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July 2010
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Paul Klee,  Landscape of the past , 1918, Private collection
July 2010
Hoofdbegunstiger Paul Klee expositie, CoBrA Museum Amstelveen, 2012
The Cobra Museum organises an exhibition on the much-loved artist Paul Klee (1879-1940) and his relation to the... more

CPMA Vocational training, Bamako, Mali, 2010
July 2010
Modern Teaching Equipment for vocational training, Bamako, Mali, 2010
The Centre Professionel Mécanique Auto (CPMA) for vocational training in car engineering, will be expanding... more

VSO vocational training, Kenya, 2010-2012
July 2010
Upgrading five vocational training centres, Kenya, 2010-2012
VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) sends professional experts to developing countries to share their knowledge with local... more

Competency-based Teaching as part of vocational training, Kumasi and Tamale, Ghana, 2010-2011
July 2010
Competency-based Teaching as part of vocational training, Kumasi en Tamale, Ghana, 2010-2011
The ETC (Educational Training Consultants) Technical Training programme focuses on human... more

Harvesting maniok (cassava)
July 2010
Sustainable manioc cultivation, Ingoré, Guinea Bissau, 2010-2011
Apart from rice, the most important food plants in Guinea-Bissau are manioc, beans and sorghum. Local organisation... more

Improved sustainable rice cultivation, Sangaréyah Bay, Guinée Bissau, 2010-2012
July 2010
Improved sustainable rice cultivation, Sangaréyah Bay, Guinée Bissau, 2010-2012
In Guinea-Bissau, local organisations ADEPAG and ODIL are collaborating to (re)introduce the... more

Educational complex Zoodo, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
July 2010
Free school meals, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
The WOL Foundation built the Zoodo educational complex in Ouahigouya, the capital of the province of Yatenga in Burkina Faso.... more

'Immunopathology of leprosy: dissecting mechanisms of immune-mediated tissue damage in leprosy, and identification of new targets for intervention'
July 2010
Research on immunopathology of leprosy 2010
The leprosy bacterium has a high affinity for Schwann cells - cells that form a protective layer around nerves... more

The first ride of the 'Turingcar', october 2008
July 2010
Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2010
A special 'Turing Car' will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum free of charge. What's more, each... more

Speed school, province of Kadiogo, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
July 2010
Speed schools for 300 children, province of Kadiogo, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
In Burkina Faso, Woord & Daad and partner CREDO started dozens of so-called speed schools. These schools... more

vocational training centre CPAEC under construction, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2010
July 2010
ICT vocational training CPAEC, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2010
The Zod Neere Foundation set up a vocational training centre for underprivileged youngsters in Ouagadougou, Burkina... more

Sustainable soy cultivation around Lake Siré, Oueme, Benin, 2010-2012
July 2010
Sustainable soy cultivation around Lake Siré, Oueme, Benin, 2010-2012
Nature Tropicale focuses on the introduction and supervision of the sustainable cultivation of soy around Lake... more

Timbuktu region, Mali
July 2010
Preservation of Natural Resources, Timbuktu, Mali, 2010
Because of years of draught and a fast population growth, the natural vegetation of the Timbuktu region is under pressure. Because of this... more

CLASSWorks Programme, Kenia, Viafrica
July 2010
Computer rooms for secondary schools in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda 2010
Viafrica helps secondary schools to offer their students ICT education, and to ensure a well-educated middle class. Schools must take... more

De eerste gebouwen van het scholencomplex, Chepchoina, Kenia
July 2010
Construction and equipment of a trade school in Chepchoina, Kenya, 2010
The Elimu Mount Elgon Foundation facilitates educational initiatives in the Mount Elgon Region in Kenya. As... more

support for Kamitei
July 2010
Construction and equipment of the secondary school for Kainam, Tanzania 2010
The Kamitei Foundation invests in primary and secondary education for rural children in Tanzania. Kamitei supplies facilities and goods, but also training... more

School on Wheels, Cameroon, 2010
July 2010
School on Wheels, Cameroon, 2010
School on Wheels takes children to school, and teachers to children. Apart from reading and writing, children are taught practical skills and competences that they... more


Project Overview on World Map
May 2010
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The Turing National Poetry Competition
May 2010
The Turing National Poetry Contest 2010
The Turing National Poetry Contest is the only national poetry contest in the Netherlands that is accessible to everyone and is not about a... more

Kianjau Primary School
May 2010
Educational/Food Programme for 10,000 school children, Thika, Kenya, 2010-2012
The Macheo Children's Centre in Thika, Kenya supports several primary schools by providing... more

Teacher Training Electricity & Renewable Energy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
May 2010
Teacher Training Electricity & Renewable Energy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2010-2011
The Kram Ngoy Centre is a vocational training centre in Phnom Penh where 100 youths a year are... more

Amsterdamse Cello Biënnale, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
May 2010
The Amsterdam Cello Biannual 2010
This two-yearly international cello festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience from all over the Netherlands, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts... more

Main patron Dutch Youth String Orchestra NSJO 2010-2012
May 2010
Main patron Dutch Youth String Orchestra NSJO 2010-2012
The NSJO has 24 musicians. All of them are between the ages of 12 and 20 years old and are associated with the young talent... more

Technical vocational training, Rongo district, Kenya
May 2010
Technical vocational training, Rongo district, Kenya, 2010-2011
Edukans, in association with the Kenyan NGO ANPPCAN, is doing a 3-year project aimed at an improved accessibility to... more

New teaching tools, Kenia en Tanzania
May 2010
Teacher Training, Kenia en Tanzania, 2010-2012
With the help of local partners, Terre des Hommes is working on improving the quality of secondary education at state schools in Kenya... more

Turing Art Prize 2011
May 2010
The Turing Art Grant 2011
One of Turing Foundation's goals is to have more people enjoy the fine arts in Dutch museums. To that end, the Turing Foundation introduced the Turing... more

Poetry anthologies Chris van Geel & Adriaan Morriën
May 2010
Poetry anthologies 2010-2011
Over a period of four years, Van Oorschot Publishing will be publishing twelve beautiful, bound anthologies. Said anthologies hold the best poems of... more

Improving quality of primary education and vocational training, Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo
May 2010
Improvement of primary and vocational education, Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo, 2010
CDI Bwamanda contributes to the recovery and building up of education in the Equatorial... more

Teachers in training, Bukavu and Walungu, D.R. Congo
May 2010
Better access to education for vulnerable children, Bukavu and Walungu, D.R. Congo, 2010-2011
In South-Kivu, War Child strives for better access to education for vulnerable... more

Classical Music Evenings in the Vondelpark
May 2010
Free classical music at the Vondelpark 2010
On Sunday Summer mornings, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Theater. In 2010... more

Romantic Music Day 2010
May 2010
Romantic Music Day 2010
This year will see the 24th edition of 'Romantic Music Day', organized by the Buitengoed Foundation. During this free festival, musicians of renowned... more

Teacher Training solar energy at 6 technical schools, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
May 2010
Teacher Training solar enegry systems, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2010
At the request of six technical schools in Bobo Diolasso, Burkina Faso, the ETC Technical Training... more

Building of teacher residences for Loita High School, Kenya
May 2010
Building teacher residences for Loita High School in Entasekira, Kenya, 2010
For several years now, Mill-Hill College in Goirle has been supporting the development of Loita High... more

School Performances  'Takkenherrie'
May 2010
Main supporter Youth Concert 'Takkenherrie' 2010-2011
The Blikskaters! music group is part of the Alle Hoeken van de Kamermuziek Foundation, made up of musicians who started... more

Sloppenwijk Rio de Janeiro
May 2010
Emergency aid in the Slum Area of Vila Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2010
The IBISS Foundation supports the most marginalized groups of Brazil. In the slums, children are hardly stimulated to go to school... more


Project Overview on World Map
March 2010
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Diane Arbus: Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967
March 2010
Main supporter Diane Arbus - A Retrospective, FOAM Amsterdam, 2012
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most fascinating and important photographers of the second half of... more

School books for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon
March 2010
School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2010-2012
Knowledge for Children supports rural schools in Northwest Cameroon by building up a decent book stock and... more

Tiener-bijscholingsprogramma, Kivu, D.R. Congo
March 2010
Programme for tutoring teenagers in South Kivu, D.R. Congo, 2010-2012
ZOA Refugee Care wants to offer primary education in 3 years to youths from returnee families who missed one or... more

