Our Mission
To transform the lives of war impacted children and adolescents through locally-run, youth-led music education programs.
The Challenge
Meeting a Global Crisis with Creativity
As the refugee crisis around the globe hits unprecedented levels, Peace Through Music International is striving to improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable citizens through music.
Since 1999, our organization has brought its programs to 20,000 children and taught 95,000 classes, creating a legacy of resilience in conflict zones.
Our Strategy
Designed for Impact.
Responding to the needs of our target population and expert findings, our programs are architected to meet four core objectives.
Healing Trauma
- Consistent, long-term music education
- Free instruments and materials
- Structured opportunities for play and expression
- Safe place for love and belonging
- Restoring hope in post-war cultures
Leadership Skills
- Tangible accomplishment goals
- Empowering local role models
- Problem-solving & cognitive skills
- Professional communication training
- Accountability & integrity development
Violence Prevention
- Creating positive peer networks
- Reducing vulnerability to extremism
- Human trafficking prevention
- Drug and alcohol prevention curriculum
- Empowering youth to change communities
Social Cohesion
- Cultivating tolerance and empathy
- Bridging ethnic and religious divides
- Shared activity among hostile groups
- Cooperation in divided communities
A Unique Program Backed by Science.
In a study measuring our program's effect on refugee children published in the American Psychological Association's Traumatology Journal, researchers confirmed significant positive outcomes.
Children who had been in the program longest exhibited the fewest signs of emotional, psychological, and cognitive disruption.