Archive of Turing Foundation projects

January 2012

January 2012	Main supporter Rafael Exposition, Teylers Museum, Haarlem, 2012-2013 Never before did the Netherlands see an exhibition on Rafael (Urbino 1483-1530 Rome), one of Europe's most... more	January 2012	Closing performance Holland Festival, 2012 In June 2012, the Holland Festival will be bringing music of international standing to the Netherlands once again. The Turing... more
January 2012	*Exhibition The Road to Van Eyck, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, 2012-2013* Johannes van Eyck (1390-1440) has decisively reinvented painting in Northern Europe. He's been named... more	January 2012	Teacher houses with solar panels, Rakissé-Toêghin, Burkina Faso, 2012 The AFOS Foundation is dedicated to improving the life standard in developing countries, with a focus on... more
January 2012	Vocational training for girls, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2012-2013 The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) supports local NGO ATTous in offering technical vocational... more	January 2012	Main Supporter of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Community Concerts, 2012-2014 'If the people don't visit the orchestra, the orchestra will visit the people.' That's the... more
January 2012	St Matthew Passion: an adaptation for children, Frank Groothof, 2012-2014 The Turing Foundation has been a proud partner of Stichting de Vrije Val for already five years. For his... more	January 2012	Research on identification of innate and adaptive immune biomarkers 2012-2013 This LUMC (Leiden University Medical Centre) research gives more insight into certain immune... more
January 2012	Lubombo Transfrontier Marine Protected Area, Mozambique/Zuid-Afrika, 2012 The Peace Parks Foundation dedicates itself to nature reserves located at countries' border regions, and... more	January 2012	The Amsterdam Cello Biannual 2012 The Amsterdamse Cello Biannual is a biannual international cello festival. The fourth edition of the festival will be held from October 26 -... more
January 2012	Vocational training for 100 youths, Cameroon, 2012-2014 Stop Kindermisbruik (Stop Child Abuse) and its local partner ASSEJA offer vocational education to 100 underprivileged youths... more	January 2012	Teacher training and school leaders' course, Southeast Kenya, 2012 Twice a year, Teachers4Teachers organizes trainings by Dutch educational professionals meant for principals,... more
January 2012	Marera Primary School Project, Tanzania, 2012 In Tanzania, the Rhotia Valley Foundation offers shelter for 36 orphans in three family homes, and uses a tourist lodge as an... more	January 2012	Research on treatment of early neuropathy in leprosy 2012-2014 The TENLEP Research Consortium (Treatment of Early Neuropathy in Leprosy) is a large international association in... more
January 2012	Research on immunopathology of leprosy, 2^ndphase, 2012-2015 The leprosy bacterium (M.leprae) knows a high affinity for Schwann cells, which are cells that create a... more	January 2012	Teacher training for vocational training in metalwork and welding, Ghana, 2012-2013 ETC´s (Educational training Consultants) Technical Training Program concentrates on human... more
January 2012	*Main supporter Alexander Calder - De grote ontdekking, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2012* Our apologies, the Dutch text for this project has not yet been translated into English ... more	January 2012	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2012** In 2012, literary magazine De Gids will be celebrating its 175th anniversary. For the past three years, De Gids has been able to... more
January 2012	Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2012 VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with local... more		Project Overview on World Map

