At the C.O.U.M.B.A. Foundation, no need is too small or too far. Our goal is to connect the world sense of compassion through the international languages of music and art.

If there is a cause that you would like to call attention to, please let us know. You can send an email to info@coumba.com or register on our site.

Let's heal the world with a therapeutic language with no definitions or barriers!

Below is a list of organization that we believe represent causes worth our support. Please Join us in our efforts! 

THE SALIF KEITA GLOBAL FOUNDATION

The Salif Keita Global Foundation is a non-profit organization started by Malian singer, Salif Keita, to help build free healthcare and educational services in Mali and around the world, that will treat diseases such as skin cancer and poor eyesight, common to albinos. The organization with offices in Mali and US, will also make donations and instill programs aimed at raising cultural awareness, eradicating poverty, malaria, and AIDS.

UNHCR

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. (For more information, visit their website at http://www.unhcr.org)

THE GLOBAL FUND

The Global Fund was created to finance a dramatic turn-around in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. These 3 diseases kill more than 6 million people each year, and the numbers are growing. This massive scaling-up of resources is already supporting aggressive interventions against all three. By funding the work of new and existing programs, we can save millions of lives, stop the spread of disease and halt the devastation to families, communities and economies around the world.

For more information, visit their website at http://www.theglobalfund.org.

DATA

DATA was founded by U2 lead singer, Bono. The organization aims to raise awareness about, and spark response to the crises swamping Africa: unpayable Debts, uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and unfair Trade rules which keep Africans poor. 

To learm more about DATA, please visit their website at http://www.data.org.

The GLOCAL FORUM

The Glocal Forum aims to balance the global with the local by strengthening inter-city relations and harnessing global opportunities for the economic, social and cultural interests of the local community.

To learn more about he Glocal Forum and its current projects, please visit their website at http://www.glocalforum.org.

QUINCY JONES LISTEN UP FOUNDATION

The Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation is a non-profit foundation that believes in equal opportunities for all children.  The foundation supports healthcare and education programs for children and fosters loal initiatives that have the ability to make a global reach.

To learn more about the Listen Up Foundation, please visit their website at http://qjluf.org.

BUSKAID SOWETO STRING PROJECT

The Buskaid Soweto String Project is financed by Buskaid -a charitable trust registered in both South Africa and the United Kingdom. The String Project is led by Rosemary Nalden in response to a BBC radio interview highlighting the difficulties of a group of young string players in Diepkloof, Soweto. Since then it has quadrupled in size, and currently (April 2004) comprises approximately 70 students ranging in age from five to twenty-four, and all drawn from the less privileged local community.

To learn more about the Buskaid Soweto String Project, please visit their website at http://www.buskaid.org.za.

RAINBO

RAINBO is an African led international non-governmental organisation, established in 1994, working on issues of women's empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence as central components of the African development agenda.

To learn more about Rainbo, please visit their website at http://www.rainbo.org.