Archive news items 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR FELIZ ANO NUEVO
November 2017
welcome to our new website
welcome
October 2017
Trip-report September/October 2017 see "Trip-reports"
August 2017
Vouchers
The annual vouchers for school uniforms, backpacks and learning resources have again been distributed by the Sosúa Kids Assocation at various locations to disadvantaged children. Michelle Bennett, from the beginning involved with the Sosúa Kids, has come over from Canada each year to help. Since 2006, our Dutch foundation supports this Association.
July 2017
Colegio Asher 1 of the 25 best schools.
Judith has heard from the Ministry of Education that Colegio Asher belongs to the top 25 schools of the Dominican Republic after the results of recent exams. In total there are approximately 3,500 schools.
Our donors can be proud of the fact that they have contributed to it. Meanwhile, the library of the Colegio grows slowly but steadily with our help.
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June 2017
Mural paintings
For a while, the Dutch foundation Color4kids (C4K) and our foundation have worked the same projects in the Dominican Republic, each within their own goal. It concerns a primary school in the suburbs Miramar in Puerto Plata and the Colegio Asher in El Batey de la Union. The C4K brings color to the lives of disadvantaged children and does this by means of murals. Under the guidance of and in collaboration with Carin Steen, specializing in mural paintings, beautiful murals been painted by C4K on the school in Puerto Plata and at Colegio Asher.
Both school leaders chose the theme "Rights of the child" and the students have also contributed by painting a part. Our projects are therefore beautiful colorful in appearance.
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April 2017
Rain
It has always been raining extremely hard in recent months. Many roads (including those to Camu) are still unmanageable and it will not be easy to get our things there for the children. Due to lost harvests, food prices have risen sharply, which have most often hit the poorest people.
Judith and Roberto of Colegio Asher are very happy with their third daughter, who was born in March. Judith will soon be able to resume her work so that she can guide students to the exams in June.
February 2017
Webmaster
After 10 years, our webmaster Eelco Roos has said he no longer wishes to maintain our website. Of course, we are very sorry, but we are very grateful to him for his many years of commitment to and support for our foundation. Finding a new webmaster is a tough job and we are therefore very pleased to have found Robert (www.robidoe.com) who wants to take over Eelco's work. Under his leadership, a renewed website will be launched.