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Our Projects
Projects are the foundation of Philanthropy Connections. We take a two-step approach to our project involvement. First, we seek out community-driven initiatives started by local people to benefit their communities and improve their quality of life. Second, we connect these projects with sponsors willing to fund these activities.
Our Work
Philanthropy Connections was founded to find and help people in need. It is the common thread in all we do. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we work to positively change the lives of the less fortunate. Those who we assist, find strength in the fact that people like you, our sponsors, help them to build a better future.
How to get Involved
You can either become a sponsor, or a donor. Sponsors choose to financially underwrite an entire project, and donors choose to contribute to help sustain our operations, as well as help fund our projects as needed. Sponsors and donors can be individuals, families, organisations, or businesses.
Some Of Our Projects
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students, teachers and volunteers
Budget: € 15.919
Budget: $ 17,452
20
Children, Coordinator, Caretaker
Budget: € 16,280
Budget: $ 17,570
60+
students
Budget: € 17.589
Budget: $ 20.037
20
students
Budget: € 12.104
Budget: $ 13,270
80 - 90
students, teachers and volunteers
Budget: € 2.930
Budget: $ 3.450
2.341
teachers, students and community
Budget: € 16.042
Budget: $ 18.698
1000+
migrant worker families
Budget: € 15.097
Budget: $ 17.768
What’s Been Happening
𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟰 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 - 𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘!
Arisa, a scholarship student of BCSWU who we have supported for 4 years recently graduated. And, even better, Arisa is now employed as an information collector and scholarship coordinator at the Tak province branch of the Dharunatorn Foundation.
She has come a long way in those 4 years and we are so happy to see she is putting her skills and experience to good use in her community.
Arisa now happily looks after and supports other scholarship students, all of which are indigenous Karen, and some are migrants from Myanmar.
We wish her well in her new vocation and she, and all of us at PCF, would like to thank the sponsor Frank van Baal (Zi-ARGUS) for the trust and commitment over these 4 years.
#bcswu #longtermsponsor #ziargus
Fantastic job Arisa, we are all super proud of you!!
𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗠 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Kyaw Naing Moe is one of 13 students PCF is supporting this year in Wide Horizons' "leadership and professional education programme". This essential programme takes in aspiring youth from local civil society organisations around Thai-Myanmar border areas and gives them the skills to work more effectively to develop their own community
Kyaw Naing Moe grew up seeing children and young people missing out on educational opportunities. He wants to do something about it, and he has a plan.
“After I leave Wide Horizons, I will go back to my community, I will implement my dream that I would like to set up an institute called Youth Empowerment Institute (YEI) in my community because there are a lot of children and youth who cannot study and have their education. As my community is located on a small island and the government they do not focus on our community’s education. The children and the youth from my community lost their education. Most of the children are working as child labours.
Therefore, I would like to establish an institute for those children and youth for their education. I will teach them what I learned from Wide Horizons. That is my plan when I leave Wide Horizons.”
A big thank you to the three sponsors who came forward for these 13 students: Anneke and Martin van der Meulen support 9 students and Bert Cesar supports 4 students.
More info about this impactful project
www.philanthropyconnections.org/project/education-and-emergency-support-for-myanmar-youth
#WideHorizons #LeadershipTraining #ScholarshipStudent
Congratulation
Congratulations fri🌱
𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗘𝗬: 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦
We support nine ethnic Karen community schools in remote, marginalised and conflict-affected areas in Burma. “Capacity Building Project for Karen teachers and Schools” or “SchoolPower” for short is the powerful name for an empowering project.
This project supports 73 teachers through workshops and other activities to improve their knowledge and ability to provide quality education and ensure the well-being of children. This project also offers, among many other things, school materials and equipment, books for the reading corners and first aid kits and medicine for 575 students. Indirectly, 350+ households benefit as well.
Here are photos of two workshops held this year on “𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁, 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝘀” and “𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀”, during which the teachers gained knowledge and understanding of the current situation that they face and how to pass that knowledge to the children.
The SchoolPower project works closely with teachers, women, children and youths to improve their quality of life and their education. We believe that every child has the right to go to school. We work hard to achieve that, even in difficult circumstances in conflict-affected areas.
A huge thank you to The Ban Adri Foundation – Stichting Welzijn Zuid-Oost Azië (SWZOA), the Brodtbeck Philanthropy Foundation and Bob & Fran's ACT Project - Abolish Child Trafficking for granting us significant funds to support this project.
Here is the report of this project >>>
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#CapacityBuilding #TeacherEmpowerment #TeacherTraining #HumanRightsWorkshop #PeaceandConflictWorkshop
So, what is the story behind the pictures? 🤔 #curious
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Words from Our Supporters
Actually, I never really related to development work, because I don’t like big, complex organisations. That’s the beauty of Philanthropy Connections: you know exactly what your money is used for.
Read more from Catherine here.
, Journalist and TV PersonalityI have seen a lot of development work where question marks can be placed with the usefulness and effectiveness, but Sallo and his organisation I trust unconditionally. He lives a simple life, close to the source and his support stems from respect, not from pity. That’s how it should be.
, Actress and TV PersonalityI support Philanthropy Connections because it is Sallo’s project. He knows to move mountains with few resources and has the talent to bring people together; a unique combination to efficiently and effectively match means with needs.
, Writer and TV PersonalityWith my family I visited several projects with Philanthropy Connections in 2011 and I was instantly convinced. It is so evident that this is right! What they do really works.
, Comedian and TV personalityCompletely selfless and at very meagre wage, Sallo helps hundreds, if not thousands of youngsters to a better existence. At a modest, but on an ever growing scale, straightforward and with integrity. That deserves support.
, Comedian and TV PersonalityAs precise and dedicated Sallo used to be as a floor manager, that’s exactly how he is here. Wonderful work and keeps at it until the job’s done. That’s what I love.
, TV Personality, Sitcom Writer and Ambassador for WWF