November 2011

November 2011	Reforestation and sustainable management of ecosystems in the Kwilu district, D.R. Congo, 2011-2013 CDI Bwamanda is a Belgian NGO dedicated to education and sustainable agriculture... more	November 2011	Improvement of primary and vocational education, Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo, 2011-2014 CDI Bwamanda wants to contribute to recovering and setting up education in the north of... more
November 2011	Sustainable conservation and food security for 20 villages, Région Maritime, Togo 2011-2014 In 20 villages in the very poor southeast of Togo, 4.000 farmers are trained in organic farming and... more	November 2011	Speed schools and teacher training, Burkina Faso, 2011-2014 Woord en Daad and partner organization CREDO have established dozens of so-called speed schools in Burkina Faso. These... more
November 2011	Expansion of the secondary school, Gaongho, Burkina Faso, 2012 Zeewolde Werelddorp is dedicated to improve the lives of people from Gaongho in Burkina Faso, a municipality... more	November 2011	*Rock Opera "Kees de Jongen", by Frank Groothof, 2011-2012* Time and time again, manages to incite curiosity and excitement for classical music among large groups of children.... more
November 2011	Poetry anthology J. H. Leopold, 2011 Over a four-year period, publisher Van Oorschot will be publishing twelve beautiful, hardcover anthologies. These anthologies include the best... more	November 2011	Construction and equipment of a trade school in Chepchoina, Kenya, 2011 The Elimu Mount Elgon Foundation facilitates educational initiatives in the Mount Elgon Region in Kenya. As... more
November 2011	ICT vocational training CPAEC, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2011-2012 The Zod Neere Foundation set up a vocational training centre for underprivileged youngsters in Ouagadougou,... more	November 2011	Construction of a technical school in Kambila, Mali, 2011-2012 The Mali Foundation, in association with its local partner Solisa, will set up a basic technical school to provide... more
November 2011	Educational Governance, Doutchi and Filingué, Niger, 2011-2012 In the Niger departments of Dogondoutchi and Filingué, French NGO Aide et Action is dedicating itself to the... more	November 2011	Communal management of grazing land and forest restoration in Ségou, Mali, 2011 The agricultural region Ségou frequently suffers from food shortages caused by the exhaustion of... more
November 2011	Teacher Training, Kenia en Tanzania, 2011 In Kenya and Tanzania, Terre des Hommes is working with local partners to improve the quality of secondary education at government schools.... more	November 2011	Protection of natural resources in Timbuktu, Mali, 2011 In ten villages in the Timbuktu region primarily women will be trained in organic market gardening and small livestock... more
November 2011	Construction and equipment of a new Vocational Training Centre, Bamako, Mali, 2011 The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) is building a new vocational centre at the heart of... more	November 2011	Sustainable management of the forest of Koubaye, Mali, 2011 This project aims to protect and restore 7,700 km2 of forest by making environmental agreements between the authorities... more
November 2011	Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, 2011-2012 The three-year project 'Bach Day' (Dag van Bach) focuses on primary schools across the country and... more	November 2011	The Third Turing National Poetry Contest 2011-2012 Turing's National Poetry Contest is the only poetry competition that's open to everyone and is not about the poet, but about the... more
November 2011	Construction of a school for elementary and secondary education, Djenné, Mali, 2011 The Djenné Foundation focuses on education, the arts, and culture in the city of Djenné, Mali. In... more		Project Overview on World Map

