Musicians Without Borders
@mwb-ngo.bsky.social
For over 25 years, we have used the power of music for peacebuilding, and worked to inspire and support musicians everywhere to create positive change in their communities 🕊️
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We did this together 💛
Thank you to every single one of you who supported our “This Is Me” campaign.
Together, we raised €27,762 to bring music, healing, and connection to people silenced by war, conflict, and displacement.
Hope has a sound. And it’s louder when we raise our voices together.
Thank you to every single one of you who supported our “This Is Me” campaign.
Together, we raised €27,762 to bring music, healing, and connection to people silenced by war, conflict, and displacement.
Hope has a sound. And it’s louder when we raise our voices together.
July 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We did this together 💛
Thank you to every single one of you who supported our “This Is Me” campaign.
Together, we raised €27,762 to bring music, healing, and connection to people silenced by war, conflict, and displacement.
Hope has a sound. And it’s louder when we raise our voices together.
Thank you to every single one of you who supported our “This Is Me” campaign.
Together, we raised €27,762 to bring music, healing, and connection to people silenced by war, conflict, and displacement.
Hope has a sound. And it’s louder when we raise our voices together.
We’re almost there ✨ We've reached 87% of our goal!
Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve raised €26,200 of €30,000 to keep our global peacebuilding music projects thriving.
Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve raised €26,200 of €30,000 to keep our global peacebuilding music projects thriving.
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We’re almost there ✨ We've reached 87% of our goal!
Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve raised €26,200 of €30,000 to keep our global peacebuilding music projects thriving.
Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve raised €26,200 of €30,000 to keep our global peacebuilding music projects thriving.
When the music starts, dividing lines disappear.
On stage: teens from different backgrounds, standing side by side, playing their own songs to a crowd that cheers as one. 🎶
On stage: teens from different backgrounds, standing side by side, playing their own songs to a crowd that cheers as one. 🎶
July 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
When the music starts, dividing lines disappear.
On stage: teens from different backgrounds, standing side by side, playing their own songs to a crowd that cheers as one. 🎶
On stage: teens from different backgrounds, standing side by side, playing their own songs to a crowd that cheers as one. 🎶
💬 “Our sessions returned to the fundamentals: care, culture, and music. Nothing else could’ve created this level of connection in so little time.”
— Supakarn, Sound of Hope Training Director
This is how recovery begins. Through music. Together.
🔗 Read Supa’s full story → www.musicianswithout...
— Supakarn, Sound of Hope Training Director
This is how recovery begins. Through music. Together.
🔗 Read Supa’s full story → www.musicianswithout...
July 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
💬 “Our sessions returned to the fundamentals: care, culture, and music. Nothing else could’ve created this level of connection in so little time.”
— Supakarn, Sound of Hope Training Director
This is how recovery begins. Through music. Together.
🔗 Read Supa’s full story → www.musicianswithout...
— Supakarn, Sound of Hope Training Director
This is how recovery begins. Through music. Together.
🔗 Read Supa’s full story → www.musicianswithout...
What does healing through music look like after disaster strikes?
In Myanmar, just weeks after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake, a group of local musicians got together and went into affected areas.
In Myanmar, just weeks after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake, a group of local musicians got together and went into affected areas.
July 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What does healing through music look like after disaster strikes?
In Myanmar, just weeks after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake, a group of local musicians got together and went into affected areas.
In Myanmar, just weeks after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake, a group of local musicians got together and went into affected areas.
Today, on July 1st, Musicians Without Borders joins in recognizing Keti Koti, Surinamese for “the chain is broken.”⛓️💥
It marks the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Dutch Antilles in 1863, and is a powerful day of both remembrance and celebration of freedom.
It marks the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Dutch Antilles in 1863, and is a powerful day of both remembrance and celebration of freedom.
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today, on July 1st, Musicians Without Borders joins in recognizing Keti Koti, Surinamese for “the chain is broken.”⛓️💥
It marks the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Dutch Antilles in 1863, and is a powerful day of both remembrance and celebration of freedom.
It marks the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Dutch Antilles in 1863, and is a powerful day of both remembrance and celebration of freedom.
The workers found out that his father was a very talented guitarist, so asked the boy if he knew any of the songs his father used to sing to him.
He said yes, and was invited onto the stage from where the workers were giving sessions, and sang that song for the whole community.
He said yes, and was invited onto the stage from where the workers were giving sessions, and sang that song for the whole community.
May 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The workers found out that his father was a very talented guitarist, so asked the boy if he knew any of the songs his father used to sing to him.
He said yes, and was invited onto the stage from where the workers were giving sessions, and sang that song for the whole community.
He said yes, and was invited onto the stage from where the workers were giving sessions, and sang that song for the whole community.
“This Is Me” – a campaign to give voice to the silenced.
