FOJI IS ONE OF THE 7 FOUNDATIONS THAT DEPEND ON THE FIRST LADY OF THE NATION, CECILIA MOREL, TO WORK ON THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR COUNTRY THROUGH MUSIC. IT IS A NON-PROFIT INSTITUTION THAT OPENS A SPACE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOYS, GIRLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MUSICAL ABILITIES TO HAVE AN INSTRUMENT AND BE PART OF AN ORCHESTRA. IN ADDITION, IT HAS A COMMUNITY WITH MORE THAN 293 ACTIVITIES OF ITS ORCHESTRAS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY. ITS MISSION IS "TO RAISE THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER CHILE TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE BY INTEGRATING ORCHESTRAS". ITS "SCHOOL OF ORCHESTRAS" INITIATIVE STANDS OUT, THE OBJECTIVE OF WHICH IS TO MEET THE TRAINING AND TRAINING NEEDS, WITHIN THE FOJI'S OWN METHODOLOGY AND ITS FOUNDING MISSION, TO STRENGTHEN THE NEEDS OF OUR ORCHESTRAS AND COMMUNITY ORCHESTRAS IN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS: DIRECTORS, INSTRUCTORS, MUSICIANS AND WORK TEAMS, AS WELL AS DEFINING THE GRADUATION PROFILE OF THE MUSICIANS OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. IT HAS TWO UNITS: THE TRAINING UNIT AND THE TRAINING PROGRAM. AMONG THE FUNDS IT DELIVERS ARE:
- FUND FOR THE CREATION OF ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS BENEFIT IS TO EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRAS IN CHILE, THROUGH COMPETITION FOR PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING AN INSTRUMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE CREATION OF ORCHESTRAS OF STRINGS, AND BRASS AND WOOD ENSEMBLES, MADE UP OF 35% OF STUDENTS OF PUBLIC AND SUBSIDIZED FREE PREFERENTIAL OR PRIORITY EDUCATION, WHICH MUST COMMIT A COUNTERPART TO FINANCE THE TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS OF THE MUSICAL GROUPS TO BE FORMED AND OPERATING EXPENSES.
- FUND FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF ORCHESTRAS: ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO STRENGTHEN THE WORK OF THE COMMUNAL CHILD AND YOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF THE COUNTRY BY CO-FINANCING THE ACQUISITION OF INSTRUMENTS OR ACCESSORIES AND, ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF INSTRUMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. AN ORCHESTRA OR SUPPORTING INSTITUTION CAN ONLY APPLY FOR ONE OF THE MODALITIES INCLUDED IN THIS FUND.
- FUND FOR TOURS AND MEETINGS: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS BENEFIT IS TO ACTIVATE AND MAKE VISIBLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORK OF THE COMMUNITY ORCHESTRAS OF THE CHILEAN MUSICAL ECOSYSTEM, THROUGH THE CO-FINANCING OF ARTISTIC-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN DIFFERENT PLACES OF THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TERRITORY.
FINALLY, TO CONTRIBUTE THE FULFILLMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL MISSION OF FOJI, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A SERIES OF BENEFITS BOTH FOR THE MEMBERS OF ITS OWN ORCHESTRAS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OWN ORCHESTRAS, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TRAINING CENTER AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE AREA PSYCHOSOCIAL
FOJI HAS BEEN THE MOTOR AND INSPIRATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUTH ORCHESTRAL MOVEMENT IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2001 THE FOUNDATION HAD LESS THAN 50 ORCHESTRA CATASTRATES AND TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN 580 GROUPINGS IN 221 COMMUNES FROM ARICA TO PUNTA ARENAS. THE FOUNDATION HAS 18 OWN SYMPHONIC ORCHESTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THREE OF THEM IN SANTIAGO; THE NATIONAL YOUTH SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA (OSNJ), THE METROPOLITAN STUDENT SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA (OSEM), THE METROPOLITAN CHILDREN'S SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA (OSIM) AND 15 REGIONAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA THIS IS HOW MORE THAN 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 8-24, RECEIVE ANNUALLY FINANCIAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, INSTRUMENTAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENT. IN ADDITION, IN MORE THAN 18 YEARS OF HISTORY, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED CONTESTING FUNDS FOR THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY ORCHESTS AND HAS DEVELOPED COURSES, SEMINARS AND FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WITHIN THOSE THAT HIGHLIGHT THE ORCHESTRA SEASONS THAT DEPEND ON THE FOJI. OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN THE LUTHERY WORKSHOPS, "MASTER CLASS", COURSES AND SEMINARS FOR CHILDREN-YOUTH ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS.
A COUNT OF THE MILESTONES AND ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS REACHED BY FOJI, SINCE 2013, IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://ORQUESTAJUVENIL.CL/FOJI/QUIENES-SOMOS/MEMORIA-ANUAL/
BUDGET 2020*: CLP$3.126.105.000.- /USD$4.010.000.-
*ANNUAL BUDGET. **REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED BY MINCAP TO FOJI, VIA RESOURCE TRANSFER AGREEMENT AND ACTIVITIES EXECUTION.
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MINISTRY OF CULTURES, ARTS AND HERITAGE (MINCAP); CULTURAL DONATIONS SYSTEM (CULTURAL DONATIONS LAW); IBERO-AMERICAN GENERAL SECRETARIAT (SEGIB); REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF O’HIGGINS; PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC.
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IF THERE IS NO FORMAL EVALUATION OF THIS MEASURE, IN THE INTEGRATED BANK OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS (BIPS), WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT -MIDESO IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS LEGAL MANDATE OF VIEWING FOR THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SOCIAL OFFER OF THE STATE; WE CAN FIND THE MONITORING AND FOLLOW-UP REPORTS OF THE PROGRAMS "COMMUNAL ORCHESTS OF FOJI CATASTRO" AND "ORCHESTRAS OWN FOJI", TO THE YEAR 2019: HTTPS://PROGRAMASSOCIALES.MINISTERIODESARROLLOSOCIAL.GOB.CL/