Louise Bourgeois: Fragile Goddess, 2002
March 2010
Main supporter Louise Bourgeois / Hans Bellmer - Double Sexus, Den Haag Municipal Museum, 2010-2011
Louise Bourgeois (1911) is regarded as one of the most important artists still... more

Regreening Initiative, Niger
March 2010
Regreening Initiative, Niger, 2010-2011
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world, with three-quarters of its surface covered by desert and 85% of its population being... more

School complex, Buea, Kameroen
March 2010
New school, Mamfe, Cameroon, 2010
LiveBuild, in association with United Action for Children (UAC), wants to set up a high-quality school in Mamfe. UAC has already realised a similar... more

Muziekvoorstelling  Wie temt de Koning? , 2010-2011
March 2010
Music performance Who will tame the king?, 2010-2011
The Apollo Ensemble has specialized in baroque performances played with authentic instruments. In Who will tame the... more

Ricciotti plays in a hospital
March 2010
Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2010-2012
The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic conservatory students, and performs a minimum of 100 times a year. They seek out... more

Bouw Medische School, Kiliba, D.R. Congo
March 2010
Building of a medical school in Kiliba, D.R. Congo, 2010-2011
Focus on Education, in association with the local NGO Fondation Chirezi, wants to set up an intermediate vocational... more

The new school in Kenenkou, donated by the Turing Foundation
March 2010
Building of a technical school in Kambila, Mali, 2010
The Mali Foundation, in association with its local partner Solisa, will set up a basic technical school to provide some... more

Operadagen Rotterdam
March 2010
Main supporter Alla Turca, Rotterdam Opera days 2010
The Rotterdam Opera days were founded in 2001 to make opera accessible to everyone. For ten days straight there will be... more

Gereedschap voor Technisch Onderwijs, Tanzania
March 2010
Container shipment for technical education, Tanzania, 2010
The Foundation for Refurbished Tools (Gered Gereedschap) collects and refurbishes tools and dispatches these to... more

Teacher training in South Kivu, D.R. Congo
March 2010
Teacher training in South Kivu, D.R. Congo, 2010
Children in Crisis is a British NGO that works on educational projects in post-conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and... more

Een van de 300 concerten in de Classic Express
March 2010
The Princess Christina Concours - Classical Express, 2010-2012
The Princess Christina Concours strives to excite as many children as possible for classical music. To that end, in... more

Butterfly Works, Nairobi, Kenya
March 2010
ICT Vocational Training Programmes, Nairobi, Kenia, 2010
NairoBits is a Digital Design School in Kenya's capital Nairobi, founded by Butterfly Works. NairoBits is currently being... more

WADEP Trainees,2006
March 2010
Social and financial skills for children, Ghana, 2010
Aflatoun provides children between the ages of 6 and 14 with important social and economic skills by teaching them about... more

NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
March 2010
Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2010
To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more

A special poetry issue of De Gids
March 2010
Poetry in literary magazine De Gids 2010
The Dutch cultural and literary magazine... more

Farming and Livelihood Improvement Programme, Ghana
March 2010
Farming and Livelihood Improvement Programme, Ghana 2010-2011
All over the world, SOS Kinderdorpen offers structural support to orphans and abandoned children. Over the past couple... more


Project Overview on World Map
January 2010
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mycobacterium leprae
January 2010
Research on treatment of early neuropathy in leprosy 2010-2013
The TENLEP Research Consortium (Treatment of Early Neuropathy in Leprosy) is a large international association in... more

The dance, Matisse, 1910
January 2010
Main supporter Dance from Matisse, Hermitage, Amsterdam, 2010
In Spring 2010, the Amsterdam Hermitage organises an exhibition of 75 master pieces by artists like Picasso,... more

Kees van Dongen,  Vinger aan de wang , 1910, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
January 2010
Main supporter 'How I Got There': Dongen's Road to Success, Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, 2010-2011
Starting in September 2010, the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum will... more

Teacher training in Far North Region, Cameroon
January 2010
Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2010-2012
VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with... more

Duurzame visproduktie, Oueme revier, Benin
January 2010
Sustainable fish production, Oueme revier, Benin, 2010-2012
AquaDeD - Aquaculture et Développement Durable is a young NGO from Benin which especially aims to further develop... more

Poetry Day 2010
January 2010
Main supporter National Poetry Day 2010-212
Every year, National Poetry Day ('Gedichtendag') puts poetry in the national spotlight. On 28 January 2010 over three hundred... more

immune biomarkers
January 2010
Research on identification of innate and adaptive immune biomarkers 2010-2013
This LUMC (Leiden University Medical Centre) research gives more insight into certain immune... more

Biologische teelt van rode peper, Igbodja regio, Benin
January 2010
Biological cultivation of red pepper, Igbodja region, Benin, 2010-2011
Since 1993, the Beninese organisation Action Plus is active in the fields of agriculture, environment and... more

1e Bach Festival Dordrecht
January 2010
First Bach Festival, Dordrecht, 2010
The Bach Festival Dordrecht has the ambition to become the first biennial Bach festival in the Netherlands. It will offer 80 to 100 large and... more

Sustainable management of wetlands around Lake Doro, 2010-2011, Mali
January 2010
Sustainable management of wetlands around Lake Doro, 2010-2011, Mali
9,500 people live in eight villages in the tidal area within the project region in South-West Mali: farmers, cattle-breeding nomads and fishermen. These people... more

mycobacterium leprae
January 2010
Research on impact of preventive interventions on the transmission of M. Leprae, 2010
The Erasmus University of Rotterdam and the KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) are together doing... more

Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, Burkina Faso
January 2010
Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, Burkina Faso, 2010
The Association for Small African Projects labours to improve the welfare of inhabitants of nine poor villages in... more

Holland Festival 2010:  A Tribute to Umm Kulthum
January 2010
Holland Festival 2010: A Tribute to Umm Kulthum
For many years, the Holland Festival has brought the world's best artists to the Netherlands. The 2010 edition of the festival... more

Warenar by P.C. Hooft in castle Muiderslot
January 2010
Main supporter Warenar by P.C. Hooft, 2010
The ambition of theatre company De Kale is to make classical poets and old Dutch texts accessible to a large Dutch audience. De Kale will... more

Income Generating Programma for Vocational Training, Kisumu, Kenia
January 2010
Income Generating Programma for Vocational Training, Kisumu, Kenia, 2010
The Ujima Foundation offers vocational education for underprivileged children of Nakuru and Kisumu who need... more

Wereld Natuur Fonds
January 2010
The Coral Triangle Initiative, 2010-2012
There is no place on earth that is home to such great biodiversity as the coral triangle. The Turing Foundation contributes € 3,000,000 to... more

Missahoe forest reserve, Togo
January 2010
Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, 2010-2012, Togo
The IUCN is recovering part of a rainforest that has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but still houses... more

Klassiek voor de Kazerne, Naarden-Vesting, 19 juni 2010
January 2010
Classical music in..., Hengelo en Naarden-Vesting, 2010
Classical music in … was founded to bring free classical music concerts to towns and cities that hardly have any classical... more

Calefax Rietkwintet
January 2010
The Music Factory, school- and family concerts, 2010
Calefax Reed Quintet has given more than 600 concerts in twenty countries since it was founded in 1985. The Times on...
more

Huidige situatie Gountoëto
January 2010
Construction of new elementary school classrooms, Gountoëto, Benin, 2010
The Le Pont Foundation is active in Benin in the field of education, health care, water and... more

Stichting Weeshuis Sri Lanka
January 2010
Educational Programme for Orphanage, Harumalgoda, Sri Lanka, 2009
The Sri Lanka Orphanage Foundation develops an orphanage in Harumalgoda, Sri Lanka for 300 orphans. Many of them... more

Stichting Haashar, Pakistan
January 2010
School Support Programme in the Upper Shiran Valley, Pakistan 2009
The Haashar Foundation of the Netherlands supports victims of the earthquake of 8 October 2005 in Northern... more

October 2009
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Well dug by ALPHALOG
October 2009
Communal management of grazing land and forest restoration in Ségou, Mali, 2009-2011
The agricultural region Ségou frequently suffers from food shortages caused by the exhaustion of... more

 Illusie en Werkelijkheid  - Van Gogh Museum
October 2009
Illusion and Reality - Van Gogh Museum, 2010-2011
On 8 October 2010 an exhibition of Naturalist painting will be opened at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, presenting huge... more

