Since May 2009, the project has achieved the following:

• Partnerships and Collaborations: Relationships built and strengthened with youth organizations, organizations working with children, other institutions (The YP Foundation, Aman Biradari, Bridge Music Academy, American Center, JCT Electronics) and EFICOR.
• Workshops: Over 75 workshops in total conducted with a total of 200 children so far, and 50 sessions with volunteers on training and skill building
  • Planning and working on a lesson-to-lesson format (incorporating basic music teaching in a non-formal format and songs with messages and lesson plans based on human rights education) based on needs assessments conducted with primary stakeholders, i.e., the children, the staff of partner organizations, and the team of volunteers and musicians.
  • Contacting and sharing best practices with other organizations working in similar fields
  • Presently working on training and research on a child- centric community development model
  • Special workshops featuring national and international artistes including Advaita, Dr Madan Gopal Singh and Group, Vedanta, Five8, Vishal Dadlani, Warren Mendonsa, Carrie Newcomer, The Xylopholks, Aditya Balani Group, The Yale Gospel Choir from the USA, Drift!, and others
  
• Performances:
  • A performance by 30 children singing an original song, “Jeet Lo”, on 26th November, 2009 at iCONGO award ceremony for the Karamveer Puraskaar 2009.
  • A performance by 25 children singing “Mera Adhikaar” with a CRY (Child Rights and You) program “Sabko Shiksha Samaan Shiksha” (Equal education equally for all), 11thDecember 2009
  • 200 children attended The South Asian Bands Festival 2009, 13-15th December 2009, Purana Qila, New Delhi
• Programs:
  • A concert with over 200 children and 300 people at India Habitat Center, March 10th, 2010 to promote awareness about child rights, featuring Dr Madan Gopal Singh and Group, The Yale Gospel Choir from the USA, and Drift!
  • Music Basti co-presented a recital with Spandan Communications “Raag Rang”,featuring Suhail Yusuf Khan (sarangi) and Shubh Maharaj (tabla) for the 30 children, as well as open audience at India Habitat Center, 20th February, 2010.
  • Music Basti hosted Children’s Day program, “Being a Child”, 14th November, 2009 including games, photo and art installations, music performances for 200 children that the program works with.
  • Music Basti collaborated with American Center and The YP Foundation to host workshops on women’s safety, working with traumatized children, and development anti-violence and consent campaigns with over 60 participants from Delhi.
• Volunteers and Musicians:

Over 50 musicians and 100 volunteers mobilized and trained (March 2008 till date)

• Music Basti project selected for Change Looms programme (Ashoka and Pravah, July 2009): A recognition and support program for young people who have started their own initiatives for social change.
• Music Basti project selected for Vikalp (UNESCO, The YP Foundation and UNPF, November 2009):  A Youth Forum on Social Inclusion, aimed at promoting youth led dialogue and action in India, by bringing together 32 young people from across the country to share best practices and examine strategies on how they can build youth action in an inclusive and cohesive manner. The Forum facilitated active engagement of young people, by focusing on youth led community work in four specific issues of gender and sexuality, education, disability and HIV/AIDS.
• Music Basti program a part of Unconvention, India (British Council and OML) November 21-22, 2009): A music conference that is run by and for, the grass roots of the industry, bringing together like minded individuals to discuss the issues related to and future of independent music.

Music Basti Report (Mar2008-Mar2009)