Cameron and Kristina Sophia, his beloved wife and co-founder of MAP, traveled to Baghdad when the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003. They went as two citizens wanting to present a different face of America to the Iraqi people. They played and sang popular Arabic love songs in the streets of the city, while local people gathered and sang with them in joy and appreciation.

Cameron and Kristina carried the essence of this experience into all their travels and gave life to our organization. Over the past twenty years MAP has funded numerous music and dance programs around the world designed to heal the wounds of war. These programs have enriched countless lives in the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and here in the US.   

Ari Honarvar, one of our Musical Ambassadors and Cameron’s close friend, remembers his contributions with these words, “Cameron dedicated his life to building musical bridges with different cultures and supporting refugees. He believed that we are one family without borders, something we say with refugees in their native language at the end of every dance session.”

Cameron is gone, but the work continues!  The MAP Board of Trustees is continuing to fund new projects and raise money to support this vital work. In honor of Cameron, please join us in a special fundraising effort to continue the work we’ve started.  Let’s bring peace to our world and heal the wounds of war. Let’s bring connection across cultural differences. Let’s communicate beyond language, continuing to spread light and love as Cameron did. 

Thank you for your continued support as we carry Cameron's legacy forward!

In honor and “love love love,”

The Musical Ambassadors of Peace Board of Trustees