Jobortunity Training Institute, Arusha, Tanzania
October 2009
Jobortunity Training Institute, Arusha, Tanzania, 2009-2010
Jobortunity is a new training institute in the city of Arusha, Tanzania. Underprivileged young people can follow a... more

Night Paddocks
October 2009
Introduction of organic gardening and 'night paddocks' - Cameroon, 2010-2012
Njamnjama is a vegetable similar to spinach. In Cameroon the traditional production of this vegetable... more

Wood-saving oven of the AMSS
October 2009
Protection of natural resources in Timbuktu, Mali, 2009-2011
In ten villages in the Timbuktu region primarily women will be trained in organic market gardening and small livestock... more

Chamber Music Concerts for youngsters, Amsterdam
October 2009
Chamber Music Concerts for youngsters, Amsterdam, 2009-2010
The IJ-Salon is a private initiative by members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The foundation wants to make first-rate... more

Vocational Training Centre Olokii, Tanzania
October 2009
Vocational Training Centre Olokii, Tanzania, 2009-2010
Dorcas Hulp Nederland has set up a vocational training centre in the poor, rural outskirts of the city of Arusha. In 2009 the... more

Ecological sustainability and the promotion of (small) livestock farming, Burkina Faso
October 2009
Ecological sustainability and the promotion of (small) livestock farming, Burkina Faso, 2009-2010
In this project Heifer and the Louis Bolk Institute collaborate in the... more

The Hunger Project, Burkina Faso
October 2009
Sustainable Agricultural Programmes, Burkina Faso 2009
In Burkina Faso, the Hunger Project is working on the improvement of sustainable agricultural methods, the protection of affected parcels of forest, the... more

SmartKids in Training in Ghana
October 2009
Grants for Talented Underprivileged Children, Ghana 2009-2010
The SmartKids Foundation helps talented underprivileged children in Ghana to go to a reputable secondary school. The children are... more

Forest conservation on small-scale cacao plantations, Wassa Amenfi District, Ghana
October 2009
Forest conservation on small-scale cacao plantations, Wassa Amenfi District, Ghana, 2009-2010
The Rural Environmental Care Association (RECA) focuses on the sustained use of land... more

Blacksmiths who have been trained by GRAT at work
October 2009
Sustainable management of the forest of Koubaye, Mali, 2009-2011
This project aims to protect and restore 7,700 km2 of forest by making environmental agreements between the... more

One of the Van Gogh letters
October 2009
Vincent van Gogh: the artist and his letters, 2009-2010
After years of of intensive research, Vincent van Gogh's letters will be published in a 'definitive version': in five bound volumes with high-quality reproductions of all 2,000 works of art referred to in the letters... more

Lake Darkoye during the rain season
October 2009
Introduction of the organic production of 'Niebe', Burkina Faso, 2009-2012
The floodplains around Lake Darkoye in the northwest of Burkina Faso are in the poor Sahel region, where... more

IDEAL - Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy
October 2009
Main Supporter IDEAL consortium (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) 2009-2010
This consortium of thirty Leprosy research groups will develop immunological tests in the coming years... more

Lesson by Ex-Spinal Cord Lesion Patient in Bangladesh
October 2009
Construction Primary School and Teacher Training College Chittachong, Bangladesh, 2008-2009
GlobalCare4All retrains spinal cord lesion patients to become teachers - a profession they are still able to practise - thereby meeting an enormous need. 130 children... more

Developing organic vegetable gardens and orchards - Séguénéga, Burkina Faso
October 2009
Developing organic vegetable gardens and orchards - Séguénéga, Burkina Faso, 2009-2012
The Burkinan organisation ADECUSS will teach 300 women in the extremely poor and dry northern... more

Pupils in Balochistan, Pakistan
October 2009
Improvement of education for 1,500 children in Balochistan, Pakistan 2009
This Save the Children project will, among other things, provide ten schools with educational materials, trainings for teachers,... more

Rainbow Home, Calcutta
October 2009
Education for 250 street children in Calcutta, India, 2009
A so-called 'Rainbow Home' is being realized in the Loreto Sealdah Day School in Calcutta. It accommodates 250 street children, and provides them with food, education,... more


Project Overview on World Map
July 2009
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Georges Vantongerloo, Study, 1920 (Oil, 52 x 61.5 cm)
July 2009
Main supporter Theo van Doesburg and the Avant-Garde, de Lakenhal, Leiden, 2009-2010
Hundreds of works that have never been seen before in the Netherlands, from Van Doesburg, Mondriaan, Moholy-Nagy, Lissitzky and others, will be... more

Progress  at the building site of the Bamako Vocational Training Centre, june 2010
July 2009
Construction and equipment of a new Vocational Training Centre, Bamako, Mali
The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) is building a new vocational centre at the heart of the... more

Loita Maasai, Narok South District, Kenya
July 2009
Vocational Education for the Loita Maasai, Narok South District, Kenya
In Kenya, the Edukans Foundation works together with local organisation ILIDP to improve the accessibility of... more

Restoration and protection of local ecosystems, Région des Savanes, Togo
July 2009
Restoration and protection of local ecosystems, Région des Savanes, Togo
In the Région des Savanes in Northern Togo, a very poor region, the ecosystem is deteriorating at an... more

Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools
July 2009
Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, 2009-2012
The three-year project 'Bach Day' (Dag van Bach) focuses on primary schools across the country and... more

Music Theatre Performances Frank Groothof, 2009-2011
July 2009
Children's Opera based on Goethe's Faust, by Frank Groothof
Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical music. The... more

Vocational Training: Carpentry, Mai Mahiu, Kenya
July 2009
Vocational Education in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, 2009
The Red een Kind Foundation supports children in developing countries who suffer from poverty, discrimination, disasters or illnesses... more

School Improvement Programme, Kenya
July 2009
School Improvement Programme, Kenya
Net4Kids supports the School Improvement Programme in Kenya, launched by the organisation International Child Support. Representatives from... more

Geer van Velde in the Belvédère Museum, Friesland
July 2009
Main supporter Bram and Geer van Velde, Museum Belvédère, Friesland, 2010
The Belvédère Museum is preparing an exhibition on the work of artists and brothers Bram and Geer... more

Workers are being trained in recognizing and preventing leprosy (Cambodia 2009)
July 2009
Field Projects Leprosy Control, Cambodia 2009
The Leprosy Foundation works together with the CIOMAL organisation on Leprosy control in Cambodia. The quality of diagnostics is a... more

Classical Music Evenings in the Vondelpark
July 2009
Free classical music at the Vondelpark 2009
On Sunday Summer mornings, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Theater. In 2009... more

Practice-based Two-Year Training Programme for Car Mechanics, Kisumu, Kenya
July 2009
Construction and equipment for a new Vocational Training Centre, Kisumu, Kenya, 2009-2010
Together with local organisations BIG Ltd and Pandipieri Centre, Vision, Commitment and... more

The first ride of the 'Turingcar', 1 october 2008
July 2009
Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2009
A special 'Turing Car' will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum free of charge. What's more, each... more

'Immunopathology of leprosy: dissecting mechanisms of immune-mediated tissue damage in leprosy, and identification of new targets for intervention'
July 2009
Research on immunopathology of leprosy 2009
The leprosy bacterium has a high affinity for Schwann cells - cells that form a protective layer around nerves... more

UAF dimplomas 2008
July 2009
Foundation for Refugee Students UAF, 2009
The UAF supports refugees and asylum seekers with a higher education in their further training and in finding work by means of providing money, advice and supervision. Around 300 UAF-students will graduate... more

Vocational training for children in Cameroon
July 2009
School on Wheels, Cameroon, 2009
School on Wheels takes children to school, and teachers to children. Apart from reading and writing, children are taught practical skills and competences that they... more

Timbuktu region, Mali
July 2009
Preservation of Natural Resources, Timbuktu, Mali, 2009
Because of years of draught and a fast population growth, the natural vegetation of the Timbuktu region is under pressure. Because of this... more

CLASSWorks Programme, Tanzania, Viafrica
July 2009
Computer rooms for secondary schools in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda 2009
Viafrica helps secondary schools to offer their students ICT education, and to ensure a well-educated middle class. Schools must take... more

Informal Skills Training Programma, Kenia
July 2009
Informal Skills Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009
The Edukans Foundation works on vocational and practically-oriented education for youth in Nairobi in a profession that they choose themselves and that they will later be able to practise independently. After that, they will apprentice themselves to... more

