Enabling Leadership
We’re Mezcalido, an alternative rock band blending classic rock, electronic, funk, and disco influences. Having played together since middle school, we’ve grown as musicians and collaborators over the years, developing a tight, high-energy sound and a distinctive live presence.
We’re excited to be performing at Groove for Good Challenge, alongside other young musicians from across the Bay Area, for an evening that brings music and purpose together.
For us, Groove for Good Challenge is about more than getting on stage and performing.
Through this event, we’re raising funds for Enabling Leadership, an organisation that works with children from underserved communities to help them build confidence, leadership skills and opportunities for their future.
Funds raised through Groove for Good Challenge will support children participating in Enabling Leadership’s programs in Kenya, helping create access to meaningful learning experiences that build confidence, teamwork, resilience and leadership skills, and equipping young people with the belief and capabilities to shape their own futures.
Every contribution made through our page adds to our band's fundraising effort and, more importantly, helps Enabling Leadership reach more children through its programs.
Support Mezcalido, share our campaign, and help us play it forward.
You can support our Groove for Good journey in two ways: make a donation through this page or come and cheer us on at the event by purchasing a ticket through our link. Both help strengthen our fundraising effort and the impact we hope to create for children in Kenya.
We’re hitting the stage at the Groove for Good Challenge — and we’d love to see you there! Come enjoy the music, cheer us on, and help us play it forward for children in Kenya.
Grab your tickets through our link. Every ticket purchased through our link contributes to Mezcalido’s fundraising effort for Enabling Leadership.
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Bring your friends, bring the energy, and help us make some noise for a good cause! ❤️
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| Donor Name | Donation Amount |
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| Don & Ann Hines | USD 75 |
| Anonymous | USD 240 |
| Anonymous | USD 25 |
| Tammi Michael | USD 120 |
| Lindsey Bruel | USD 120 |
| Anonymous | USD 50 |
| Ofelia Guner | USD 400 |
| Anonymous | USD 50 |
| Bora OZturk | USD 600 |
The Future Demands Thinkers: Critical thinking and problem-solving are now among the most sought-after skills for future jobs, as workplaces grow more complex and dynamic (World Economic Forum).
Resilience Gap in Low-Income Countries: Over two-thirds of youth in low-income nations lack the resilience and adaptability needed to tackle challenges or embrace change (World Bank).
Workforce Readiness Crisis: Nearly half (44%) of employers globally say graduates lack critical thinking and communication skills, making them unprepared for the workforce (WEF, 2023).
Education Falls Short: One in three young people globally believe their education doesn’t prepare them with the skills needed for jobs (UNICEF).
Mismatch in Skills Training: About 31% of youth report that available training programs don’t align with their career goals. The most sought-after skills? Leadership (22%), analytical thinking (19%), and data processing (16%) (UNICEF U-Report).
India's Skills Deficit: Over half (53%) of students in India finish secondary school without the skills needed for decent jobs. (Unicef Head Henrietta H Fore)
Gender Employment Gap: Globally, young men are 1.5 times more likely to be employed than young women, with the widest gap (16.8%) in lower-middle-income countries (ILO, 2021).
Youth Unemployment The global youth unemployment rate stood at 15.6% in 2021—more than triple the adult rate. A staggering 75 million young people were jobless, and 732 million were out of the labour force (ILO, 2021).