Kolkata, India

Music & Arts School

The Tomorrowland Foundation has opened a 2nd Music & Arts School in Kolkata, India, together with Ek Tara.

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Music & Arts School India
About the project

Music & Arts School - Kolkata, India

In collaboration with EkTara, the Tomorrowland Foundation built a 7,000 sq ft Music & Arts School within the EkTara Learning Centre, located in one of Kolkata’s largest slum communities. This school offers young girls and women the opportunity to explore music, dance, arts, and theatre, emphasizing the importance of creative expression in personal development.

Over the next four years, the school aims to reach 5,000 children, using the arts as a gateway to self-discovery, confidence, and a brighter future beyond poverty.

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Why India?

Battling gender inequality

India still has gender inequality. Women are given far fewer opportunities. Education and well-being of girls and woman are not considered to be a priority of the community. Uneducated girls from slums are prone to early marriage, child labour and trafficking. There is lack of co-curricular opportunities for the children from the slums. Woman face discrimination, abandonment, lack of financial support and earning opportunities. Most locals lack steady income and are engaged in daily labour or seasonal work in illegal workplaces or factories.

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When I'm at home, I don't really see or feel it, but when you are standing here in Kolkata, India, seeing the underprivileged children getting access to school is a very emotional feeling!

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The signature wall

At the Tomorrowland Foundation Music & Arts School in Kolkata, a special Signature Wall stands as a symbol of inspiration and creativity. This wall has been signed by world-renowned artists and ambassadors who visited the school, leaving behind their mark to support the dreams of the children.

Icons like Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix, Roger van Damme, Alan Walker, and many others have already added their names, encouraging the young students to follow their passion for music and the arts. Each signature represents a message of hope, unity, and the power of education to transform lives.

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Music & Arts School in Kolkata, India

With the help of the People of Tomorrow, the Tomorrowland Foundation Music & Arts School empowers young children and women with the possibility to break the cycle through education and express themselves through Music & creativity.

Ek Tara

Ek Tara

A registered Trust, Ek Tara began its journey in 2011 with a small group of marginalized children and women in the slums of Topsia and Tiljala with a vision to provide high-quality holistic education and livelihood skills to enable positive community transformation. Starting with just 20 beneficiaries Ek Tara now has over 1300 children and women as a part of its programs mainly centered around quality education and skill development. All beneficiaries including those in the vocational training unit have access to support initiatives on health, hygiene, nutrition and skill-building opportunities. As registered Trust, Ek Tara began its journey in 2011 with a small group of marginalized children and women in the slums of Topsia and Tiljala. Now they consist of a group of women from diverse backgrounds with a common goal to elevate the position of marginalised girls and woman by providing acces to quality education and skill building.

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