Build their confidence, shape their characters, and to express themselves through music.

In 2013, inspired by the ethos and good deeds of El Sistema “National Network of Youth and Children Orchestras of Venezuela” the Pong sister (Annike and Monique) embarked on a project to establish Music Children Foundation (MCF) in Hong Kong. Together with a group of ardent and passionate musicians, MCF started to provide free-of-charge music education to children from grassroots families. We look back at the beginning when MCF could afford to provide training to several 10 children only; as of today it has provided services to over 6,600 children from underprivileged families. 

Our music education programmes include “Music Cradle” for children age 3 to 6; choirs, instruments and ensembles for children age 6 to 16. Throughout the years we have witnessed the positive changes brought to children and their families via these training programmes. It is hoped that through their happy learning experience and public performances children are able to establish confidence, build characters and develop a sense of achievement. MCF also organises various activities and seminars to help parents relieve pressure in order to improve parent/child relationship and to bring harmony into families. Parents will have the opportunities to network and provide support to each other. The seeds that had been sown have now become young people attending secondary schools and universities. They are encouraged to help as volunteers in our events and as models to their juniors; and learn to give back to society by establishing the spirit of “help others to self-help”. 

In the coming years, while we maintain to provide free-of-charge music education to grassroots children and families, we will expand our services to multiple social strata and backgrounds including elderlies, children with special educational needs and communities requiring help.

Music Children Foundation Limited is a Hong Kong charitable organization which is exempted from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance-File no. 91/13207.