Tokyo Cement extends their support to The Music Project, a non-profit initiative dedicated to empowering and uplifting the lives of children through music. The partnership will see Tokyo Cement sponsoring three schools; two in Mullaitivu and another from Mawathagama, Kurunegala, to further their music education. Nearly 140 students from Yohapuram MV and Therankandal MV of Mullaitivu, and 50 students from Gunananda MV of Kurunegala will benefit from this collaboration that will enhance their music education during the year 2017.
The Music Project, inspired by El Sisitema of Venezuela, aims to create opportunities for children to learn music through holistic teaching methods. Now in its seventh year, the program makes music accessible to children from all corners of the country who do not have access to required facilities. It aims to create a stepping stone for the children to avail of a passion and reach their highest potential by tapping into their musical genius.
The project is currently underway in a few selected schools in the North and East provinces, linking them with children from Kurunegala in the North-Western Province. Working with farming communities in the North and South of Sri Lanka who come from similar backgrounds, the project creates better opportunities for their children, regardless of their race or religion. Not just in music, the program aspires to develop finer values in these children through respect for each other as they strive to achieve greater goals.
These students are trained to play orchestral instruments including the recorder, flute, violin, cello, trumpet, clarinet and a wide variety percussion instruments. They have the benefit of learning from specialist instructors dedicated to the project as well as volunteers who visit from various parts of the world, who whet their appetite to learn the universal language that breaks all forms of barriers.
Students who participate become members of The Music Project Orchestra that travels across the country for special performances. Participation in the orchestra instils valuable life skills such as collaboration, creativity, a sense of performance and thereby confidence and motivation.
In addition to the many events and venues at which the children get to perform, it also conducts residential programmes alternatively in Kurunegala and Mullaitivu, giving the two formerly divided communities an opportunity to forge connections using music as the link language. During these sessions, the children and their families from the North and South work alongside their peers, sharing musical scores and their lives while working and practicing together to make the orchestra happen.
The project is made possible by the generous contributions by philanthropists and leading corporations who believe in the power of music to heal and to bridge divides. Tokyo Cement comes forward as a sponsor this year, owing to their belief in building the foundation for tomorrow’s leaders through programs such as this that encourage children to explore the world using exciting new tools and not be limited by standardised education.
Tokyo Cement has successfully integrated social welfare and environmental conservation into its corporate DNA and is on a continuous mission to enrich the country, its people and the environment. The commitment to social responsibility breathes life through initiatives such as this partnership and the multiple environmental education programs and impactful conservation efforts spearheaded by the Tokyo Cement Group.
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Mr. S.R. Gnanam, Managing Director of Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC handing over the sponsorship contribution to Mrs. Shalini Wickramasuriya, Trustee of The Music Project.
Tokyo Cement supports The Music Project to uplift the lives of children
Tokyo Cement extends their support to The Music Project, a non-profit initiative dedicated to empowering and uplifting the lives of children through music. The partnership will see Tokyo Cement sponsoring three schools; two in Mullaitivu and another from Mawathagama, Kurunegala, to further their music education. Nearly 140 students from Yohapuram MV and Therankandal MV of Mullaitivu, and 50 students from Gunananda MV of Kurunegala will benefit from this collaboration that will enhance their music education during the year 2017.
The Music Project, inspired by El Sisitema of Venezuela, aims to create opportunities for children to learn music through holistic teaching methods. Now in its seventh year, the program makes music accessible to children from all corners of the country who do not have access to required facilities. It aims to create a stepping stone for the children to avail of a passion and reach their highest potential by tapping into their musical genius.
The project is currently underway in a few selected schools in the North and East provinces, linking them with children from Kurunegala in the North-Western Province. Working with farming communities in the North and South of Sri Lanka who come from similar backgrounds, the project creates better opportunities for their children, regardless of their race or religion. Not just in music, the program aspires to develop finer values in these children through respect for each other as they strive to achieve greater goals.
These students are trained to play orchestral instruments including the recorder, flute, violin, cello, trumpet, clarinet and a wide variety percussion instruments. They have the benefit of learning from specialist instructors dedicated to the project as well as volunteers who visit from various parts of the world, who whet their appetite to learn the universal language that breaks all forms of barriers.
Students who participate become members of The Music Project Orchestra that travels across the country for special performances. Participation in the orchestra instils valuable life skills such as collaboration, creativity, a sense of performance and thereby confidence and motivation.
In addition to the many events and venues at which the children get to perform, it also conducts residential programmes alternatively in Kurunegala and Mullaitivu, giving the two formerly divided communities an opportunity to forge connections using music as the link language. During these sessions, the children and their families from the North and South work alongside their peers, sharing musical scores and their lives while working and practicing together to make the orchestra happen.
The project is made possible by the generous contributions by philanthropists and leading corporations who believe in the power of music to heal and to bridge divides. Tokyo Cement comes forward as a sponsor this year, owing to their belief in building the foundation for tomorrow’s leaders through programs such as this that encourage children to explore the world using exciting new tools and not be limited by standardised education.
Tokyo Cement has successfully integrated social welfare and environmental conservation into its corporate DNA and is on a continuous mission to enrich the country, its people and the environment. The commitment to social responsibility breathes life through initiatives such as this partnership and the multiple environmental education programs and impactful conservation efforts spearheaded by the Tokyo Cement Group.
Photo:
Mr. S.R. Gnanam, Managing Director of Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC handing over the sponsorship contribution to Mrs. Shalini Wickramasuriya, Trustee of The Music Project.
