Sponsor a Mbira
Preserve a Culture. Empower a Child.
For generations, the mbira has been the spiritual heartbeat of Shona culture.
Its melodies carry memory, prayer, and ancestral wisdom.
But many schools in Zimbabwe today lack the instruments needed to teach this tradition to the next generation.
The Tendayi Gahamadze Foundation is working to change that by placing mbiras directly into the hands of young learners.
Through the Sponsor a Mbira Program, supporters around the world can fund instruments for schools and help ensure that this sacred cultural tradition continues.
When a child learns the mbira, they are not simply learning music. They are learning identity.
Ways to Give
Every contribution helps preserve mbira heritage
Support a Student
Helps provide learning materials and contributes toward a mbira instrument for a school program.
Fund Music Education
Supports mbira training workshops and teaching materials for students and teachers.
Sponsor One Mbira
Provides one handcrafted mbira instrument for a student or school program.
Equip a Classroom
Helps supply multiple mbiras so an entire group of students can learn together.
Start a School Mbira Program
Provides instruments, teacher training support, and curriculum materials to launch a mbira program in a school.
Every Sponsored Mbira Creates
Cultural Pride
Musical Education
Youth Mentorship
Preservation of Heritage
Mbiras Sponsored
Children Reached
Schools Supported