July 2011

July 2011	Main supporter, Rodin Erotique, Singer Museum Laren, 2012-2013 With this exhibition, the Singer Museum will be organizing the first-ever expo of the erotic works of Auguste Rodin in... more	July 2011	Supporter of 'Meer Licht' (More Light), Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, 2011-2012 Museum De Fundatie is the only museum in the Netherlands that has a William Turner painting in its... more
July 2011	'Van Oostsanen, de Ware Jacob', Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, 2014 In 2014 it will have been 500 years since Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen enjoyed the high point of his career. This... more	July 2011	'Het Geheim van de Slang' (The Secret of the Snake), Afrika Museum, 2012 The Afrika Museum will be organising an intercultural exhibition on the appearance of a universal animal... more
July 2011	Main patron Paul Klee exhibition, CoBrA Museum Amstelveen, 2012 The Cobra Museum organises an exhibition on the much-loved artist Paul Klee (1879-1940) and his relation to the CoBrA... more	July 2011	Free transport to Boijmans van Beuningen and Chabot museums, 2011-2014 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... more
July 2011	School furniture for 16 schools in Lubero, D.R. Congo, 2011-2013 In the Lubero region in North Kivu, D.R. Congo, Save the Children is carrying out a five-year programme focused on... more	July 2011	20 Speed schools for 500 children, Dosso region, Niger, 2011-2012 The Strømme Foundation and partner organisation RAEDD are setting up so-called 'speed schools in Niger. These... more
July 2011	Vocational education Sustainable Farming, Gbomboro, Burkina Faso, 2011 In Gbomboro in the northwest of Burkina Faso, Heifer and partner organisation Asudec will establish a... more	July 2011	Founding of Biblionef Ghana, 2011-2013 Biblionef considers books a source of development and wants to encourage reading. To that end, the organisation spreads new English and French... more
July 2011	NGO capability and community involvement, Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, 2011 In Mauritania, local NGOs are trained and alternative sources of income for the local community are created... more	July 2011	Sustainable development of Mangrove areas, Aguégués Commune, Benin, 2011-2013 Care International is an international aid agency. This project wants to enable structural coastal... more
July 2011	Seafood Savers Platform for Sustainable Tuna and Live Reef Fish, Coral Triangle, 2011-2012 We're approaching the final phase of our support of the Coral Triangle Initiativethrough... more	July 2011	Carbon footprint reduction and Protection of Critical Reefs, Coral triangle, 2011-2012 We're approaching the final phase of our support of the Coral Triangle Initiative through the... more
July 2011	Teacher training and school expansion, Toungana, Burkina Faso, 2011-2013 The Association for Small African Projects (ASAP) focuses on the improvement of the well-being of... more	July 2011	Better access to education for vulnerable children, Bukavu and Walungu, D.R. Congo, 2011 In South-Kivu, War Child strives for better access to education for vulnerable children.... more
July 2011	Educational/Food Programme for 10,000 school children, Thika, Kenya, 2011-2012 The Macheo Children's Centre in Thika, Kenya supports several primary schools by providing... more	July 2011	Main patron Dutch Youth String Orchestra NJSO 2011-2013 The NJSO has 24 musicians. All of them are between the ages of 12 and 20 years old and are associated with the young talent... more
July 2011	Teacher Training Electricity & Renewable Energy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2011 The Kram Ngoy Centre is a vocational training centre in Phnom Penh where 100 youths a year are trained to... more	July 2011	Farming and Livelihood Improvement Programme, Ghana 2011 All over the world, SOS Kinderdorpen offers structural support to orphans and abandoned children. Over the past couple of... more
July 2011	Afri-car Academy, Kisumu, Kenya, 2011 The Afri-Can Foundation and local organisations BIG Ltd and Pandipieri Centre set up a technical training centre for underprivileged youths in... more	July 2011	Film adaptation 'Een heel lief konijn', 2011 Imme Dros' absurdist story of 'Een heel lief konijn'(A Very Sweet Rabbit) is moving in a cheerful way. A woman discovers she's growing... more
July 2011	Free school meals, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 2011 The WOL Foundation built the Zoodo educational complex in Ouahigouya, the capital of the province of Yatenga in Burkina Faso. Their... more	July 2011	Upgrading five vocational training centres, Kenya, 2011-2012 VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) sends professional experts to developing countries to share their knowledge with local... more

March 2011

March 2011	*Main supporter 'Pop Art in Western Europe', Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen, 2012-2013* Pop Art is the core of the collection of the Valkhof Museum, which makes the museum the... more	March 2011	Teacher training in South Kivu, D.R. Congo, 2011-2012 Children in Crisis is a British NGO that works on educational projects in post-conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Sierra... more
March 2011	Switch to sustainable cotton production, Mali, 2011-2012 Mali is the largest producer of cotton in Western Africa. Cotton is a good source of income, but it's extremely harmful... more	March 2011	Vocational training for 100 youths, Cameroon, 2011 Stop Kindermisbruik (No Child Abuse) and its local partner ASSEJA want to offer vocational training to 100 underprivileged... more
March 2011	Improvement of education at 8 primary schools, East and Adamawa Region, Cameroon, 2011-2013 Since 2007, the border of Cameroon's East Region has been host to over 100,000 refugees... more	March 2011	Reforestation, Burkina Faso, 2011-2012 The Burkina Faso desert is swiftly advancing. And due to logging for home use, the country loses 80,000 acres of forest every year.... more
March 2011	Sustainable agriculture, Sissili Province, Burkina Faso, 2011-2013 In the poor province of Sissili, Woord en Daad and CREDO are training farm families to make their companies... more	March 2011	Tools for twelve technical training centres, Western Kenya, 2011 Gered Gereedschap (Salvaged Tools) collects and repairs used tools, and ships them to development projects in... more
March 2011	Vocational training for underprivileged youths, Kenya, 2011-2012 The Ujima Foundation offers vocational trainings to underprivileged youths that take care of their younger... more	March 2011	Regreening Initiative, Niger, 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 entirely... more
March 2011	25th Romantic Music Day, 2011 This year will see the 25th edition of 'Romantic Music Day', organized by the Buitengoed Foundation. During this free festival, musicians of renowned... more	March 2011	Programme for tutoring teenagers in South Kivu, D.R. Congo, 2011-2012 ZOA Refugee Care wants to offer primary education in 3 years to youths from returnee families who missed one or... more
March 2011	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2011-2012 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic conservatory students, and performs a minimum of 100 times a year. They seek out... more	March 2011	*Main supporter Diane Arbus - A Retrospective, FOAM Amsterdam, 2012-2013* Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most fascinating and important photographers of the second... more
March 2011	The Princess Christina Concours - Classical Express, 2011-2012 The Princess Christina Concours strives to excite as many children as possible for classical music. To that end, in... more	March 2011	Construction of a medical school in Kiliba, D.R. Congo, 2011 Focus on Education, in association with the local NGO Fondation Chirezi, wants to set up an intermediate vocational... more
March 2011	School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2011-2012 Knowledge for Children supports rural schools in Northwest Cameroon by building up a decent book stock and... more	March 2011	Social and financial skills for children, Ghana, 2011 Aflatoun provides children between the ages of 6 and 14 with important social and economic skills by teaching them about... more

