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July 3rd, 2004
The Funding Day was held at RIBA in central London and raised a total of £47,725.
The day began with two projects around the Genocide in Rwanda reporting back which provided an inspiring
start to the day. There were two notable TFN
firsts; our first ever pledge by text message, and our largest ever pledge to one project, £6,000.
- Baby Milk Action -Campaigns for effective regulation of transnational corporations
in their marketing of infant foods to mothers in developing countries which can cause poverty,
disease and death. Funds raised will be spent on co-ordinating campaigns, producing
publicity materials, participating in seminars and awareness raising.
www.babymilkaction.org
- The Forgiveness Project -Residential workshop for people who have been victims of
violence as well as those who have been responsible for violence. Funds were sought to run
the 'Healing of Memories' workshop in September this year and to ensure that participants
can attend free of charge. A DVD of the process will also be produced which can then be used
as an educational tool.www.theforgivenessproject.com
- Get Well UK -Trying to radically improve access to healthcare in the UK by making
integrated healthcare available through the NHS. Funds raised will be used to cover interim
core costs while other grant applications are processed and service contracts tendered for.
www.getwelluk.com
- Ethical Property Foundation -Affordable and professional property advice to social
change organisations who are finding, leasing or buying property. Funds were sought to launch this
service in London and will be spent on research and internet publication of a booklet and a telephone
survey to assess the need for this service amongst charitable organisations
www.ethicalproperty.co.uk
- The Mango Tree -Outreach programme, supporting orphans, vulnerable children and their
guardians in Tanzania, where 20% of the entire population have HIV. The Mango Tree would like to continue
and expand on their work with the funds raised by contributing to the orphans' school fees and
paying the salary of a medical officer. TFN funders can also collectively 'adopt' a ward(Ngana) and
enable the 272 orphans living there to go to school for two years. www.themangotree.org
- Eco-village -Water conservation and education work in Bolivia including training young
farmers in sustainable farming practices. Funds raised today will be used to pay the facilitators' fees
and living expenses, produce training manuals in Spanish, enable communities to paint murals depicting
their local eco-system, and develop best practice that can be used around the world.
- One World Trust -Development of website to further develop and strengthen the links of
the Trust with partners and supporters. Funds raised will be used to build a website that will
serve as a basis for future fund raising and underpin the effectiveness of the organisation.
www.oneworldtrust.org
- Brazil Women's Prison Pastoral - Aims to improve the conditions for women
prisoners in Sao Paulo by investigating and documenting their treatment. Funds were sought to
cover all stages of this project from research, flights and living costs to the final printing and
publication of the report.
- The Non-Violent Direct Action Trainers Collective - Aims to provide effective and
responsive training for mass non-violent actions in the UK so that people can act for long-term social
justice. Funds raised will be used to cover food and travel expenses for trainers and the
administrative costs of running the training days.
We are piloted this presentation of a non-charitable project. People were invited to fund this project
directly, rather than through TFN.
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