The Simón Bolívar Music Foundation (FundaMusical Bolívar) is the governing body of the National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela, commonly known as 'El Sistema'. It was founded by maestro José Antonio Abreu, for the purpose of systematizing music education and promoting the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras and chorus as a means of social organization and communitarian development. FundaMusical Bolívar is attached to the Ministry of People's Power for the President's Office of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Mission and Vision	Philosophy	To Play and to Fight