Renewal of old musical equipment

The lois lagesse trust fund (centre lois lagesse) was set up by an act of parliament in 1983 to integrate the activities of the welfare of the blind. the centre was founded by late mr. lois lagesse. it is managed by a board of trustees, and falls under the aegis of the ministry of social security, national security and environmental and sustainable development. mission to aid, train, educate and rehabilitate all blind persons in mauritius and rodrigues with a view to empower economic and social integration. the strategies used to achieve its mission includes specialised education, pre-vocational & vocational training, motivation and counselling, community based rehabilitation, job placement, and training with community and employers in the 1990s, the chinese government and the united states embassy donated instruments to the centre but these instruments depreciated over the years. an important aspect of the education dispensed by the centre pertains to music and lois lagesse trust fund orchestra is often given the opportunity to perform in regional and national events. the lois lagesse trust fund orchestra has become famous due to the musical equipment and the participation of blind musicians and singers. with the new ones, they have been able to continue with their rehearsal and performance at different functions. there was a need to upgrade the orchestra performance and the project has been executed.