Lost Frequencies already opened a Music & Arts School in Nepal in 2018, and in six months he will be able to cut a ribbon again. In Uganda. The Tomorrowland Foundation is currently building a school there where children can develop musically. “It is not the intention that the DJs of tomorrow will come out there, but that underprivileged children can express themselves creatively”, says the Tomorrowland Foundation. “Those are also the people of tomorrow, not just the festival goers.”
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No fewer than 200,000 revelers per weekend, and therefore 600,000 after this third weekend is over. But that there are also people who will never be able to afford a ticket for the madness, they also think of that at Tomorrowland. “People who don’t get a single chance in life, not even an education. There are children who have never seen a school desk. We have been committed to them for five years with the Tomorrowland Foundation,” explains Tomorrowland spokeswoman Debby Wilmsen. “We opened a first Tomorrowland Music & Arts School in Nepal in 2018, together with Cunina. In the meantime, we are active with Mobile School in thirty countries.” Simple: through donations. But also through actions at Tomorrowland itself. For fifteen euros you can buy a TML tote bag in the merchandise stand, for ten euros less a bracelet and you support a good cause.
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Small-scale, but there are also larger initiatives. All guests of artists and partners who are invited pay 25 euros. An amount that goes entirely to the foundation. And for those who enjoy a luxurious dinner at the Chef’s Table for 495 euros, 150 euros will go to the Tomorrowland Foundation in full. “After these three weekends, we estimate that we have collected 200,000 euros to build a brand new Music & Art School in Uganda. For children and young people from 4 to 18 years old. An educational place where they not only receive training, but where they can taste the local musical instruments in a musical way”, explains Debby Wilmsen.
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The school in Uganda should open in February 2023. But before that, another one will open in December in Kolkata, India. The Tomorrowland Foundation is currently converting a floor of an existing school building into a musical wing. “Specifically for girls and young women aged 4 to 18,” explains Debby. “That school is located in the middle of the slums. Women are disadvantaged there and have few opportunities. With Tomorrowland, we provide the means to teach music, dance and elocution so that the women gain self-confidence and can develop themselves. The department will be operational at the beginning of December.” A project for which about 150,000 euros was collected, and with which the Tomorrowland Foundation can finance the activities for the school-going women for five to six years.
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More information about the Tomorrowland Foundation via foundation.tomorrowland.com
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