10 % of the profit we make will be used for this goal: create chances for art education (in places with less opportunities) by means of education and/or learning resources, and anything that can be conducive to that in the broadest sense:
The first donations were given to the Steiner School in Arua – Uganda (€500,-) and the foundation Stichting Naar School in Haiti ( € 500,-) which were able to buy new products for the pupils to use for art education. The founder of Stichting Naar School in Haiti also joined a free training course ‘Mindful at School’.
In 2019 Irma donated 30 books ‘Mindful at School’ at several schools in Gambia and bought for €300,- pens, colouring pencils, paper and exercise-books for the children. She also payed 300 euro to the Lybert School in Banjul to help three children who lost their dad to be able to continue school.
The foundation HeART 4 Education has been shut down since the 28th of December 2018 because costs to continue a small foundation were high, but as you can see, the 10% will still find its way to the children.
Mr. Essa Bangali is the dean of the International Lybert School in Banjul (Gambia). Mr. Kebba Biyai contacted me with this school of his children. He is a very friendly tour guide. If you are in Gambia, you can contact him: +2207775160
If you like to visit the school or offer your help, please contact mr. Bangali: internationallybert@yahoo.com
The Steiner School in Arua Uganda has 370 pupils. The director of the school is Jimmy Olega. We met in an Art education project in Denmark and I am impressed by the wonderful work he is doing, with a very big heart for (art) education.
Info: Steinder School Arua P.O. Box 384 Arua, Uganda Bank account # 0700100692 – BIC: HFINUGKA
Location: Arua, West Nile sub-region, Uganda, East Africa
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the World. Over 80% of the people are illiterate and unemployed. Marijke Zaalberg used to live in my village in the Netherlands and 20 years ago she decided to move to Haiti. She started the foundation ‘Naar School in Haiti’ and doing an amazing job. She lives in Haiti 9 months a year and with her colleagues she improves lives of 800 children. Main goal is education, and next to this they offer children a warm meal every day and if needed, healthcare and a house. One school is in Kablain and Godinot, high in the mountains.
More information about the foundation can be found at this website.
Email from Uganda (with permission to publish)
Dear Irma,