educational screening and outreach guide for the Academy Award® winning documentary Music by Prudence
a self-empowering story
Music by Prudence tells the self-empowering story of Prudence Mabhena, who was born severely disabled. Overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds, Prudence, together with her band, conveys to the world that ‘disability does not mean inability.’
Prudence’s poignant, inspiring and irreverent message of hope has received an amazing response from press and audiences all across North America, and has won the 2010 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short and several other awards as it continues drawing in more audiences.
outreach program
Music by Prudence has become the cornerstone of an advocacy campaign and has been embraced by the UN, Human Rights Watch, UNICEF, the US State Department, and the international disability community.
The Music by Prudence Outreach Program’s mission is to encourage inclusive education, to influence legislation, and to fight stigma. Our goal is to utilize an educational study guide and community screenings, to spark frank discussions about the rights of persons with disabilities, both in the US and in the developing world.