REDUCE POVERTY

The Field Band Foundation currently employs 74 part-time musicians from the communities and dancers from townships all over South Africa. All musicians and dancers have the opportunity to learn music notation at weekly classes; a set of instruments serves the bands with access to instruments on alternate days. As part of our self sustaining drive, performances are given to local communities. The target being 30 performances per band annually.

Through partnerships with the Norwegian Band Federation, individual
tutoring for the betterment of skills is available for our tutors.

Programme:

Phase 1 (1 to 2 years with The FBF)

School going youth join for the first time and need to be brought into an already existing group. They need to learn the core values and also their specific discipline to fit into the project (+/- 40% annually) they are taught the core values and their specific discipline to fit into the project.

Phase 2 (3 to 5 years with The FBF)

In the third year they can already play quite well and now learn notation and start improving their basic instrumental skills. They are familiar with the values and aims of the Foundation. (+/- 40% annually). By the 3rd year they play quite well. They now start to learn notation and improve their instrumentation skills.

Phase 3 (5 + years with the FBF)

Over 18 school leavers. some leave but most stay with the project. They are the tutors in training and help to facilitate phase one. Together with the tutors and band co-ordinators they attend classes at the Norwegian Band Federation and as their skills improve they are better equipped to deal with the new intake. They are also eligible for the exchange programme bursaries.

Phase 4 (Training of staff and tutors)

Planning the establishment of the specialized training facility in 2009 will assist with the capacity building for the organisation.