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In talking with Pokie about his vision for the Ntonga Music School, he started by telling me about how he got into music. He said he used to play sports but when he was in his late teens, he hurt his knee. He got into drugs awhile before he started playing music as a new form of expression. The violence within townships often leads males to join gangs. However, with sports, and then music, he was able to find his passion away from danger. He told me he is more fortunate than many within the townships and therefore feels it is his responsibility to create a school like this where children can use music and art as a form of expression taking them off the streets and offering an alternative to drugs, gangs and violence. This school provides an alternative setting for them to feel safe, get support and have fun. However, a vision requires the help of many.
Currently, he is in need of a security system, instruments, and teachers to make the school run smoothly. They cannot purchase instruments until they have a security system. He hopes the school will continue to strengthen an artistic community; becoming a place where food, and music and the arts foster a haven of security and creativity.
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