Education/Girls Education
De Boomgaard Foundation was established on May 12, 2005 as a private grant-giving foundation.
The founders are two philanthropists who wish to support youth and children, initiatives to advance climate justice and local heritage and innovations. The foundation is partnering with ambitious charities or non-for profit organisations. It was ranked as public benefit organisation (ANBI) and can make and receive tax-free donations.
The Nour Center is an Educational Center for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Founded in 2013 it aims to meet the educational needs of newly arrived Syrian children and families in Burj El Barajneh.
Ndlovu focuses amongst others on education for child and youth development. During a visit at a regional Department of Education in South Africa, Hugo Tempelman (Chair of the Ndlovu Trust) observed the lack of computers in anyone of the offices.
Kasungu Elephant Foundation (KEF) in collaboration with Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi initiated first steps to introduce Permaculture farming in M'ndaka village on the boundary of Kasungu National Park (KNP).
Kasungu Elephant Foundation (KEF) in collaboration with Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi initiated first steps to introduce Permaculture farming in M'ndaka village on the boundary of Kasungu National Park (KNP).
The Kofi Annan School (KAS) Foundation committed to build a Junior Secondary School (JSS) in Ajumako-Afranse in the autumn of 2015. The Foundation in that village helped earlier to build a nursery school, a primary school, a technical workshop with a toilet block and a six-classroom school for further education.
Fashion Positive provides accreditation for five key areas of waste reduction in material health, material reutilisation, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship and social fairness.
The trainee used these ideas in set design and management in the film industry, which offers a world to win for circular use of materials.
Its mission is to empower young reporters to become the voice of the community and to contribute to the living standards in informal settlements. NCMH helps youngsters from the slums to build up a career in the production of filmed content and supports them to obtain a sustainable source of income so that they can support their families.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir, a successful youth choir from South Africa, founded in 2009, is an opportunity for talented young people to escape the troubles in the townships.
Many of these children have been affected by the HIV / AIDS epidemic, their parents have died or they themselves are infected with HIV. Some have been raped, assaulted, drug addicted, victims of crime or become criminals themselves in order to survive.
Nice Place Foundation is a leadership training and shelter centre in Kajiado district in Kenya. The centre provides a safe learning environment for young women and girls at risk of being circumcised or in child marriage.
The Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan (OGJG) Foundation strives for a society in which lifelong learning is the norm for everyone by organising online and local senior lectures taught by students from colleges and universities.
With 1.3 million unique visitors per year, AnimalsToday.nl, the House of Animals website, is the largest animal news site in the Netherlands.
Town Hall Naarden will get a new destination as House of the Town. The municipality of Gooise Meren, owner of the monument, and Stichting Huis van de Stad Naarden have set out the arrangements and conditions in a written agreement.
After two decades of neglect, rehabilitation of the Lilongwe Nature sanctuary (166 hectares) has started with financial support from IFAW.
Donor Impact Invest Fund (DIIF) uses donations from family funds and individuals to invest in Dutch impact companies and enterprises with a social mission.
The Free a Girl foundation rescues underage girls from situations of sexual exploitation. It provides them with aftercare and legal support.
House of Animals tracks down and exposes abuses of animals and brings animal welfare regularly to people's attention
The Oud Geleerd Jong Gedaan Foundation strives for lifelong learning as the norm for everyone, also seniors, by organizing online and local lectures taught by students from colleges and universities. The motto is connecting young and old, personal growth is not dependent on age.
Nice Place is a unique leadership Academy, and shelter centre in the Kajiado district in the Maasai area in Kenya. The centre provides a safe learning environment for young women and girls at risk of being circumcised or of being married off as a child.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was founded by former solo sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. Its mission is to accelerate the transition to a regenerative, circular economy. We fund the production of 2 short films on plastics, as well as consultation input for a third documentary, and for promotion off all these.
In Afghanistan girls access to education is extremely restricted by the Taliban. Despite all exclusions Learn Afghan provides adolescent girls with skills and knowledge to study further, fostering their personal growth, leadership and communities development. Foundation De Boomgaard supports girls studying in Kandahar, Bamyan and Helmand provinces.
The THINK NOW project focusses on showing the importance of giving school children and students ‘a voice’ in the climate debate. It seeks to increase public support for sustainability education. Foundation De Boomgaard supports THINK NOW with funds for an impactful documentary, that will be (inter)nationally distributed via television, filmfestivals and social media.
The Cornerstone Foundation helps vulnerable school leavers in Rwanda with vocational training and thus to gain a solid foundation for life. It is the Great Lakes Hospitality Institute which trains young people to become professionals in the hotel and restaurant industry by teaching them the essential basic skills.
KLABU is a fast growing and learning organisation in support of refugees rebuilding their lives through sports and community building. In unique clubhouses refugees can find relief, pride and happiness. Each clubhouse provides its own unique KLABU sportswear. Supporters worldwide can play their part. Foundation De Boomgaard has contributed to a clubhouse in Boa Vista, Brazil.
The island of Pampus is part of the 19th century waterline defense of Amsterdam. In 1996 it became a UNESCO world heritage site. The Fort Island Pampus Foundation, responsible for preserving the heritage, is developing Pampus into a fully climate neutral and educational island. Foundation De Boomgaard helped in funding a hypermodern renewable energy system and a sustainable built classroom.
Erfgoedfestival Makers in Gooi & Vecht emphasizes the heritage and innovative spirit of her region with a festival. A youth creative youth programme is developed to inspire children.
The dance programme of Stichting Exploitatie Grote Kerk Veere connects children, students and young people of all backgrounds.
Biocomp is active in Nepal in recycling organic waste into compost. End 2024 it opened a recycling plant to reprocess low-grade plastics into building materials.
Stichting Pamoja Nguvu micro finances vulnerable groups of women in Arusha, Tanzania. The support of De Boomgaard helps 30 women.
With the “Future is Fungi Award”, we both honor and accelerate the use of fungi to solve pressing environmental challenges. We want to inspire to more fungi research and startup innovations.
We fund continuation of healthcare in Al Bab city, Swaiha region, and mobile medical posts in refugee camps in Aleppo province in Syria.
The National Witch Monument Foundation wants to create a physical monument in memory of those who have been persecuted, tortured, convicted and put to death as witches on the territory of The Netherlands.
Partners for Girls founded a leadership centre for girls in Butula in Busia County and provides job preparation and coaching. Foundation De Boomgaard helped kickstart this centre and funded sanitary facilities.
Training of trauma specialists is undertaken to support traumatized victims of conflict and internal violence.
Dar Moustaqbel means 'The House of the Future'. It offers a safe shelter and quality education to 80 female students a year in and around Marrakech, Morocco.
Network New Rotterdam helps young vulnerable people who struggle with loneliness mental health issues or simply finding their space in the city. Participants gain self-awareness and solidarity by volunteering in their quest for connecting all layers of the Rotterdam society.