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Recording Music to Fast-Forward DevelopmentBackground: Throughout the world there are communities seeking to improve their quality of life but facing financial barriers to undertaking development efforts. Many of these communities also produce unique music which could produce profits if it were marketed to an international audience. Community Voice International is based on the idea that the sales of these communities' music can and will generate the seed money to fund the development efforts desired by community members.Pilot Project: In order to prove the concept that local music can be recorded and sold to fund local development projects, Community Voice International is currently planning a pilot project. This pilot will implement this model on a small scale, helping just a handful of communities. Later, based on the evidence from the pilot, the model will be scaled up to help communities all over the world fund their development work.