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The Bavubuka Foundation is a nonprofit organization that believes that connecting youth with music and the arts can transform lives and unify diverse communities. Bavubuka is dedicated to creating spaces and educational programs that will nurture and empower a new generation of young leaders in Uganda and all of Africa, who will use their voices to communicate positive messages and affect positive change in their communities and the world.

We are proud to be in partnership with award-winning U.S. architect Travis Price, lead architect for the Bavubuka Community Center. Travis is well known for his innovations in environmentally sound architecture and his attention and appreciation to diverse cultural influences.  His extensive experience includes design work in Uganda.  His plans for the center will be cutting edge environmentally friendly, increasing its benefit to the youth and communities.  Such things as pollution-free, self-sustaining solar  power will cut  down on costs and introduce important environmental/architectural innovations in a neglected area of the world. Travis also leads a nonprofit Spirit of Place, Spirit of Design a design-build  exploration program primarily for architecture students, but also affiliated with fields of anthropology, archaeology and the arts.





The Foundation is dedicated to building regional community centers and a large scale ‘world class’ arts and community center within East Africa. Focusing our attentions on east Africa as a center for bringing the arts communities together from around Africa and the world, we hope to expand our visions thereafter to other countries and the world over through extended partnerships and unity with those places people.


With approximately 54% of its population under the age of 18, Uganda is in critical need of spaces and programs that offer alternative education options to youth.  We are actively raising funds for our first community center in Uganda to serve as a home base for our programs and outreach.


The Bavubuka Community Center will be a safe and uplifting environment that will host youth from all over Uganda.   The Center will foster creativity and build a strong network and partnership with the youth in the most impoverished areas of the country.  To be designed by award-winning US architect Travis Price, the Center will also be environmentally progressive and culturally sensitive in design. 




 

In Canada

 
Silas Balabyekkubo

The President of the foundation Silas is a musician, producer, and all around people person. He is a bringer of unity wherever he is. His zest for people and the creative arts have given rise to his creative approach to provide opportunities for his homeland of Uganda, Africa, and the world. Moving into his late 20s Silas is determined to accomplish the foundations goal of Building the largest east African arts school and community center which he knows will be a pinnacle turning point for the continent in its struggles for peace and social development.


 

Aaron Kim Elton

Vice President of the foundation, Aaron is a born resident of British Columbia Canada from the small coastal township of Bowen Island. Having a good grasp on motion pictures Aaron found his calling in creating productions that had real meaning for real people and has expanded his visions along side Silas towards the functional operation of this Foundation. With an endless stream of creative energy to draw from and a strong desire to give back to the world he feels responsible too, Aaron has created the concept of “Global Unity Entertainment ” and you are experiencing it right now!




Seb Roberts

Hailing from Port Colborne, Ontario, Seb is the youngest person to join the Bavubuka Foundation. From a young age he has been actively involved in sports. Now he uses his experience to promote the beneficial effects of competitive play by heading the Bavubuka All-Sports wing. Along with being an avid sports enthusiast he has recently immersed himself in the music aspect of the foundation and will be performing at the 2008 Hip Hop Summit in Kampala, Uganda. A great beginning for a young man who is yet to see his eighteenth birthday..


 

 



 

Phoenix Olivia

Phoenix is the foundation's web designer, photographer and resident DJ. Born in Guyana, South America she grew up surrounded by artists and musicians. After relocating to Canada 15 years ago Phoenix began persuing her own pre destined artistic path via the underground electronic dance music scene as a DJ, while also fostering her second love - the more visual realm of photography.


 

 

Salman Ayub Rana

Salman Ayub Rana (YLooK) is a hip hop artist, activist and young lawyer from the city of Toronto in Canada. He hails from the mighty Circle hip hop collective (Kardinal Offishall, Solitair, Saukrates, etc.) His interests revolve around human rights, Islam, East Africa, youth justice, youth empowerment, children's rights and protection and hip hop cultural studies. He recently spent over half a year in Uganda working with the Uganda Law Society on issues concerning development, law reform and children's rights. It was in Kampala where Salman met the Bavubuka brothers and sisters and it was at the initial meeting where he decided he needed to be a part of this vital and evolutionary movement. He believes in the power of youth, hip hop and ultimately in the power of the ONE which connects us all.


In USA

 

 


Alex Kirya aka Saba Saba & Krazy Native

A Ugandan native, has been performing hip hop since 1994 when he joined the Bataka Squad, a pioneering Ugandan hip hop group who originated Lugaflow, rapping in the Luganda language. Using his talents to uplift his people, Alex has been with Bavubuka since it began. This past year he has performed at venues across the US, including the Power to the Peaceful concert in San Francisco and the Save Darfur Concert at Syracuse University.

Myra Vides.

Creative Director of Photography Myra is a California native born in Central America, a Mother, an Environmentalist, Activist, and Child/Family Portrait photographer.

Myra has worked as an Art Teacher creating curriculums for children as young as two years old, and has extensive experience in front and behind the camera for two decades.

In Fall 2008 Myra will be teaching photography to youth at the Getty Villa in Malibu with The Virginia Avenue Project.

Brett Mazurek

A Creative Director Originally from Orlando,Florida, Brett aka 3rdi, is a multi-talented social activist using the digital medium as his canvas. His raw guerrilla style photography, music videos, and documentaries are a reflection of intimate human moments that let the viewer escape into his cinematic vision. His first documentary "Diamonds in the Rough", is a look at the efforts by Ugandan hip hop artists to bring positive social change to Uganda will be released early next year. He also runs SubterraneanNetwork.com representing underground conscious artists from around the globe.

 

Lara Day

Originally from Washington, DC, Lara has over 15 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations dedicated to social and environmental causes, including work with the progressive youth organization Earth Conservation Corps located in Southeast DC. She holds a BA Fine Arts and Masters in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.