social skills - discipline, working in a team, leadership, negotiating, compromise, making conversation;

• develops personal qualities - self-belief, self-confidence, self-esteem, ambition, a sense of identity;

• demonstrates the benefits of working hard - individual effort brings individual rewards and benefits the group as a whole;
• challenges prejudices - in societies where gender inequalities exist,
  it gives girls a chance to demonstrate equality.

Musequality has a new fresh and exciting project planned for June, Called World Busk

Musequality World Busk 8-14 June 2009

Busk for disadvantaged children and help set a world record

In June 2009 Musequality will be holding its first world busk and we are asking you to get involved!

It will take place over a week - from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 June 2009 - with Sunday designated for specific activities and we are hoping everyone who plays a musical instrument or sings will join in and raise funds for our projects.

For more details WorldBusk.org

Via Viola in Vilius