1. Donate a new guitar.
If you would like to purchase a guitar for one of our grassroots schools, you are welcome to mark your donation: NEW GTR (plus your name) We will make sure we purchase a guitar for that amount. If you send us an email at joinbandsnotgangs@gmail.com, we can email you a pic of where it ends up. From August to December 2023, most of our instruments will go to help start or expand Cape Town-based programs. Guitars are our most popular instruments, as they are portable and easy to learn.
Current rate for an entry level acoustic guitar plus bag = R1500.
2. Donate a second hand instrument.
If you have an old instrument at home that you are no longer using, (that is in good working order! Very NB), you are welcome to contact us at joinbandsnotgangs@gmail.com or fill out the contact form on this site and we can arrange for a pick up/drop off location. We always welcome "band" instruments like guitars (acoustic & electric), keyboards, drums, bass guitars, amplifiers and sound equipment. Anything for the contemporary band. Classical instruments are donated to fellow non-profits working in the classical music field. Pianos are assessed on a case-by-case basis - whether or not they are worth fixing up - and taken only if in really good condition.
3. Sell your old instrument and donate the money to buy new guitars.
Sometimes selling an old instruments and donating the money for new guitars is more helpful for our organisation that receiving the instrument, as there are more interest among youths for contemporary instruments in general. We have had donors go this route and it has helped us a lot! (One lady sold her violin and we could buy 5 guitars with that money :)
4. Get involved as a monthly donor or corporate sponsor.
To start a new grassroots music programs, we buy a starter pack of 8 acoustic guitars plus 2 djembes, and then cover the cost for 1 teacher to teach 1 lesson per week for the whole year. The instruments cost R15 000, the teacher/venue fee comes in at R12 000 for the year (R1000 per month) and we charge a small admin fee of R3000 for the organization to cover overheads. (R250 per month)
The total therefore, to start and sponsor 1 grassroots music program is R30 000 for the year. Our goal for 2023/24 is to start 50 new music programs, in addition to the 16 programs we currently support monthly.
- We would love to partner with Corporates and Individuals who share our dream of helping the Cape Flats become a place filled with music, and to give children new hopes and dreams!
Join Bands Not Gangs is a Registered PBO with an 18a tax deductable status.
