Billian Music Family Centre

Mathare, Kenya

The Billian Music Family is a youth empowerment and community building movement through the power of music to improve the lives of the people of Mathare Slum.

The Billian Music Family started three years ago to mentor, teach life-skills to a handful of disadvantaged yet talented children of the Mathare Slum using music. Through music and dance in a loving and caring family environment, it has blossomed into a community movement fostering the next generation of leaders. Fueled only by the determination of Billian and Jeff, the Billian Music Family has accomplished amazing outreach. With our successful Indiegogo campaign, the Chantal Paydar Foundation matched funds raised to secure the development of the Billian Music Family Centre in Mathare.   The Billian Music Family Centre serves as a community center for educating the entire community of Mathare.  The range of activities in the first few months of operations include: after-school educational tutoring, after-school music and dance leasons, adult health screening, open library and study times to name a few.

The first music video since the opening of the center from the children of the Billian Music Family is an amazing display of talent and potential these kids and the community have.