January 2011

January 2011	Turing Museum Bus - Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 2011-2014 For school and schoolteachers, free, comfortable and safe transport is the key factor in... more	January 2011	Education Quality Improvement Programme, Kenya, 2011-2013 Build Africa focuses on education and income-generating programmes in Kenya and Uganda. In Central Kenya, Build Africa... more
January 2011	Research into how mycobacteria lyse the phagosomal membrane 2011-2014 The Tumor Biology Department of the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI) conducts fundamental research into the... more	January 2011	Solar panels for four schools in Burkina Faso, 2011 The AFOS Foundation is dedicated to improve living conditions in developing countries and in Burkina Faso specifically. In... more
January 2011	*Main supporter The Iannis Xenakis Weekend, Holland Festival 2011* From June 2-26, 2011, Holland Festival will once again be welcoming international allure to the Netherlands.... more	January 2011	Rechearch into macro- and micro-epidemiology of leprosy 2011-2013 The Leonard Wood Memorial Research Centre in Cebu, Philippines, is conducting research into the transmission... more
January 2011	Research on immunopathology of leprosy, 2^ndphase, 2011 The leprosy bacterium (M.leprae) knows a high affinity for Schwann cells, which are cells that create a protective... more	January 2011	Lubombo Transfrontier Marine Protected Area, Mozambique/Zuid-Afrika, 2011-2012 The Peace Parks Foundation dedicates itself to nature reserves located at countries' border regions,... more
January 2011	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2011** In 2012, literary magazine De Gids will be celebrating its 175th anniversary. For the past three years, De Gids has been able to... more	January 2011	Research on treatment of early neuropathy in leprosy 2011 The TENLEP Research Consortium (Treatment of Early Neuropathy in Leprosy) is a large international association in which 14... more
January 2011	Developing organic vegetable gardens and orchards - Séguénéga, Burkina Faso, 2011-2012 The Burkinan organisation ADECUSS will teach 300 women in the extremely poor and dry northern... more	January 2011	Construction and furnishing of the Makaror Mixed Day Secondary Scvhool, Makaror, Kenya, 2011-2012 The Welzijn Wajir Foundation supports the very poorest population of Wajir... more
January 2011	Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2011 VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with local... more	January 2011	Main supporter National Poetry Day 2011 Every Year, Poetry Day presents poetry to the nation. In light of this day, on January 27, 2011, over three hundred poetry activities... more
January 2011	Teacher training and construction of a secondary school, Gbadagui, Benin, 2011 In Benin, the Le Pont Foundation takes an active part in improving education, healthcare and water &... more	January 2011	Sustainable Finance for Networks of Marine Protected Areas, Coral Triangle, 2007-2012 The World Wildlife Federation is establishing a foundation for the identification and... more
January 2011	Managing Tuna nurseries and bycatch, Coral Triangle, 2007-2011 Tuna fishing yields food and income for tens of millions of people living in the Coral Triangle. Besides, tuna... more	January 2011	Live Reef Fish Trade Transformation, Coral Triangle, 2007-2012 This World Wildlife Federation programme intends to achieve a recovery of the diverse fish population in the... more
January 2011	Protecting Endangered Turtles, Coral Triangle, 2007-2011 Six out of the seven species of sea turtles we have on this earth live in the Coral Triangle. The animals are threatened... more	January 2011	Responding to Climate Change through reduction of Tourism and travel footprint, Coral Triangle, 2007-2011 Global warming is bad for coral reefs - the corals will bleach, lose all... more
January 2011	Performances Netherlands Student Orchestra, 2011 The 100-person strong Netherlands Student Orchestra (NSO) performs at the best music venues in the Netherlands. To turn the tide... more	January 2011	Research on identification of innate and adaptive immune biomarkers 2011-2013 This LUMC (Leiden University Medical Centre) research gives more insight into certain immune... more
January 2011	St. John Passion, Westerkerk, Amsterdam, 2011 After a period of grant trouble, the Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir are about to start afresh by... more	January 2011	Jobortunity Training Institute, Arusha, Tanzania, 2011 At the Jobortunity Training Centre in Arusha, underprivileged youths can enrol in a one-year training that prepares them for... more
January 2011	Major repairs and improvements at Institut Zamenhof, Lomé, Togo, 2011 In 2004, the School in Togo Foundation built a private high standard school for primary and secondary... more		Project Overview on World Map

