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Trust Drum Circles Celebrates Summer Youth Enrichment Event in Douala, Cameroon

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Trust Drum Circles is proud to celebrate a successful youth enrichment event coordinated by Nkadmbi Chantal Allo in Douala, Cameroon.
The event brought together local children for a summer youth enrichment experience that combined drumming, interactive songs, and educational activities. The lessons promoted personal safety, healthy boundaries, emotional awareness, and positive decision-making in age-appropriate ways. Children enjoyed snacks, explored instruments, and experienced the joy of making music together while reinforcing these important life skills.

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From Apprenticeship to Applause: COMECH Students Take the Stage in Mombasa

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A group of teens and young adults from the Child of Mercy Children’s Home (COMECH) took the stage for the first time on December 13 in Mombasa, Kenya, marking a key milestone for a vocational pilot launched earlier this year by Trust Drum Circles.
The program introduced students to traditional Kenyan drum-making, ensemble drumming, dance, and music production, pairing artistic training with practical, income-generating skills.

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Building Skills, Shaping Futures: Trust Drum Circles (TDC) Launches Vocational Program in Kenya

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TDC Chair Dr. Jessica Bennett and Founder Maseh Nchang realized the potential of their new vocational program in a single moment: watching Kenyan master craftsmen, drum-makers since 1976, guide youth from the Child of Mercy Children’s Home (COMECH) through their first drum-making apprenticeship. It was here that Bennett and Nchang knew the program could shape far more than instruments. It could shape futures.

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Glory Mafor

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Glory Mafor, Glory Mafor is a writer, editor, media, and communications professional with interests in literary arts, global communication, and how they intersect with culture and social development. She is the former chief editor of Self-ish, a literary publication that platforms over 25 young black writers across Africa, the Caribbean, and beyond.  Glory is also a spoken word poet, a worship leader, and a voiceover artist. Through her work and art, she is intentional about curating and amplifying stories that inspire individuals to own their story, be unique, and live authentically.