Profile: Faith Gonsalves, Founder, Music Basti Platform Magazine, July 2010

“City rock stars come together to bring music to the basti”, Sunday Guardian July 11, 2010

At Home with Music, Sunday Business Standard, July 11, 2010

Music Basti HT City, June 25, 2010

Delhi’s street children learn to rock June 2010, www.radioandmusic.com

Musicians set rhythm for social awareness Asian Age

Gibson Foundation Supports Music Basti May 11, 2010

Music for a cause! The Pioneer April 13, 2010

We do need education! Hindustan Times March 26, 2010

Young musicians play for street children Hindustan Times

Music Basti, featured in The Big M - Mumbai’s very own Music Magazine (Left, click to see full size)

“Music mohalla”, Indian Express January 4, 2009

Founder and project leader of Music Basti, discusses supporting street children through music.

http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/index.php/Our-Work/Training-Youth-YP-Foundation-Faith-Gonsalves.html

Photos, by Shiv Ahuja http://www.shivahuja.com/ See Galleries: Music Basti

Video: Christmas at Music Basti  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpq7O-P2ow

200-9 things we did last year…

1. We have increased our outreach to over 200 children

2.We have new partners and supporters (The YP Foundation, Bridge Music Academy, Aman Biradari, EFICOR, JCT Electronics, The Idea Works, American Center amongst others)

3. We were selected for the Change Looms program DAC (Ashoka and Pravah) in July,VIKALP(UNESCO, The YP Foundation and UNFPA) in November, and went for UNConvention Mumbai in November

4. We have a management team (Volunteer Management, Program Development and Workshop Management)

5. We have had the opportunity to work with many new artistes & bands ! (Local and international)

6. We have worked with over 75 volunteers!

8. We have completed 75 WORKSHOPS (including performance- concerts)

9. We have a website ! www.musicbasti.org (And publicity material thanks to volunteer designers: Purple Malik & Noel Braganza; and photographers: Shiv Ahuja & Vidyun Sabhaney)

We would like to thank everyone for their support, help and constant encouragement. Without it we would not have been able to carry Music Basti’s program this far.