El Sistema Mentions Birmingham and Scrollworks on Its Website!

Jaime Austria of El Sistema NYC said "You're in FESNOJIV's website!"

Below is an excerpt of the page. Notice we're one of three in the US--along with Marin Alsop's program and Jaime's group.

Dissemination outside of Venezuela

Many international organizations recognize El Sistema as a unique program, worthy of being implemented in all the world's nations, particularly in countries that are seeking to reduce the levels of poverty, illiteracy, and exclusion among young population.

Since 1982, with support from the OAS and the Governments of the benefited countries, or just through individual initiatives, systems of youth and children's orchestras modeled after the Venezuelan program have been created in more than 20 countries. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Baltimore, New York, Birmingham) and Uruguay are among them.