Management / Sustainability / Governance

Music is a great Investment - MIAGI

MIAGI ' Music is a great Investment' - is a NPO with PBO status established in 2001 and registered in South Africa (reg. no. 2001/015788/08).

Please be informed that MIAGI is approved for purposes of section 18A(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act and section 18A tax deductible receipts will be issues to South African donors for bona fide donations towards those MIAGI public benefit activities listed in Part II of the Ninth Schedule to the Act, such as education.

Account holder: Music is a great Investment

Bank: Standard Bank Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa

Account number: 01 333 4557

Branch Code: 01 12 45

As the purpose of your donation please clearly state: 'Donation towards the educational work of Music is a great Investment'.

Music is a great Investment Sweden

If you prefer to make a transaction within Europe, you can make a one-off or monthly contribution to the following account of our European nonprofit support organisation, Music is a great Investment Sweden (we can unfortunately not issue 18A tax deductible receipts for donations to this account as the organisation is registered in Sweden):

Music is a great Investment Sweden is a non-profit organisation based in Bromma (reg.no. 802521-2625) with the mission to financially and through operations in South Africa and abroad support the South African non-profit organisation Music is a great Investment (reg. no. 2001/015788/08)

Bank: Nordea

Account holder: Music is a great Investment Sweden

Account number: 9960 3409522547

IBAN: SE37 9500 0099 6034 0952 2574

BIC: NEDASESS

As the purpose of your donation please state: 'Donation towards the educational work of Music is a great Investment'.

Management Team

Robert Brooks Executive Director and MIAGI Co-founder

Ingrid Hedlund Creative Director and MIAGI Co-founder

Kabelo Kgoebane Accountant

Mikael Strandänger Director - Music is a great Investment Sweden

Auditors Deco Chartered Accountants

Board

Robert Brooks

Klaus Döring

Ingrid Hedlund

Matthew Krouse

Rhulani Madale

Mikael Strandänger

Our Patron

Maxim Vengerov, internationally renowned violinist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Our Former Patron

President Martti Ahtisaari, peace-facilitator, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 and former President of Finland

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our Patron, Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, who served as Finland's 10th President between 1994 and 2001, and as Patron of MIAGI between 2001 and 2023.

Thank you President Ahtisaari!

Martti Ahtisaari was a distinguished statesman, diplomat, and exemplary mediator who dedicated his life to the cause of peace. In 2008, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his determined and decades-long efforts to resolve conflicts around the world.