Leprosy Field Visit in Luang Namtha, Laos
July 2009
Field Projects Leprosy Control, Laos 2009
In Laos leprosy occurs mostly among minorities that are hard to reach. Mutilations are often severe and irreparable if the... more

Ricciotti plays in a hospital
July 2009
Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2009
The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who hardly ever... more

NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
July 2009
Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2009
To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more

IBISS
July 2009
Education in the Slum Area of Vila Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2009
The IBISS Foundation supports the most marginalized groups of Brazil. In the slums, children are hardly stimulated to go to school... more

Oudeschilders Visserskoor, Texel
July 2009
Festival for Shanty Choirs 2010, Den Burg
The 50-headed Oudeschilder Visserskoor sings traditional fishermen's songs, not only at festivities but also in nursing homes and... more

students of the computer courses 2008
July 2009
Computer lessons, Philippines, 2009
Zone One Tondo Organisation (ZOTO) is a popular movement which helps poor people of the Philippines aged 10 to 24, with education as well as... more


Project Overview on World Map
May 2009
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The Turing Art Grant 2009 for the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
May 2009
The Turing Art Grant 2009 - Mike Kelley, a retrospective, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2010-2011
The exhibition concept 'Mike Kelley, a Retrospective' submitted by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has won the €450.000 Turing Art Grant... more

April 2009
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The Turing National Poetry Competition
April 2009
The Turing National Poetry Contest 2009
On 21 April 2009 the Turing National Poetry Competition was launched. This is the first national poetry contest that is open to anyone over... more

 Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh , 1632
April 2009
Main supporter "Made in Holland", Mauritshuis, The Hague, 2010-2011
In the Autumn of 2010 the Mauritshuis plans to organise an exhibition of 40 Dutch masterworks from the... more

Farming and Livelihood Improvement Programme, Ghana
April 2009
Farming and Livelihood Improvement Programme, Ghana 2009
All over the world, SOS Kinderdorpen offers structural support to orphans and abandoned children. Over the past couple of... more

Old situation in Balandougou, Mali
April 2009
Construction and equipment of a primary school in Balandougou, Mali
The Dutch Mali Foundation and its regular Malinese partner Solisa support the local people in the hills... more

Corneille, African Children, ca. 1957, litho
April 2009
Exhibition 'Art and Games', Kortenhoef, 2009
The Kunst aan de Dijk Foundation has been organising exhibitions of Dutch painters for over 25 years. The foundation will exhibit a... more

 Pitié  by Les Ballets C de la B
April 2009
Holland Festival 2009: Pitié
Since 1947 the annual Holland Festival has staged a wide array of impressive and high-profile artistic projects from all over the world,... more

Kianjau Primary School
April 2009
Educational/Food Programme for 1180 children of Several Primary Schools in Thika, Kenya, 2009-2009
The Macheo Children's Centre in Thika, Kenya supports several primary schools by providing... more

International Festival of Windplaying  On Wings!
April 2009
International wind instruments festival On Wings! 2009
In June 2009 the city of Groningen will stage On Wings!, Holland's first wind instruments festival. Players of wind... more

Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam
April 2009
Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam, 2009-2010
Over the years, the Brisk Recorder Quartet has built a firm reputation, particularly when it comes to performances for children. BRISK is... more

Thanks to a prosthesis, these children can now go to school
April 2009
Educational projects Liliane Foundation 2009
The Liliane Foundation provides direct, small-scale and tailor-made help to handicapped children in... more

The first anthologies in 2009
April 2009
Poetry anthologies 2009
Publishing house Van Oorschot is planning to publish twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies in the course of four years. These anthologies feature... more

Residentie Bach Choir and Residentie Orchestra
April 2009
Matthew Passion by Residentie Bach Ensembles, 2009
Each year, the Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music, aiming to reach as many... more

The new Zoodo college buildings in Yatenga, 2009
April 2009
Educational institute in Yatenga, Burkina Faso, 2007-2009
The WOL Foundation is building an educational institute in Burkina Faso to further develop vocational training for rural youngsters in the region, and to prevent a relapse into illiteracy... more

A special poetry issue of De Gids
April 2009
Poetry in literary magazine De Gids 2009
The Dutch cultural and literary magazine... more

support for Kamitei
April 2009
Construction and equipment of the secondary school for Kainam, Tanzania 2009
The Kamitei Foundation invests in primary and secondary education for rural children in Tanzania. Kamitei supplies facilities and goods, but also training... more

Shalom Centre, Katatura, Windhoek, Namibia
April 2009
Education for Aids Orphans and Street Children in Katutura, Namibia 2009
Stichting Pappa ensures that a group of 80 AIDS orphans and street children in Windhoek can go to school... more

Computer Science, Doganovo, Bulgaria
April 2009
Teaching programmes in children's homes, Doganovo and Roman, Bulgaria, 2007-2009
The Foundation Kindertehuizen Bulgarije supports five children's homes near Sofia, where 400 children... more


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January 2009
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Poetry Day 2009
January 2009
Main supporter National Poetry Day 2009
Every year, National Poetry Day ("Gedichtendag") puts poetry in the national spotlight. On 29 January 2009 over three hundred poetry-related... more

Chepchoina, Kenia
January 2009
Construction and equipment of a trade school in Chepchoina, Kenya, 2009
The Elimu Mount Elgon Foundation facilitates educational initiatives in the Mount Elgon Region in Kenya. As... more

Technical and vocational training in Nyonko and Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso
January 2009
Technical and vocational training, Nyonko and Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso, 2009
By boosting technical training, ETC's Technical Training Programme focuses on human resource... more

 Rit langs het Scheveningse strand , Anton Mauve, 1976
January 2009
Main supporter Anton Mauve exhibitions, Singer Museum, Laren and Teylers Museum, Haarlem, 2009-2010
In the Autumn of 2009 The Singer Museum in Laren and the Teylers Museum in... more

Meijer de Haan,  Motherhood , 1889
January 2009
Main supporter Meijer de Haan retrospective, Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, 2009-2010
From 11 October 2009 the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam will present a generous... more

The old school building of Agome Anedi - no lessons during the rainy season
January 2009
Construction and equipment of a school in Agome Anedi, Togo
Having collaborated with Les Compagnons Ruraux on nature conservation before, under the supervision of this Togolese... more

Beroepsonderwijs voor kansarme jongeren in Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2009
Vocational training for underprivileged young people in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Vialisa Foundation's aim is to offer a more hopeful perspective to the underprivileged youth in the... more

Women of Songtaaba
January 2009
Promotion and improvement of biological shea nut farming, Burkina Faso
For millions of African people, in particular women, the shea nut provides one of the most important sources... more

KamerOpera Festival 2009
January 2009
Chamber Opera Festival 2009
Zwolle's Chamber Orchestra Festival is the only festival dedicated exclusively to chamber opera and small-scale musical theatre. For as many as ten days... more

Inhabitants of Sinia, Democratic Republic of Congo
January 2009
Construction of an ecological school in Sinia, D.R. Congo
The Wasmoeth Wildlife Foundation protects animals threatened with extinction. One of its projects is the establishment of a... more

Inrichting van twee schoolbibliotheken in Kabul, Afghanistan
January 2009
Furnishing two school libraries in Kabul, Afghanistan
The Paymaan Foundation provides structural educational support to children in Afghanistan. Apart from financing the adoption of... more

De Orkestkeuken
January 2009
Main supporter 'The Orchestra Kitchen'
The Holland Symfonia is one the major Dutch symphony orchestras, acting as the regular accompanist of the Dutch National Ballet and... more

 Turing Art Prize 2009   Photo: Vincent van Gogh,  Zelfportret als schilder , 1888   (c)Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
January 2009
The Turing Art Grant
One of the aims of the Turing Foundation is to enable a greater number of people to enjoy art in Dutch museums. This is why in December 2008 the Turing... more

The current school building
January 2009
Building two schools in Efa and Sofiè, Togo
The R.C. Maagdenhuis Foundation supports locally initiated small-scale projects in developing countries. A network of local advisors... more

The school in Kuma Konda
January 2009
Extension and furnishing of a school in Kuma Konda, Togo
Having collaborated with Les Compagnons Ruraux on nature conservation before, under the supervision of this Togolese... more

