The vision and mission of Music Basti are reflected in its objectives:

• To develop a sustainable music programme that integrates life skills principles and social- cultural- educational themes to communicate and interact with children at risk
• To promote children’s empowerment through music and exposure to basic music education by building their self confidence and ability to express themselves
• Integrate social learning and ideas into the music programme focusing on child rights and gender equality
• To develop a child centric community development model, that involves the children as partners in the program
• To work for positive change integrated in child-care, welfare and rehabilitation programs already being implemented by organizations and NGOs
• To enable organizations and NGOs to effectively sustain and implement the music programme on their own
• To engage and empower the young music community and youth in Delhi towards social activism and change the lives of children at risk, particularly ‘street’ children in the process of rehabilitation
• To develop a partnerships approach and network with street children, volunteers, music communities, NGOs, organizations, commercial and educational units

The objective of Music Basti is to empower children- at risk, mainly street children who may be homeless or runaways, promote socio-economic justice to them irrespective of their caste, creed, religion or language in Delhi, through the medium of music. It also aims to empower childcare institutions to work positively towards the development of children- at risk.

The objective of the present project is to empower street children who may be homeless or runaways to be creative and exercise their right to expression, to advance life skills development through music, and to promote eventual socio-economic justice to them irrespective of their caste, creed, religion or language in Delhi, through the medium of music.

Photo: Program at Hard Rock Cafe, Delhi, June 14th, 2010; Photo by: Zafar Khurshid