Across the world, people affected by war, conflict, and displacement are often reduced to headlines, labels, and statistics.
We believe in something different.
Through music, we amplify real voices. Real stories. Real lives.
Across the world, people affected by war, conflict, and displacement are often reduced to headlines, labels, and statistics.
We believe in something different.
Through music, we amplify real voices. Real stories. Real lives.
May 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“This Is Me” – a campaign to give voice to the silenced.
Across the world, people affected by war, conflict, and displacement are often reduced to headlines, labels, and statistics.
We believe in something different.
Through music, we amplify real voices. Real stories. Real lives.
Across the world, people affected by war, conflict, and displacement are often reduced to headlines, labels, and statistics.
We believe in something different.
Through music, we amplify real voices. Real stories. Real lives.
In a region shaped by conflict, children came together to create something powerful: joy.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 42 newly trained music trainers, once participants themselves, reached over 1,000 children in just one month.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 42 newly trained music trainers, once participants themselves, reached over 1,000 children in just one month.
May 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In a region shaped by conflict, children came together to create something powerful: joy.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 42 newly trained music trainers, once participants themselves, reached over 1,000 children in just one month.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 42 newly trained music trainers, once participants themselves, reached over 1,000 children in just one month.
Laura Hassler shared a powerful vision at the Arnold Bake Day conference: A world where music isn’t just entertainment, but a tool for healing, connection, and empowerment.
May 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Laura Hassler shared a powerful vision at the Arnold Bake Day conference: A world where music isn’t just entertainment, but a tool for healing, connection, and empowerment.
From one pair of hands to another - these donated violins in the hands of these young musicians recently arrived in our Palestine project. Music travels, carrying hope, joy, and resilience - every instrument brings connection, healing, and the power of sound.
May 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
From one pair of hands to another - these donated violins in the hands of these young musicians recently arrived in our Palestine project. Music travels, carrying hope, joy, and resilience - every instrument brings connection, healing, and the power of sound.
This week in Palestine, the children in our project came together to write and rehearse their very own piece of music, and we got a sneak peek into their beautiful process! ❤️
April 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This week in Palestine, the children in our project came together to write and rehearse their very own piece of music, and we got a sneak peek into their beautiful process! ❤️
Bidding in our King's Day Auction ends tonight at 23:59 CET! Have a look at what's on offer and place your bids by clicking here: airauctioneer.com/mu...
April 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Bidding in our King's Day Auction ends tonight at 23:59 CET! Have a look at what's on offer and place your bids by clicking here: airauctioneer.com/mu...
Create your dream studio while making a difference! 🎼
Bid on high-quality music gear in our auction and support Musicians Without Borders’ global peacebuilding work.
👉 Bid now: airauctioneer.com/musicians-wi...
Bid on high-quality music gear in our auction and support Musicians Without Borders’ global peacebuilding work.
👉 Bid now: airauctioneer.com/musicians-wi...
April 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Create your dream studio while making a difference! 🎼
Bid on high-quality music gear in our auction and support Musicians Without Borders’ global peacebuilding work.
👉 Bid now: airauctioneer.com/musicians-wi...
Bid on high-quality music gear in our auction and support Musicians Without Borders’ global peacebuilding work.
👉 Bid now: airauctioneer.com/musicians-wi...
Last month, Chris Nicholson, our Program Development Manager and Regional Program Manager in Central East Africa, wrote an article for Music Teacher magazine about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read the full piece here: www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/heal...
Read the full piece here: www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/heal...
April 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Last month, Chris Nicholson, our Program Development Manager and Regional Program Manager in Central East Africa, wrote an article for Music Teacher magazine about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read the full piece here: www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/heal...
Read the full piece here: www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/heal...
"If we give up on saving the innocents, we forfeit our humanity."
In this month's director's blog, Laura explains how the Vietnam war shaped her life, & how the genocide in Gaza is the latest fight against the global empire of brute military force.
Read her blog here: www.musicianswithout...
In this month's director's blog, Laura explains how the Vietnam war shaped her life, & how the genocide in Gaza is the latest fight against the global empire of brute military force.
Read her blog here: www.musicianswithout...
April 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"If we give up on saving the innocents, we forfeit our humanity."
In this month's director's blog, Laura explains how the Vietnam war shaped her life, & how the genocide in Gaza is the latest fight against the global empire of brute military force.
Read her blog here: www.musicianswithout...
In this month's director's blog, Laura explains how the Vietnam war shaped her life, & how the genocide in Gaza is the latest fight against the global empire of brute military force.
Read her blog here: www.musicianswithout...
Bidding for our King's Day Auction is well underway! If you want to help bring access to music to people facing war, conflict and division, while bagging yourself some top-quality music hardware and software, head over to our auction page and place your bids today: airauctioneer.com/musicians-wi...
