RT @UKinUganda: Congratulations to Elizabeth Burrows of @BrassforAfrica for being awarded British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Honours… (tw)

“𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩—𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙞’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙,” says Moses. Alpha Community Brass Band is now self-led and has grown beyond being just a group of young musicians. This refugee-led band makes its own decisions: the 195 members manage their own finances, keep records, and create their own budgets. In 2023, Alpha became a fully localized and registered community-based organization. When people and communities take charge, music becomes more than just sound—it becomes identity, pride, and a source of opportunity. Alpha’s journey is a blueprint. It proves that within every refugee settlement, there are leaders, visionaries, and builders ready to shape the future and take on responsibility. “𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙’𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨. 𝙄 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚.” — Thomas , Committee Member ◾️LAB UGANDA, a Music Connects project powered by Brass for Africa. #musicchangeslives #musicconnects #brassforafrica #yumbe #refugeeswelcome (fb)