Music For All - Inclusion of Children and Adults with Disabilities Through Music Fund

For the purchase of 2 specially-developed Arcana instruments - for inclusion of children and adults with various disabilities through music. The creator of the instrument aimed precisely at the development of such a product, which would meet the possibilities of people with specific needs to make music, play, and have fun. We would like to implement the 2 Arcana instruments in our day care and therapy centers (one in Sofia and one in Ruse), where we work with over 150 children and youth with disabilities and mental sufferings (including autism and autistic spectrum). Our main goal is to upgrade our work by giving them new opportunities for expression, creativity, to develop their potential, and at the same time to be used for therapeutic work - calming, concentration, crisis management. The instrument is easy to use, designed for inclusion, adaptable and versatile, easy to teach, easy to learn and play, suitable for all ages, skills, and abilities. The main customers include - Daycare centers, Rehabilitation centers, occupational therapists, special-needs schools, elderly homes hospitals, etc. Through your support, we can be one of the first organizations that will implement in their work this specialized Arcana instrument for making music by children and young people with disabilities and mental sufferings in Bulgaria. Financial goal: 4000 USD (2000 USD per each instrument) About us: Child and Space Association is an organization with 19-year history. We currently manage 9 social services for children and elders with disabilities and mental sufferings in two municipalities - Sofia and Ruse. In 2022, we supported 217 children and young people with disabilities/mental sufferings and their parents/caregivers: 24 hours care of 35 children and young people abandoned from their parents in 4 small group homes, within our three Day care centers we provided day care and specialized therapeutic support to 97 children and young people with disabilities/mental sufferings, and in the centers for social rehabilitation and integration we supported 91 children and their parents. The main activities of the Association aim to provide support and hope to children at risk and to children and youth with specific needs and their families. We strive to improve living conditions and relationships in society so that every child can realize his rights. Through complex services and an individual approach, we create for these children and young people a space for creativity and expression, for their families - an environment for support, sharing and growth, and for specialists who work with children - opportunities for exchanging experience, for cooperation and building of professional capacity.