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From a very young age, DJ Montana* always knew that he wanted to become a DJ—he describes music as something in his blood. Unfortunately, in 2015, war broke out in his home country of Burundi, and DJ Montana was forced to flee. He ended up in Nairobi, Kenya, and refused to give up on his dream of becoming a DJ but needed support to learn critical skills to help him achieve that goal. So, in 2019, RefugePoint’s Education team connected with DJ Montana and began supporting him to attend MixxMasters Studio Academy through our vocational training program. RefugePoint also provided DJ Montana with a laptop, headphones, and the bus fare he needed to get to and from the studio.

At the Academy, DJ Montana learned beat mapping, video editing, and creating mixes. Thanks to this training, he now feels confident to use the skills he learned to work as a DJ. “Now I have something I can say that I have studied and I have experience in. I can work and live life like anyone else.”

Watch our interview with DJ Montana to learn more about his incredible story.

*Name changed to protect his privacy