About the Child's Play (India) Foundation
The Child’s Play (India) Foundation works to
bring classical music to underprivileged children in India. By doing
so, we want to give children an opportunity to make music, learn a new
skill and lead a life of empowerment.
Objectives
“Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to
make good citizens, noble human beings.” – Dr.
Shinichi Suzuki
- * To introduce western classical music to underprivileged and street children in India,
- * To provide, through music education, a sense of discipline, self-esteem and possible career opportunities for deprived youngsters,
- * To mentor and encourage all children to reach their maximum potential,
- * To encourage excellence and creativity,
- * To engage the local music community in developing the talent of children who are not part of the mainstream
Our Team
Dr.Luis Dias
Project Director
Dr. Luis Dias is a physician, musician and founder of CPIF. In
2007,
he began to wonder why India, with over a billion people, did not have
the world standard in classical music that other, smaller countries
seemed to have. Through sheer serendipity, that year at the BBC Proms,
two unusual orchestras took centre stage and turned a passing thought
into a passionate mission. The El Sistema Simón
Bolívar orchestra (Venezuela) and
Buskaid Soweto String Project Orchestra (South Africa) are both made up
of
underprivileged children. Their performances at the Royal Albert Hall
that year were on par with any professional orchestra anywhere in the
world. This inspired Dr. Dias to launch CPIF. If Venezuela
& South Africa could do it, why not India?
Dr. Dias was invited to speak about Child's Play at the INK Conference in December 2010. You can listen to his talk here.
Our Board of Trustees
Dr.Elvira DiasDr. Dias was invited to speak about Child's Play at the INK Conference in December 2010. You can listen to his talk here.
Our Board of Trustees
Maite Dias, Trustee
Isabel Santa Rita Vas, Trustee
Chryselle D'Silva Dias, Trustee
Contact us
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