One of the two tribal groups shown here are known as the most hostile refugee group in Africa. They were former rebels, child soldiers and wives of fallen comrades who were engaged in a failed coup. They had to flee their home country but have been given refuge here in some of the camps where Musical Ambassadors of Peace works in Uganda. Initially it was very hard to hold these events because of their hostility but now they have accepted to be part of us. We look forward to bringing them completely on board with their beautiful music as part of our quarterly events. The fact that another related tribe from the Congo had joined the MAP events helped make the difference. Some of the former child soldiers expressed future interest in our work and gave us their contact information.
MAP has paid some of the costs related to procuring new traditional tribal costumes which can be seen in the videos.
We were also able to hold a counseling and trauma healing session but our plan to do a MAP-sponsored general cleaning campaign in Kyaka camp was put on hold because of the new lockdown. Next year we are planning to visit  Bidi Bidi (the biggest resettlement camp in the world). We will of course be continuing our work in Rwamwanja and Kyaka camps as we have proven very popular among both the refugees and the commanders.

For the Central American Refugee Children Housed in the San Diego Convention Center:
Musical Ambassador Ari Honarvar has been providing regular healing dance drum sing musical events to help keep their spirits alive.
The girls are seeking asylum in the U.S. and the county agreed to house and care for them until they can be reunited with family members already in the U.S.
While at the convention center, the girls receive meals, medical attention and services like some education, religious services and even dance.
Ari Honarvar is a member of the human rights group Gente Unida and is a Musical Ambassador for Musical Ambassadors of Peace. She was at the convention center the very first night the girls arrived. Since then, Honarvar has visited with the girls three times, hosting healing dance sessions.Musical Ambassador Ari Honarvar has been providing regular healing dance drum sing musical events to help keep their spirits alive. No cameras have been allowed in the Convention Center but you can see the excitement written on our Musical Ambassador's face. She is Ari Honarvar... our Musical Ambassador from Iran.

June 5th 2021 Boulder Colorado Live Musical Fundraiser Celebration Concert Wonderful Success!
See our MAP All-Stars Band in Action!

Mission Statement:
We train and fund musical ambassadors who travel the world to build cross-cultural bridges, honor and preserve indigenous musical traditions and help heal those traumatized by war. 
We believe:
1) People who have learned and sung each others’ popular love songs together are less likely to war with one another than those who have not.
World Music Cross-Cultural Celebration and Bridge-Building.
We have learned to perform musical styles of Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Peru, Greece, Turkey, Tadjikstan, Mexico.