Today marks the launch of a week-long fundraising campaign in support of young refugees.
The Sing Up Foundation aims to raise £5,000 for ‘Chorus of Hope’, an initiative to create musical opportunities across the UK for those who have been displaced.
The campaign is run through the Big Give Arts for Impact charity, which will match every donation made between 18 and 25 March.
Money raised will be put towards:
- Therapeutic singing sessions designed specifically for displaced young people
- Specialised training for music practitioners across the UK
- Development of evidence-based resources and teaching methods
- Creation of safe spaces for cultural expression and community building
- Programmes that break down language barriers through music
‘Chorus of Hope’ is a direct result of research conducted by a team at the University of Limerick and published by the Sing Up Foundation. Their report ‘”Then the dream started to be more”: Singing and Music-Making with Refugee Children and Unaccompanied Minors: Insights From Research and Practice’ demonstrated the mental health and wellbeing benefits that singing can give displaced children, and recommended ways to enhance and expand these musical opportunities.
In response, the Sing Up Foundation designed a three-year action research project to develop, test, and share an evidence-based model for vocal work with young refugees throughout the UK and beyond.
Donations can be made here.
