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Campaign for Quality education through Music at KIFA (Kole Intellectual Forum)

The focus of Kole Intellectual Forum is to campaign and advocate for quality, sustainable and potential education. Music is one such tools they are using for engagement and advocate to influence policymakers, communities, and their fellow students in and out of school.

In advocacy Strategies that they using with the influence of music, it has made Kole Intellectual Forum to easily,

• Mobilize Support Groups: Organize and train parents, teachers, and community members as advocates. Parents, in particular, are highly influential in convincing decision-makers like school boards and legislators.
• Leverage Data and Research: Use studies that demonstrate the academic, cognitive, and social benefits of music education (e.g., improved literacy, math skills, memory, and self-confidence) to make a strong, evidence-based case to administrators and policymakers.
• Engage with Policymakers and Media: Connect with local and national politicians, attend school board meetings, and use media to spread the message.
• Develop Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate with existing advocacy groups, non-profits), and local businesses to create a unified and sustained campaign effort.
• Showcase Success Stories: Highlight real-life examples and testimonials from students, parents, and teachers about how music programs have transformed lives and improved school outcomes, which can be shared on social media using relevant hashtags

How implementation programs are done through Music

• Integrate Music into the Curriculum: Use music as a pedagogical tool in other subjects (e.g., using rhythm and song to improve language and math skills).
• Foster Inclusivity and Community: Use music programs to bring diverse students together, including those with special needs or from disadvantaged backgrounds, which builds teamwork, empathy, and a sense of belonging.
• Host Performances and Events: Organize concerts, festivals, and community outreach programs to celebrate student achievements and raise awareness and funds for the program.
• Utilize Technology: Incorporate music composition software, online platforms, and social media to enhance learning experiences, broaden reach, and connect with a wider audience of advocates. 

The result of positive effects of leisure: KIFA

Kole Intellectual forum is a research based organization that is trying to derive ways and means of addressing positive human lives in a way that can transform the society. Among them is something that looks simple but very rewarding and this is, making the students to engage in leisure activities.

Primarily, the findings reveals that: by nature, if a human being is engaged in leisure activities, they significantly realize that their depression is reduced and at the same time, helping to increase their positive mood and moderate their balance of life. Naturally, the science behind it says that, human bodies need sunlight, fresh air and regular exercise, which in turn leads them to establishment of positive thoughts and generate an overwhelming happiness.

From the photos above, you can see how the students of Kole Intellectual Forum are looking like as a result of exposing them to a number of leisure activities