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- Introductory training, Capacity strengthening, Sustainability
Gill’s Story
United Kingdom
Interactive Music-Making Tutor Gillian O’Dempsey believes that supporting early years practitioners to see their existing expertise is crucial to developing their skills and confidence to run meaningful music sessions for the young children in their care.
- Children
- Disability
- Sustainability, Introductory training
Kheeima’s Story
United Kingdom
Kheeima demonstrates how you can build on your introductory training to create a much wider impact, and truly sustainable music, by utilising the support on offer from MasT – particularly during the most difficult of circumstances, the pandemic.
- Children
- Disability
- Capacity strengthening
Supporting our Partners’ vision in adversity
Rwanda
When international travel was prevented by the Covid-19 pandemic, some of our Partners took the opportunity to drive their programmes forward on a local level in a perfect example of our approach to Capacity Strengthening.
- Disability
- Young people
- Children
- Sustainability
Refreshing ideas and aims
India
On a return visit our partners at The ARMS Centre in Hyderabad, Nina Cherla worked with the team of teachers to share successes, pool ideas and troubleshoot all within a day’s tailored workshop. Together, they focused on refreshing activities according to their changing aims.
- Adults
- Children
- Disability
- Young people
- Introductory training
New skills gained, and connections forged
Georgia
Shared across two settings in Tbilisi, and led by Advisory Panel members Jenny Laahs and Isabel Bedford, this six-week training project provided new skills and techniques to staff working with children and adults with learning disabilities.
- Adults
- Children
- Disability
- Young people
- Introductory training
Finding new ways to engage using music
India
The third school in Hyderabad to receive Introductory Training, the Shraddha Centre fed into a developing local music network in this south Indian city. Its dedicated group of staff focused on social communication, self-expression for the children and young people in their care, with great results.
- Children
- Disability
- Young people
- Introductory training
A groundbreaking project of firsts
Ethiopia
In 2017 we received an enquiry from Melkamu Meaza Zewdie, a doctor and Music, Health and Wellbeing Coordinator at the Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia. He had heard of our work and requested training to enhance the care available to people living in and around the capital.
- Mental health
- Adults
- Disability
- Elderly
- Capacity strengthening
Championing local leadership
Georgia
Since our first project with Public School #200 back in 2011, our Georgian Partners have been a leading example of local ownership. So, in 2016, when they requested a Training for Trainers project, we were pleased to contribute to capacity strengthening in action.
- Children
- Disability
- Young people
- Adults
- Introductory training, Sustainability
Carolyn’s Story
United Kingdom
Carolyn’s story demonstrates the perseverance and adaptability of our partners. It is proof of the continuing relevance of music in Early Years education in the face of adversity, with marked results for caregivers and the children they care for.
- Children
- Disability
- Introductory training, Sustainability, Capacity strengthening
Audace’s story
Rwanda
Encompassing personal development, local leadership and strengthening of local capacity, Audace’s story encapsulates the vision and courage demonstrated by pioneering partners around the world.
- Children
- Disability
- Young people

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Gill’s Story

Kheeima’s Story

Supporting our Partners’ vision in adversity

Refreshing ideas and aims

New skills gained, and connections forged

Finding new ways to engage using music

A groundbreaking project of firsts

Championing local leadership

Carolyn’s Story

Audace’s story