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January 17th 2008
The Funding Evening on January 17th 2008 was hosted by Goldman Sachs
and held at their offices on Fleet St. On the evening we raised a
total £40,688.61 for the following 5 projects that presented.
- Happy Child International: The projects mission is the
rescue and restoration of street children, and their re-integration
in to family and community. Our purpose is to help create a world
where every street child can have a childhood, with opportunities
of education, of a family and realise their potential. The grant
raised by TFN went towards opening a house in Recife Brazil in
2008 to offer refuge for young street girls at risk of prostitution
and other threats. This will be alongside our first Recife house
opened in 2007, which is for young street boys aged 6-12. www.happychild.org.uk
- Goodwill & GLI: Indian NGOs are criticized for their
lack of accountability, transparency, competency and sustainability.
The TFN grant went towards a capacity building programme which
significantly aims to enhance Tamilnadu NGO's immediate and long-term
ability to deliver effectively and sustainably to the many thousands
in dire need that they support. www.goodwillsocialworkcentre.org;
www.glinet.org
- ICRP - Initiatives Communautaires pour la Réduction de la
Pauvreté au Burundi: With TFN's grant ICRP aims to combat
poverty and promote peace in rural Burundi through income generating
farming projects. This effort will be achieved through the following
activities: 1) Organising communal keeping of dairy cows 2) Providing
goats and poultry to smallholders 3) Husbandry training and veterinary
care 4) Peace and reconciliation workshops 5) Encouraging the
sharing of resources amongst participating families, i.e. milk,
livestock and skills. www.glinet.org/icrp
- Future in Our Hands Education and Development Fund (FIOH):
The FIOH Fund is a UK registered charity (Ref 1047953) with
the object to relieve poverty and the causes of poverty in developing
countries. FIOH supports sustainable development through our links
with indigenous non--governmental organisations (NGO's) and through
the establishment of appropriate educational and vocational training
programmes. TFN's grant went towards establishing at least 5 school
farms / tree planting nurseries in the NW Province of the Cameroon
so that children gain environmental awareness of the importance
of indigenous species. They will also develop practical knowledge
of agro-forestry organic farming methods and related job opportunities.
www.fiohnetwork.org.uk
- READ International: The charity redistributes disused
education resources from the UK to the developing world. By making
these resources available they are promoting literacy and healthy
learning environments. What's more, they are providing opportunities
for school children to become educated, empowered and engaged
in their local and global community. They work primarily in Tanzania.
In the UK they also deliver an extremely successful school presentation
programme, explaining the importance of our work and promoting
social enterprise, student volunteering, and global citizenship.
The grant raised went towards delivering a series of collaborative,
student led initiatives to improve access to education across
the world and increase youth participation in the global community.
www.readinternational.org.uk
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