We are happy to report that we have started a new Welcome Notes training group in Torino, Italy, in collaboration with Musicians for Human Rights.

A small piece of the story of Musicians without Borders’ work can be told through numbers; the number of people participating in programs, the number of activities that have taken place, the number of organizations around the world with which we work. Of course, each of these numbers represents a story in itself, of the music made by people in a moment of their lives.

Last weekend, we returned to the Landesmusikakademie NRW to provide training to musicians who work with refugee communities in Germany.

In March, MwB trainers led rap workshops with unaccompanied refugee youth in collaboration with SOS Children’s Villages Italy. Together, they wrote and performed their own rap.

Later this month, we will return to the Landesmusikakademie NRW (Heek, Germany) to run a follow-up training for musicians who are currently working or wish to work with refugees.

A few weeks ago, MwB trainers led rap workshops with unaccompanied refugee youth in collaboration with SOS Children’s Villages Italy. Together, they wrote and performed their own rap.

Photos from the last group of wonderful Welcome Notes trainees in Amsterdam! mwb.to/welcome

“It woke me up in many ways. To more creativity, to really look at the other person, to see what space he or she needs. It was very refreshing.”