April 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bidding for our King's Day Auction is well underway! If you want to help bring access to music to people facing war, conflict and division, while bagging yourself some top-quality music hardware and software, head over to our auction page and place your bids today: airauctioneer.com/musicians-wi...
We're looking for a freelancer!
We're looking for a freelance Content and Digital Creator to support our work and help us reach new audiences online. The ideal candidate will have experience using editing software such as Adobe Suite, and have proven success in social media growth.
We're looking for a freelance Content and Digital Creator to support our work and help us reach new audiences online. The ideal candidate will have experience using editing software such as Adobe Suite, and have proven success in social media growth.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We're looking for a freelancer!
We're looking for a freelance Content and Digital Creator to support our work and help us reach new audiences online. The ideal candidate will have experience using editing software such as Adobe Suite, and have proven success in social media growth.
We're looking for a freelance Content and Digital Creator to support our work and help us reach new audiences online. The ideal candidate will have experience using editing software such as Adobe Suite, and have proven success in social media growth.
Last week the Music Connects team converged once again in Mitrovica for a training week, bringing together Mitrovica Rock School students from both sides of the city, as well as a new cohort of trainers from Rockacademie from Tilburg, Netherlands.
March 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Last week the Music Connects team converged once again in Mitrovica for a training week, bringing together Mitrovica Rock School students from both sides of the city, as well as a new cohort of trainers from Rockacademie from Tilburg, Netherlands.
For International Women's Day 2025, Amanda, who is a student at the Roma Rock school, has written an incredibly powerful blog about the struggle for women's rights and her wishes for the women of the world.
Read her blog in full here: www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2025/03/08/i...
Read her blog in full here: www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2025/03/08/i...
March 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
For International Women's Day 2025, Amanda, who is a student at the Roma Rock school, has written an incredibly powerful blog about the struggle for women's rights and her wishes for the women of the world.
Read her blog in full here: www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2025/03/08/i...
Read her blog in full here: www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2025/03/08/i...
Ever wanted to be learn how we do what we do? Well now is your chance!
Between June 9 and 13, we will be holding another week of Welcome Notes Training at Leeds Beckett University.
Between June 9 and 13, we will be holding another week of Welcome Notes Training at Leeds Beckett University.
March 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Ever wanted to be learn how we do what we do? Well now is your chance!
Between June 9 and 13, we will be holding another week of Welcome Notes Training at Leeds Beckett University.
Between June 9 and 13, we will be holding another week of Welcome Notes Training at Leeds Beckett University.
We are thrilled to welcome the Ana Sowti choir to our Al-Musiqa Tajm'ana program in Jordan in 2025!
Ana Sowti has been a treasured project of our partner, Tajalla for Music and Arts, for a while now, and we are thrilled to be co-hosting the choir with them this year.
Ana Sowti has been a treasured project of our partner, Tajalla for Music and Arts, for a while now, and we are thrilled to be co-hosting the choir with them this year.
February 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We are thrilled to welcome the Ana Sowti choir to our Al-Musiqa Tajm'ana program in Jordan in 2025!
Ana Sowti has been a treasured project of our partner, Tajalla for Music and Arts, for a while now, and we are thrilled to be co-hosting the choir with them this year.
Ana Sowti has been a treasured project of our partner, Tajalla for Music and Arts, for a while now, and we are thrilled to be co-hosting the choir with them this year.
Join us in the UK this Summer!
We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social again this year, to produce another edition of our Welcome Notes Training!
Find full details and registration on our website:
www.musicianswithoutborders.org/event/welcom...
We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social again this year, to produce another edition of our Welcome Notes Training!
Find full details and registration on our website:
www.musicianswithoutborders.org/event/welcom...
February 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Join us in the UK this Summer!
We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social again this year, to produce another edition of our Welcome Notes Training!
Find full details and registration on our website:
www.musicianswithoutborders.org/event/welcom...
We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with @leedsbeckett.bsky.social again this year, to produce another edition of our Welcome Notes Training!
Find full details and registration on our website:
www.musicianswithoutborders.org/event/welcom...
Our director Laura Hassler has written a new blog reflecting on the sad story of Hind Rajab, a young victim of the genocide in Gaza. While we mourn the loss of Hind and so many like her, there is still hope. Through music, we can find healing and make the world take notice of what has been lost
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our director Laura Hassler has written a new blog reflecting on the sad story of Hind Rajab, a young victim of the genocide in Gaza. While we mourn the loss of Hind and so many like her, there is still hope. Through music, we can find healing and make the world take notice of what has been lost
Wow! What can we say? The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble concert series was an incredible experience! We want to thank them for their hard work in organising everything and allowing our trainer Ahmad to join them on their tour! 💙
February 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Wow! What can we say? The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble concert series was an incredible experience! We want to thank them for their hard work in organising everything and allowing our trainer Ahmad to join them on their tour! 💙