Butterfly Works, Nairobi, Kenya
January 2009
ICT Vocational Training Programmes, Nairobi, Kenia, 2009
NairoBits is a Digital Design School in Kenya's capital Nairobi, founded by Butterfly Works. NairoBits is currently being... more

WADEP Trainees,2006
January 2009
Social and financial skills for children, Ghana, 2009
Aflatoun provides children between the ages of 6 and 14 with important social and economic skills by teaching them about rights... more


Project Overview on World Map
October 2008
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The Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation and resource Area - Mozambique
October 2008
Establishing Lubombo Transfrontier Marine Protected Area, Mozambique/Zuid-Afrika
The Peace Parks Foundation is devoted to protecting those natural areas that are located across the... more

Nicolas de stael,  Montagne Sainte-Victoire , 1954
October 2008
Main Supporter Paris Central, CoBrA Museum, Amstelveen, 2009-2010
The Cobra Movement was established in 1948 in Paris, the capital of European art of that time. In those... more

Jan Lievens (1607-1674), self-portrait c 1629
October 2008
Main supporter 'Jan Lievens - A Dutch Master Rediscovered', Rembrandthuis Amsterdam, 2009
Jan Lievens was a prodigy child who lived in the seventeenth century. He established... more

ChildsLife Vocational Training Centre Nairobi, Kenya
October 2008
Vocational training in Nairobi, Kenia
The mission of ChildsLife International is to improve the lives of needy children in developing countries. On the outskirts of the Kibera slum... more

Tanzanian villagers building a new school
October 2008
Construction of a primary school in Isitu, Tanzania
Connect International supports small-scale sustainable self-help projects of local organisations in developing countries. The... more

 Democrats are more beautiful (after Jonathan Horowitz) , 2001, Coll. Laura and Stafford Broumand
October 2008
Main Supporter Elizabeth Peyton exhibition, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, 2009-2010
The Bonnefanten Museum celebrates its 125th anniversary with several special exhibitions, such... more

Mali Foundation
October 2008
Construction of a primary school in N'goro, Mali
The Dutch Mali Foundation and its permanent Malinese partner Solisa together support the community living in the hills around the... more

Svadebka! The Village Wedding
October 2008
World Premiere Svadebka! The Village Wedding
Svadebka! De Dorpsbruiloft (The Village Wedding) is the completed version of Stravinsky's unfinished instrumentation of Les Noces by... more

The Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
October 2008
Main Supporter of the Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Following the success of Benjamin's Orchestra in 2007, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will in... more

Opera per Tutti
October 2008
Opera per Tutti - Opera for everybody
Opera per Tutti puts on operas of good quality in an informal atmosphere. Parts of well-known or less famous operas are performed in a... more

An Earlier Shipment of Rescued and Refurbished Tools for the Ghana Young Artisan Movement
October 2008
Tools for Ghana
500 volunteers of the Gered Gereedschap Foundation collect and recycle used tools and send them on request to development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.... more

Khon Kaen Primary School, Laos - old situation
October 2008
Building a primary school in Sukuma, Laos
Child's Dream helps underprivileged children in the Mekong region by improving the social circumstances and the level of education. In the... more

The Secret of Silence - Roermondse Kartuizers
October 2008
Main Supporter of The Secret of Silence, Roermond, 2009
Stichting De Roermondse Kartuizers (The Carthusians of Roermond Foundation) organises the exhibition 'Het Geheim van... more

Vocational carpentry training - Red een Kind Foundation, Kenya
October 2008
Vocational training in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, 2008
Red een Kind supports children in developing countries who are confronted with poverty, discrimination, disasters or diseases by means... more

Furaha Mixed Day Secondary School, Wajir, Kenya
October 2008
School Library en Vocational Training Workshop, Wajir, Kenya
The Stichting Welzijn Wajir (Welfare Wajir Foundation) supports the poorest community in and around Wajir (North-Eastern... more

Stichting Haashar, Pakistan
October 2008
School Support Programme in the Upper Shiran Valley, Pakistan 2008
The Haashar Foundation of the Netherlands supports victims of the earthquake of 8 October 2005 in Northern... more

Teacher Training, Hugo van Lawick Foundation
October 2008
Teacher training and nature education, Ido Eco Community, Tanzania, 2008-2010
Hugo van Lawick devoted his life to observing and capturing nature. He was married to Jane Goodall and... more

Capella Frisiae in concert
October 2008
Christmas concerts Händel and Purcell, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen
Capella Frisiae is a professional chamber choir which is well-known in the North of the Netherlands. At the... more

One of the Van Gogh letters
October 2008
The letters of Vincent van Gogh, 2008-2009
After years of of intensive research, Vincent van Gogh's letters will be published in a 'definitive version': in five bound volumes with high-quality reproductions of all 2,000 works of art referred to in the letters... more

Students at work in the Vocational Training Centre in Nyakabiga, Burundi
October 2008
Improvement of vocational training in Nyakabiga, Burundi 2008
SOS Children's Villages is particularly known for the special 'villages' they have built in more than 100 countries, where orphans can... more

Pupils in Balochistan, Pakistan
October 2008
Improvement of education for 1,500 children in Balochistan, Pakistan 2008-2009
This Save the Children project will, among other things, provide ten schools with educational materials, trainings for teachers,... more

Rainbow Home, Calcutta
October 2008
Education for 250 street children in Calcutta, India, 2007-2009
A so-called 'Rainbow Home' is being realized in the Loreto Sealdah Day School in Calcutta. It accommodates 250 street children, and provides them with food, education,... more

NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
October 2008
Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra 2008
To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more

students of the computer courses 2008
October 2008
Computer lessons, Philippines, 2008
Zone One Tondo Organisation (ZOTO) is a popular movement which helps poor people of the Philippines aged 10 to 24, with education as well as... more

July 2008
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Jan van Scorel, Portrait of Agatha van Schoonhoven, 1529
July 2008
Main Supporter Retrospective Exhibition Jan van Scorel, Centraal Museum Utrecht, 2009
Jan van Scorel was one of the first Dutch painters to practice the new Renaissance style of painting. The Centraal Museum of Utrecht... more

SmartKids in Training in Ghana
July 2008
Grants for Talented Underprivileged Children, Ghana 2008
The SmartKids Foundation helps talented underprivileged children in Ghana to go to a reputable secondary school. The children are... more

IDEAL - Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy
July 2008
Main Supporter IDEAL consortium (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) 2008
This consortium of thirty Leprosy research groups will develop immunological tests in the coming years... more

Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival
July 2008
Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival 2008
Haaglanden Chamber Music Festival explicitly aims to interest also the younger generation in chamber music. In 2008 the festival... more

Amsterdamse Cello Biënnale, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
July 2008
The Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2008
This two-yearly international cello festival offers specialist performances, but is at the same time directed at a broad audience, presenting easily accessible activities and cello concerts... more

Students under Training
July 2008
Vocational Programme Organic Food Production, Sanka, Ghana
The Bebo Bakery Foundation sets up a training centre for biological food production in Sanka, Ghana. 20 young women are trained to... more

A Basic Child Development, Kameroen
July 2008
Teacher Training Underprivileged Youth, Manyu Division, Cameroon 2008
The remote province of Manyu Division in Cameroon has an urgent lack of qualified teachers. The ABCD Foundation pays for the tuition of underprivileged... more

Bamenda High Mountains, Cameroon
July 2008
Community Forest, Bamenda High Mountains, Cameroon, 2008-2010
ANCO introduces and stimulates sustainable agriculture and other types of sustainable sources of income... more

Wereld Natuur Fonds
July 2008
The Coral Triangle Initiative, 2008-2012
There is no place on earth that is home to such great biodiversity as the coral triangle. The Turing Foundation contributes € 3,000,000 to... more

Kianjau Primary School
July 2008
Educational/Food Programme for 1180 children of Several Primary Schools in Thika, Kenya, 2008
The Macheo Children's Centre in Thika, Kenya supports several primary schools by providing... more

Lesson by Ex-Spinal Cord Lesion Patient in Bangladesh
July 2008
Construction Primary School and Teacher Training College Chittachong, Bangladesh
GlobalCare4All retrains spinal cord lesion patients to become teachers - a profession they are still able to practise - thereby meeting an enormous need. 130 children... more

Luc Tuymans,  Die Diagnostische Blick , 1996
July 2008
Contemporary Art Exhibition: Not Normal, Beurs van Berlage, 2009-2010
The manifestation Not Normal - Difference on Display is centred on an international visual art exhibition displaying paintings by Marlene Dumas, Louise Bourgeois, Luc Tuymans, Marc Quinn... more

Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings
July 2008
Music Theatre Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings
The most recent music theatre production by Frank Groothof shows the life of Van Gogh, accompanied by music from contemporaries of Van Gogh - like Mendelssohn, Satie, Fauré... more

Construction of the primary school in Dangbo, Benin
July 2008
Construction of a Primary School in Dangbo, Benin
The Le Pont Foundation constructs schools in Benin that are provided with teachers by the government and are run on parental contributions. In 2008 a new primary school for 100 children... more

Books for Tokokoe, Ghana
July 2008
School Books for Developing Countries
The Read to Grow Foundation collects second-hand recreational and school books and sends them to village schools in developing countries... more

The Hunger Project, Burkina Faso
July 2008
Sustainable Agricultural Programmes, Burkina Faso, 2008
In Burkina Faso, the Hunger Project is working on the improvement of sustainable agricultural methods, the protection of affected parcels of forest, the... more

Centre for Nursery Development and Eru Propagation (CENDEP)
July 2008
Restoration of Mountain Forests by Introduction of Analogue Forestry, Bamenda High Mountains, Cameroon, 2008-2010
The high mountains of Bamenda are sometimes referred to as the storehouse of Cameroon... more

Shalom Centre, Katature, Windhoek, Namibia
July 2008
Education for Aids Orphans and Street Children in Katutura, Namibia 2008
Stichting Pappa ensures that a group of 80 AIDS orphans and street children in Windhoek can go to school... more

memorable moments
July 2008
Classical Music Performances for Small Children, Utrecht, 2008-2009
The MEMO Foundation puts small children - who are still fully receptive - into contact with live classical music. This year, MEMO plans... more

IUCN Project Sustainable Agriculture
July 2008
Sustainable Cocoa Production Eastern and Ashanti Region, Ghana, 2008-2010
As in many other countries, the production of cocoa leads to serious deforestation and forest degradation in Ghana... more

Stichting Weeshuis Sri Lanka
July 2008
Educational Programme for Orphanage, Harumalgoda, Sri Lanka, 2008
The Sri Lanka Orphanage Foundation constructs and develops an orphanage in Harumalgoda, Sri Lanka for 300 orphans. Many of them... more

Meningitis Township Project, South Africa
July 2008
Meningitis Township Project, South-Africa, 2008-2009
Meningitis as a result of tuberculosis is a serious threat for young children in South Africa. There is an increased risk of... more

May 2008
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The first ride of the 'Turingcar', 1 october 2008
May 2008
Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2008
A special 'Turing Car' will transport children from Rotterdam and surroundings to and from the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum free of charge. What's more, each... more

The first three new classrooms under construction
May 2008
Construction and equipment of a primary school, Kisantu, D.R. Congo
The Bambale Foundation focuses on education, agriculture and health care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The foundation is now building durable educational facilities... more

Leprosy patients in the Kien Klean revalidation centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Photo: Nicole Slootweg)
May 2008
Field Projects Leprosy Control, Cambodia 2008
The Leprosy Foundation works together with the CIOMAL organisation on Leprosy control in Cambodia. The quality of diagnostics is a... more

Chamber Opera 'Il Turco In Italia' by the NBE
May 2008
Rossini's Opera Il Turco In Italia, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
The 'Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE)' has created a 'new' opera genre - the chamber opera - suitable to be performed at all kinds of locations. The music is well-accessible for... more

Vocational training for children in Cameroon
May 2008
School on Wheels, Cameroon, 2008
School on Wheels takes children to school, and teachers to children. Apart from reading and writing, children are taught practical skills and competences that they... more

Wouter van Bemmel's 'Persweeën': piece of music for printing press and orchestra
May 2008
Wouter van Bemmel "Persweeën"
The sound of printing presses running and the Monotype pouring machine form the basis of this piece of music by Wouter van Bemmel. The composition will... more

'Ik en de Koningin' by the Max Tak Orchestra
May 2008
Music Theatre "Ik en de Koningin", Max Tak
Children who have never before seen an orchestra perform live, and have no knowledge of classical music, can in this show... more

Timbuktu region, Mali
May 2008
Preservation of Natural Resources, Timbuktu, Mali, 2008
Because of years of draught and a fast population growth, the natural vegetation of the Timbuktu region is under pressure. Because of this... more

Leprosy control in Laos, 2008 (Photo Dr. Richard de Soldenhoff)
May 2008
Field Projects Leprosy Control, Laos 2008
In Laos leprosy occurs mostly among minorities that are hard to reach. Mutilations are often severe and irreparable if the... more

Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008
May 2008
Noorderkerk Concerts: Marketplace for Music 2008
The Noorderkerk Concerts Foundation each year performs a series of 30 to 35 short, easily accessible concerts of high quality in an informal atmosphere.... more

Presentation of the Golden Albatros NK Poetry Slam
May 2008
Poetry Circus 2008
The Poetry Circus organises literature and poetry performances for a young, new and varied audience, such as the Poetry Slam. The combination of experienced poets and new talent turns out to be a great success.... more

Informal Skills Training Programma, Kenia
May 2008
Informal Skills Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya, 2008
The Edukans Foundation works on vocational and practically-oriented education for youth in Nairobi in a profession that they choose themselves and that they will later be able to practise independently. After that, they will apprentice themselves to... more

UAF dimplomas 2008
May 2008
Foundation for Refugee Students UAF, 2008
The UAF supports refugees and asylum seekers with a higher education in their further training and in finding work by means of providing money, advice and supervision. Around 300 UAF-students will graduate... more

Music Registrations of previous Delft Chamber Music Festivals
May 2008
Delft Chamber Music Festival 2008
The Delft Chamber Music Festival has been organising performances of chamber music in the summer months for over 20 years. Every year, around 6,000 music lovers visit... more

Ricciotti plays in a hospital
May 2008
Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2008
The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who hardly ever... more

The new Zoodo school buildings in Yatenga
May 2008
Educational institute in Yatenga, Burkina Faso
The WOL Foundation is building an educational institute in Burkina Faso to further develop vocational training for rural youngsters in the region, and to prevent a relapse into illiteracy... more

IBISS
May 2008
Education in the Slum Area of Vila Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2008
The IBISS Foundation supports the most marginalized groups of Brazil. In the slums, children are hardly stimulated to go to school... more


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February 2008
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Macha Innovative Community School, Macha, Zambia, july 2009
February 2008
Construction Macha Innovative Community School, Macha, Zambia, 2009
PrivaServe increases the independence and autonomy of the rural population in developing countries.... more

A special poetry issue of De Gids
February 2008
Poetry in literary magazine De Gids 2008
The Dutch cultural and literary magazine... more

Holland Festival 2008: La Pasion segun San Marcos
February 2008
Holland Festival 2008: La Pasion segun San Marcos
International art critics have called it "the first masterpiece of the 21st century". In this swinging, large choral work, the Argentinean composer... more

Pupils at the URDT Girls School (Uganda) learning agricultural techniques
February 2008
Support for URDT Girls School, Kibaale, Uganda
The Ugandan URDT trains people in the district of Kibaale, Uganda, who have to live on less than $1 per day. The URDT Girls School offers training... more

Young Africa Skills Center, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
February 2008
Young Africa Skills Center, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Young Africa offers support in the education of underprivileged young people between 15 and 25 years of age. Repro-ducible model projects... more

the first two anthologies: november 2008
February 2008
Poetry anthologies 2008
Twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies will be published in the coming four years. Featuring the very best poems by excellent Dutch poets presented by well-known... more

Classical Music Evenings in the Vondelpark
February 2008
Free classical music in the Vondelpark 2008
On Thursday Summer nights, renowned music ensembles render free classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark Openluchttheater. In 2008... more

CLASSWorks program, Tanzania, Viafrica
February 2008
Computer rooms for secondary schools in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda 2008
Viafrica helps secondary schools to offer their students ICT education, and to ensure a well-educated middle class. Schools must take... more

support for Kamitei
February 2008
Construction and equipment of the secondary school for Kainam, Tanzania 2008
The Kamitei Foundation invests in primary and secondary education for rural children in Tanzania. Kamitei supplies facilities and goods, but also training... more

