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    Learning through Play and Collaboration

    Movimiento Manglar is a foundation run by musicians that provides talented Colombian kids from marginalised backgrounds the opportunity to learn & play music together. We provide the kids access to instruments, group and personalised music classes, and the opportunity to play and record their music.

     
    The name "Manglar" means mangrove delta. It is where the salt seawater meets the sweet river water, providing a unique "hybrid" world, a mix of ecosystems where new lifeforms emerge and feel at home despite the adverse, saline environment. This is also a metaphor for the musical and social fusion that Movimiento Manglar generates by providing kids from very different backgrounds with access to musical education, and - despite their sometimes very difficult lives - a testament to their beautiful art.

    Our Story

    Profesor Dario Eraso started teaching and playing music with marginalised kids and youths in Medellin around 15 years ago. To leverage his impact, he partnered with Fundación Caminos and other foundations such as Fundación Angeles de Amor. 

     

    Over the years a small team and a methodology were developed and we experienced many musical highlights, and even recorded our own CD in 2012.

     

    Some of the kids we worked with in the past, today have become professors, teaching music to a new generation. This is a testament of our philosophy of paying it forward, which in the end generates the most value from within the communities we work with.

    Our Impact

    In Medellin, most kids never have the opportunity to play music, let alone to have access to an instrument or music classes. Although many of them are very talented, most kids are consumed with surviving on a daily basis, and rarely have time to play or engage in an active "learning mindset".

     

    Through its projects, Manglar makes a positive impact by creating a space were kids can learn, create, and play music together, helping them develop important social and life-skills in the process. For example, singing and listening to music can improve a child's language and literacy skills, while playing a musical instrument can help a child develop their fine motor skills and coordination. Music can also be a great way for children to express their emotions and connect with others, which is important for their social and emotional development. In short, music can be a powerful tool for supporting a child's overall growth and development.

  • Team

    Movimiento Manglar was founded by Dario Eraso and Derk Norde

    Dario Eraso | Co-Founder

    Derk Norde | Co-Founder

    Naty Gutierrez | Profe de Musica

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