Saving Mr Kitanda, our Music Trainer and Cook

URGENCY: medical care for our dear Cook and Music Trainer, Mr Kitanda

Sometimes, it is not just about us, the children of Kamuli Community Brass Band (www.kamulibrassband.org), but about our supportive community and those who kindly help us:

May we ask to all merciful and caring hearts of our gofundme donors to help us reach, as soon as possible for them, our additional target of 1600 EUR (1700 USD) raised to be able to pay for the hospital bills and special medical care for our beloved and always dedicated cook and music trainer, Mr Kitanda.

Mr Kitanda got badly injured whilst working, by a petroleum lamp flare, and has severe burns covering half of his body. We pray that he may recover soon and come back to our KCBB house to cook again for us, to learn us practice beautiful band music as we used to do with him - all that he diligently did well, for years now.

Could the generous donors specifically support this good endeavor of solidarity and mutual care?

We still need to raise about 1600 euros to reach the forecasted cost of medical bills and medicine purchase for Mr Kitanda.

We want to, again, humbly thank our most regular donors who have done so much for us already: blessings, love and 1000 hugs to you all !

On 26th of January 2023

The children and youths of Kamuli Community Brass Band (KCBB),

Geoffrey Tibagalika, Director of KCBB

Dimitri Arnauts, Composer for and Ambassador of KCBB

About us

We, the Children of Kamuli, are Kamuli Community Brass Band. We are a charity organization, found in Uganda-East Africa and in Kamuli district. Started in 2016 by Geofrey Tibagalika with a goal of creating an indigenous community brass band, our NGO status is recognized and accredited by the Ugandan State (Registered Indigenous NGO in Uganda: N°9341)

Our mission

Our program is about learning and making music for opportunities for social, economic change and empowerment, to improve the status of disadvantaged children / youth in Kamuli district and surrounding areas through developing their music talents through Brass /Jazz Band Music both theory and practice.

Music for social and economic empowerment, to provide high-quality education and skills to OVCs (Orphaned Vulnerable Children) and OVYs (Orphaned Vulnerable Youths) for better resource exploitation, management and control for improved quality of life.

Our values

Compassion ! We care for each other, and our tutors and teachers care for us, as we need all to live and make music - with joy, confidence and dignity

Empowerment ! We want to learn, grow and thrive as children, as youths and young adults in our villages and cities - against all odds and difficulties in our lives

Commitment ! As our tutors commit themselves to us, we are full of promise to faithfully devote ourselves to beautiful music, diligent study, fruitful work, purposeful service

Transparency ! We are as we act, and we act as we are: we set ourselves clear goals and communicate to our kind supporters and generous donors about progress

Accountability ! Our tutors and leadership are vigilant and care about our safety and wellbeing, about the good usage of funds and means - to foster best practices