Buskaid is a charitable trust registered in both South Africa and the United Kingdom.
It was founded in 1992 by British viola player Rosemary Nalden, in response to a BBC radio inverview highlighting the difficulties of a group of young string players in Diepkloof, Soweto. Rosemary enlisted the support of 120 of her professional colleagues who took part in a simultaneous 'busk' in March 1992 at sixteen British Rail stations. In two hours they raised £6000 for the benefit of the young township musicians. Since then several hundred distinguished musicians have participated in a further four 'busks'. Funding now comes from South African corporate sponsorship, various South African and UK Trusts, individual donations, CD/DVD sales and performances by the Buskaid musicians.