“I am fortunate to witness the transformative power of music in young lives. Our children face numerous challenges, yet through music, cultural arts, and gymnastics, they find a sense of purpose, confidence, and community. It reminds us of the universal role these things can play in building connections and resilience, no matter where we are in the world.” – Aidah Nakitto, M-LISADA Music Coordinator
Learn more about M-LISADA here.
In summer 2023, we connected with Bosco Segawa from M-LISADA, an orphanage system based in Uganda, who shared how music and dance are central to their community. He dreamed of adding guitar to their creative journey.
Thanks to Free Guitars 4 Kids and Cálido Guitars, we sent 30 beautiful guitars and 60 sets of Augustine Strings overseas. Seven months later, the instruments arrived!
By June 2024, we began training their teachers, former residents of the program who are now giving back, and in late August, classes began. Check out some of the videos they shared with us back then, here.
Since then, the teachers and students there have made incredible beauty beyond anything we could have imagined. We were surprised by this lovely video of gratitude on March 29, 2025 – which came along with three beautifully recorded songs. Enjoy!
“Last year, some of our children here recorded two songs but I also featured them playing the trumpet. They are acoustic. One of the songs is called ‘We Are One’ arranged by M-LISADA which means we are family despite our different backgrounds and ‘What a Wonderful M-LISADA.’
Next week, we are traveling to the states. The tour is featuring the Launch of a book two of our girls co-authored together with an African music Artist based in North Carolina, Chinobay Herbert, who has been our partner for almost a decade now!” – Bosco Segawa
What a Wonderful M-LISADA
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We are in so much awe of the members of M-LISADA’s dedication and talent.
We are so deeply grateful to our partners for making this possible. Thank you.