Alfred Schaffer in the new Kröller-Müller Amphitheater (Zwoele Zomeravond 7-7-2007)
February 2008
The 'Zwoele Zomeravonden' of the Kröller-Müller Museum, 2008
The Kröller-Müller Museum is famous for its collection and its sculpture garden. To increase the interest in the collection and reach new audiences... more

VCSC visiting the Camillian Social Center in Rayong, Thailand
February 2008
Tuition Fees for HIV-Infected Orphans, Rayong, Thailand, 2008
The Friends of Camillian Social Center provides tuition fees for HIV or AIDS-infected Orphans in Rayong, Thailand... more

Computer Science, Doganovo, Bulgaria
February 2008
Teaching programmes in children's homes, Doganovo and Roman, Bulgaria, 2007-2009
The Foundation Kindertehuizen Bulgarije supports five children's homes near Sofia, where 400 children... more

November 2007
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sustainable agricultural projects in Africa
November 2007
€ 1.000.000,- for sustainable IUCN agricultural projects in Africa, 2009-2010
After the realization of several successful projects within the Small Grants Programme of IUCN Nederland, the Turing Foundation has decided... more

Students at work in the Vocational Training Centre in Nyakabiga, Burundi
November 2007
Improvement of vocational training in Nyakabiga, Burundi, 2007
SOS Children's Villages is particularly known for the special 'villages' they have built in more than 100 countries, where orphans can... more

New school books arriving in Mae Sariang
November 2007
Support for the schools in North-West Thailand, 2007-2008
The Samsara Foundation organises concrete and small-scaled projects for the improvement of education in North-West Thailand, where 25,000 underprivileged children... more

 Portrait of an emissary from the kingdom of Congo,  probably Don Miguel de Castro , ca 1645, attributed to Albert Eckhout.
November 2007
Main supporter of 'Back to Zeeland', Zeeuws Museum, 2008
In the first large Summer exhibition at the renewed Zeeuws Museum, important showpieces from... more

Poetry Week - First Love
November 2007
De Week van de Poëzie 2008 ('First Love')
At least 60 poetry events are taking place in April 2008, organised by libraries, book shops, publishers and... more

Thanks to a prosthesis, these children can now go to school
November 2007
Educational projects Liliane Foundation 2008
The Liliane Foundation provides direct, small-scale and tailor-made help to handicapped children in... more

Renovating the Milalani Primary School, Msambweni
November 2007
Construction and renovation of the Milalani Primary School, Msambweni, Kenya , 2008
The Twiga Foundation focuses on education in Msambweni, Kenya and contributes to quality... more

Residentie Bach Choir and Residentie Orchestra
November 2007
Matthew Passion translated/adapted by Jan Rot, 2008
The Residentie Bach Ensembles offer a varied concert programme of classical music in 2008 and 2009, aiming to reach as many young people... more

Frank Groothof plays  Porgy & Bess
November 2007
Family show of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
With his opera arrangements, Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children... more

World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales
November 2007
Concerts of the World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales
Under the inspiring baton of the young Spanish conductor Josep Vincent, the World Orchestra will give four concerts in January 2008... more

Batik, Tie & Dye in the Kuloro Skills Centre
November 2007
Kuloro Skills Training Centre, Gambia, 2007-2008
Net4Kids funds a training centre in Kuloro, Gambia, which provides training for 100 young people in skills such as batik, tie & dye, sewing, soap making, preparing food... more

Jou Willen Is Je Missen
November 2007
Poetry anthology 'Jou Willen Is Je Missen', 2008
The thematic poetry anthology 'Jou Willen Is Je Missen' of Dutch poems about love is published... more

September 2007
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Fishing village, Murciellagos Bay, The Philippines
September 2007
Ecosystem Management for the Murciellagos Bay, Philippines, 2007-2009
Murciellagos Bay is a breeding ground of important and diverse ecosystems, coral reefs, mangrove forests, sea grass beds and rare... more

The new school in Mali, donated by the Turing Foundation
September 2007
Building of a school in Kenenkou, Mali, 2008
The Dutch Mali Foundation supports the population in the vicinity of Bamako in Mali. One of its projects is the building of a secondary school with a capacity of 200 to 300 pupils... more

Leprosy Research - Role of Newly Defined T-Cells
September 2007
LUMC research "Immunopathology of leprosy: dissecting mechanisms of immune-mediated tissue damage in leprosy, and identification of new targets for intervention" 2007-2008
The leprosy bacterium has a high affinity for Schwann cells - cells that form a protective layer around nerves... more

Rainbow Home, Calcutta
September 2007
Education for 250 street children in Calcutta, India, 2007-2009
A so-called 'Rainbow Home' is being realized in the Loreto Sealdah Day School in Calcutta. It accommodates 250 street children, and provides them with food, education,... more

Poetry Day 2008
September 2007
Main supporter Gedichtendag 2008
Poem Day brings poetry to the notice on a national level. 300 poetry activities are taking place on or around 31 January. Newspapers will publish poems, poetry will be read on radio and TV... more

View on Lamit Bay, The Philippines
September 2007
Sustainable management of the biodiversity in the Lamit Bay, Philippines, 2007-2010
The biodiversity of the Lamit Bay is threatened by commercial overfishing and dynamite fishing. The local community will cooperate to create a network of... more

Art room for vocational training Architecture/Engineering, Moengo, Surinam, Juli 2008
September 2007
Practical Textile Training Room and Art Room for Architecture/Engineering, Moengo, Surinam, 2008
The STOOM Foundation supports the improvement of the Barronschool, which is the sole vocational school in Moengo. At this moment, the 450 pupils lack the classrooms and... more

Save The Children Worldwide
September 2007
Improvement of education for 1,500 children in Balochistan, Pakistan, 2007
This Save the Children project will, among other things, provide ten schools with educational materials, trainings for teachers,... more

Seven Bridges Jazz Festival 2007
September 2007
Seven Bridges Jazz Festival, Amsterdam, 2007
The Turing Foundation contributed € 7,000 to the Seven Bridges Jazz Festival. It is a Summer festival in Amsterdam, meant as... more


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July 2007
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Wereld Natuur Fonds
July 2007
The Coral Triangle Initiative 2007-2012
There is no place on earth that is home to such great biodiversity as the coral triangle. The Turing Foundation contributes € 3,000,000 to... more

The new primary school building in Yatenga
July 2007
Educational institute in Yatenga, Burkina Faso, 2007-2009
The WOL Foundation is building an educational institute in Burkina Faso to further develop vocational training for rural youngsters in the region, and to prevent a relapse into illiteracy... more

Sustainable vegetable growing
July 2007
Sustainable management of wetlands around Lake Doro, 2007-2009, Mali
9,500 people live in eight villages in the tidal area within the project region in South-West Mali: farmers, cattle-breeding nomads and fishermen. These people... more

Dutch Primitives: Painters from the Late Middle Ages
July 2007
Main supporter Dutch Primitives: Painters from the Late Middle Ages, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, 2008
For the first time in over fifty years, there will be an exhibition on the origin of Dutch painting in... more

The school in Togo
July 2007
Enlargement of a school in Lomé, Togo, 2008
The Een School in Togo Foundation built a private 'model school' for 300 children in Lomé, Togo. The school offers education for children between 6 and... more

Dungonab Bay Marine National Park
July 2007
Dungonab Bay and Sanganeb Atoll Marine National Park, Sudan, 2007-2011
African Parks helps the Sudanese government in managing, conserving and restoring two national parks. The Turing Foundation contributes 1 million euros to the Sanganeb Atoll Marine... more

The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam
July 2007
The 10th Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam
During this yearly music festival, performances of classical music in special locations in the historic town centre of Amsterdam and special concerts in... more

CLASSWorks program, Tanzania, Viafrica
July 2007
Computer rooms for secondary schools in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda 2007
Viafrica helps secondary schools to provide an ICT curriculum. The schools must themselves take the initiative, for example by... more

Missahoe forest reserve, Togo
July 2007
Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, 2007-2009, Togo
The IUCN is recovering part of a rainforest that has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but still houses... more

Sustainable small-scaled agriculture
July 2007
Sustainable small-scaled agriculture in Borgou, Benin, 2007-2009
In Benin, the IUCN and the CRFA work on alternative and improved agricultural systems around the Antisua community forest... more

Robert Falk,  Portrait of a Woman in a Red Dress , 1918. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
July 2007
Main supporter Unknown Modern Masterpieces from Moscow, Jewish Historical Museum, 2007-2008
The Jewish Historical Museum presents unknown masterpieces by Russian-Jewish artists from the period 1910-1940. The Turing Foundation is the main sponsor of the exhibition... more

