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The Youth Mill
Business event organisers have an opportunity to support disadvantaged young people in Australia’s Aboriginal communities when they engage in cultural performances through The Youth Mill, which works with a diverse range of Aboriginal groups to provide education, employment and cultural awareness.
Performances for events held in the Northern Territory are offered through The Youth Mill’s Beats of Culture music and Women of Artful Flavours arts programmes.
These performances allow local young artists to showcase their extraordinary talents to a broader audience, embrace and convey their heritage, as well as educate themselves and others about the depth, beauty and strength of First Nations culture, and the importance of maintaining one of the world’s oldest living cultures.
Phare, the Cambodian Circus
Phare shows – a blend of theatre, music, dance and modern circus arts – are of great renown but underneath that fine global repute is a gold-hearted purpose.
Phare artists are students and graduates from Phare Ponleu Selpak’s vocational training centre in Cambodia’s Battambang, a non-profit organisation established in 1994 to help poor and troubled local youngsters. From free education at the start, the centre went on to offer music, theatre and circus classes. Students and graduates are given a chance to hone their skills and earn a decent wage that will take them out of poverty.
Phare also uses the revenue to fund the school, allowing it to support even more local youngsters.
Phare performs every night at its big top on Siem Reap’s Ring Road, and the complete experience on-site includes opportunities to purchase souvenirs made by local artisans and sample the tasty street food.
Corporate groups can also arrange to visit Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang to watch a circus show by the students or take a tour of the campus.
Bangkok Charity Orchestra
The Bangkok Charity Orchestra is said to be the first orchestra to be committed to raising funds for charities in Thailand.
Beyond its work dedicated to supporting recognised charities in the country, it also promotes classical music and brings aspiring musicians together to perform on a quality stage.
The Bangkok Charity Orchestra’s key principle is to donate 100 per cent of the concert proceeds to selected charity projects. The orchestra is funded by corporate sponsors and supporters. It is also open for private engagements in formal concerts for charitable causes.
