Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center

“Expenses camp pagungwa 9,267 instruments 181 teaching fees 2,020 insurance 368 ensembles 280 advertising 1,095 dues and subscriptions 100 visa fees & other artist 4,350 other expenses 210 travel 7,796 non-investment depreciation 415 total 26,082”

“Scholarship fund prior period 204”

“Inventories for sale or use 450 450 equipment 2,910 2,910 less accumulated depreciation 1,732 2,147 other assets 0 50 total 1,628 1,263”

“Other liabilities 3,969 1,910 loans from officers 600 450”

“Kutsinhira cultural arts center is dedicated to the music and culture of the people of zimbabwe.”

“Events and classes dedicated to studying and sharing the music and culture of zimbabwe artist in residence program has the dual goals of bringing authentic, accomplished zimbabwean musicians and music teachers to teach and interact with its members and with members of the public, and to help promote these zimbabwean musicians in their teaching and performing careers, thus enabling them to keep these unique styles alive and available to the public. Zimbabwe community development project: initiated to provide support for community health and education efforts in zimbabwe. The program grew out of close musical and personal connections that kutsinhira members developed with their zimbabwean teachers and friends. Kutsinhira members raise funds through concerts featuring zimbabwean music and artists, related merchandise sales and donations to support community development projects in zimbabwe.”

“Zimbabwe community development project kutsinhira cultural arts center kutsinhira's zimbabwe community development project was initiated to provide support for community health and education efforts in zimbabwe. The program grew out of close musical and personal connections that kutsinhira members developed with their zimbabwean teachers and friends. Kutsinhira members raise funds through concerts featuring zimbabwean music and artists, related merchandise sales and donations. Kutsinhira continues to support the following projects. Ancient ways / nhimbe for progress founded by jaiaen beck (kutsinhira member) and cosmas magaya (zimbabwean mbira teacher) in 1999, the nhimbe project works in six villages, serving over 1,350 people. Donations have allowed ancient ways, a u.s. Nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, that sponsors nhimbe, to rebuild huts and toilets, ensure children attend school, and work with villagers to secure clean water and health care, which includes conventional, traditional, and alternative approaches. For more information: http://www.ancient-ways.org/projects/nhimbe-for- progress/ tariro tariro is a grassroots u.s. Nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status that is working in zimbabwe to prevent the spread of hiv/aids by educating young women and girls. Founded by jennifer kyker (kutsinhira member and teacher) in 2003, tariro currently funds the education of about 50 girls, providing a comprehensive range of services enabling them to complete a secondary school education. For more information: http://tariro.org/ chinhoyi high school project patience chaitezvi was a kutsinhira's sponsored artist in 2011 and 2013 and is schedule for a third musical residency in 2015. At home in zimbabwe, she teaches high school in the city of chinhoyi. Many of the 2,000 students in the school are impacted by extreme poverty and disease, and 675 are orphans. Through patience's advocacy, the required school supplies and uniforms have been purchased for these children, allowing them to remain in school. Donations through kutsinhira and other u.s. Communities also funded water purification during a cholera outbreak. Kutsinhira's artist in residence program has the dual goals of bringing authentic, accomplished zimbabwean musicians and music teachers to teach and interact with its members and with members of the public, and to help promote these zimbabwean musicians in their teaching and performing careers, thus enabling them to keep these unique styles alive and available to the public. In practical terms, the program requires kutsinhira to fund and provide room, board and local transportation for its guests, and arrange all their travel.”