Jazz Impuls
July 2007
Jazz Impuls double concerts, 2007/2008
The Turing Foundation contributed € 20,000 to the 130 Jazz Impuls double concerts in 2007 and 2008, aiming to reach a larger jazz... more

May 2007
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Read to Grow
May 2007
School books for developing countries, 2007-2008
The Read to Grow Foundation collects second-hand recreational books and textbooks and sends them to village schools in developing countries where... more

IBISS
May 2007
Education in the slum of Vila Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2007
The IBISS Foundation supports the most marginalized groups of Brazil. In the slums, children are hardly stimulated to go to school... more

NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
May 2007
Main Supporter of the Community Concerts of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, 2008-2010
To make classical music more easily accessible to everyone, at least 30 concerts a year are played at unexpected venues for an audience that... more

Opera Khadish
May 2007
Opera 'Khadish/Erwartung'
A group of young and idealistic musicians produces a 'true contemporary opera', an artistic whole, composed of... more

March 2007
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 Venus and Cupid in the forge of Vulcan   (Jan Salomonsz de Bray, 1683, 213 x 208 cm)
March 2007
Main supporter 'The De Bray Family', Frans Hals Museum, 2008
In 2008, the Frans Hals Museum of Haarlem is setting up a special exhibition on the painters of the seventeenth century De Bray family. The Turing Foundation will be the main... more

Free meals at the Kianjau Primary School
March 2007
Education and food programme for 550 children of the Kianjau Primary School, Kenya, 2007
The Macheo Children's Centre in Thika, Kenya runs a children's home, and supports the nearby Primary School. Everyone in the slum of Kiandutu can... more

Shalom Centre, Katature, Windhoek, Namibia
March 2007
Education for AIDS orphans and street children in Katutura, Namibia, 2007
Stichting Pappa ensures that a group of 100 AIDS orphans and street children in Katutura, Windhoek can go to school. Tuition, uniforms and... more

Poetry International Festival
March 2007
38th Poetry International Festival, 2007
The theme for 2007 of this leading international poetry festival is the relation between poetry, insanity and melancholy. Several international... more

Classical music in the Amsterdam Vondelpark
March 2007
Free classical music in the Vondelpark 2007
On eleven Thursday nights in June, July and August, free classical music concerts are played by renowned music ensembles at the central park of... more

Building the PDF Campus
March 2007
Vocational training campus, Pakistan, 2007-2008
The Pakistan Development Foundation offers easily accessible vocational education and training, and provides assistance in starting... more

Zone One staff test the freshly installed computers
March 2007
Computer lessons, Philippines, 2007
Zone One Tondo Organisation (ZOTO) is a popular movement which helps poor people of the Philippines aged 10 to 24, with education as well as... more

ToBe Educational Resource Centre, Ghana
March 2007
Educational Resource Centre, Komenda, Ghana, 2008
ToBe Worldwide zet Educational Resource Centres op in achtergebleven gebieden in Ghana. De centra bieden kinderen van 6 to 15 jaar... more

Era la notte
March 2007
Holland Festival 2007: Era La Notte
During the 60th edition of the Holland Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci sings early Italian baroque music. This concert... more

Computer Science, Doganovo, Bulgaria
March 2007
Teaching programmes in children's homes, Doganovo and Roman, Bulgaria, 2007-2009
De Stichting Kindertehuizen Bulgarije steunt vijf kindertehuizen in de omgeving van Sofia waar 400 kinderen... more

Vocational training in woodworking, Cape Coast, Ghana
March 2007
Vocational Training in Woodworking, Cape Coast, Ghana, 2007
De Stichting Bebo Bakery wil wees- en zwerfkinderen in Ghana, na een goede basisopleiding, een vak leren in kleine, zelfstandige ondernemingen... more

Leprosy Foundation, Nigeria, 2007
March 2007
Projects to cure leprosy 2007
The Dutch Leprosy Foundation invests all over the world in projects that help diagnose and cure people who suffer from leprosy... more

February 2007
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Milou Halbesma presents €1,000,000 to Kommer Braber, manager of the Leprosy Foundation
€1.000.000,- for the Dutch Leprosy Foundation
The Dutch Leprosy Foundation has devoted itself for forty years to creating a world in which the permanent suffering, caused by leprosy, is no longer existent... more

Democratic Republic of Congo - Gezamenlijke Verwerking
War Trauma Aid via de War Trauma Foundation, 2007
The War Trauma Foundation provides assistance to victims of violence... more

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Individual scholarships
In the past few years the Board of The Turing Foundation agreed to individual scholarships for several years to students in Nigeria, Togo, Gambia, Haiti... more

Opening of the Maasschool in Atjeh, 30 August 2007
Primary school with teachers' accommodation in Idi, Atjeh, 2007
De Stichting Zicht Op Toekomst richt zich op scholenbouw in Indonesië, in gebieden waar de infrastructuur verwoest is. In Atjeh, waar de tsunami van 2002... more

Stichting Weeshuis Sri Lanka
Educational programme for an orphanage, Harumalgoda, Sri Lanka, 2007
De Stichting Weeshuis Sri Lanka bouwt en exploiteert een weeshuis in Harumalgoda, Sri Lanka voor 300 weeskinderen. Velen daarvan... more

The Atlas Ensemble brings together instruments from different cultures
The Atlas Ensemble
30 musicians from China, Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe are united in this ensemble and bring together instruments which originate from a common 'ancestor', but... more

United World Colleges
College Education for talented Antillean students, 2006-2008
Two talented Antillean students wish to attend the Atlantic College in Wales... more

key facilities, Tanguiéta, Northern Benin
Education for children and key facilities, Tanguiéta, Northern Benin, 2007
The Liliane Foundation provides direct, small-scale and tailor-made help to handicapped children and young people in developing countries. In many cases,... more

Prinses Christina Concours Classic Express
Bouw 'Classic Express' of the Princess Christina Concours
Het Prinses Christina Concours wil de jeugd kennis laten maken met klassieke en jazz muziek... more

The new school in Lombok
School for street children in Lombok, Indonesia, 2007
De stichting Peduli Anak bouwt drie opvanghuizen en een school voor straatkinderen op het eiland Lombok in Indonesië. 144 straatkinderen... more

Poetry Week - Birth
Main supporter of De Week van de Poëzie 2007 - 'Birth'
Many large and sparkling, or instead modest poetry activities and events related to poetry from all over the Netherlands come together in this 'Poetry Week'. At least 60 events... more

Ricciotti plays for prisoners
Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2007
consists of 40 idealistic students who give 100 concerts a year at venues such as care homes, prisons, schools and asylum centres, for people who... more

UAF
Foundation for Refugee Students UAF, 2007
The UAF supports higher educated refugees and asylum seekers in their studies and in finding a job by financial support, advice and coaching.... more

Het Eerste Wonder (The First Miracle)
Poetry anthology 'The First Miracle'
The thematic poetry anthology 'Het Eerste Wonder' of Dutch poems about birth is published... more

The 'Ongera Ubumenye' educational project
Educational tools for 42 primary schools, Rwanda, 2007
To improve the quality of and participation (of especially girls) in education, and to improve quality by teacher refresher courses... more

Stichting 4 Mei Concert
May 4 Concert, Amsterdam, 2007
The Turing Foundation supported the educative programme related to the commemoration concert on 4 May 2007 in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw... more

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays 'Peter and the Wolf' for children
Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The RCO gives a children's concert that is linked to an educational project which enables primary school children in Amsterdam to enjoy... more

Kebba Jarju Memorial Nursery
Teaching material for primary school, Kombo North district, Gambia, 2007
The Kebba Jarju Memorial Nursery is a primary school in a village in the Kombo North district of Gambia. It has over 120 pupils... more

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Support for Village Elder, Cotonou, Benin 2007-2009
A grant was made to support the village chief of a village near Cotonou in Benin. The village chief bears great responsibility... more

The Belvedere Museum
Extension opening hours Museum Belvédère 2007-2009
Museum Belvédère is het eerste museum voor moderne en hedendaagse kunst in Friesland... more

Reizend Muziekgezelschap
25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society , 2007
Het Reizend Muziekgezelschap is een kamermuziekgezelschap met een wisselende bezetting van internationale topmuzikanten... more


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