October 2010

October 2010	*Second International wind instruments festival On Wings!* 2011** In order to reach as many people as possible, On Wings! will be collaborating with basically all cultural organizations in the... more	October 2010	Vocational Education for the Loita Maasai, Narok South District, Kenya, 2010-2011 This projects makes make high-quality and relevant education more easily accessible for the Loita Maasai in the Narok district... more
October 2010	Teacher training and school leaders' course, Southeast Kenya, 2011 By contributing to the development of principals' leadership skills and teachers' professional skills, the... more	October 2010	NGO capability and community involvement, Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, 2010 In Mauritania, local NGOs are trained and alternative sources of income for the local community are created... more
October 2010	Sustainable conservation and food security, Région Maritime, Togo 2010 In 20 villages in the very poor southeast of Togo, 4.000 farmers are trained in organic farming and... more	October 2010	Educational Governance, Doutchi and Filingué, Niger, 2010 In the Niger departments of Dogondoutchi and Filingué, French NGO Aide et Action is dedicating itself to the improvement of... more
October 2010	Renovation and expansion of vocational training center, Kisantu, D.R. Congo 2010-2011 The Bambale Foundation focuses on education, agriculture and health in the Democratic Republic... more	October 2010	Construction of a school for elementary and secondary education, Djenné, Mali 2010-2011 The Djenné Foundation focuses on education, the arts, and culture in the city of Djenné,... more
October 2010	Construction of a vocational school for women, Bandiagara, Mali, 2011 The Women and Labour Market Foundation (VAM) is a center of expertise for women's vocational schools. The... more	October 2010	Protection of natural resources in Timbuktu, Mali, 2010 In ten villages in the Timbuktu region primarily women will be trained in organic market gardening and small livestock... more
October 2010	Main Supporter IDEAL consortium (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) 2010 This consortium of thirty Leprosy research groups will develop immunological tests in the coming years... more	October 2010	Communal management of grazing land and forest restoration in Ségou, Mali, 2010 The agricultural region Ségou frequently suffers from food shortages caused by the exhaustion of... more
October 2010	Sustainable management of the forest of Koubaye, Mali, 2010 This project aims to protect and restore 7,700 km2 of forest by making environmental agreements between the authorities... more	October 2010	Grants for Talented Underprivileged Children, Ghana 2010-2011 The SmartKids Foundation helps talented underprivileged children in Ghana to go to a reputable secondary school. The children are... more
October 2010	Children's Opera about Napoleon, by Frank Groothof, 2010-2011 Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical music. The... more	October 2010	*Main supporter Bram and Geer van Velde, Museum Belvédère, Friesland, 2010-2011* The Belvédère Museum is preparing an exhibition on the work of artists and brothers Bram and... more
October 2010	Poetry anthology Simon Vestdijk, 2010 Over a period of four years, Van Oorschot Publishing will be publishing twelve beautiful, bound anthologies. Said anthologies hold the best... more	October 2010	Ecological sustainability and the promotion of (small) livestock farming, Burkina Faso, 2010 In this project Heifer and the Louis Bolk Institute collaborate in the neighbourhood... more
October 2010	Construction and equipment of a new Vocational Training Centre, Bamako, Mali, 2010 The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) is building a new vocational centre at the heart of... more	October 2010	Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, 2010 The three-year project 'Bach Day' (Dag van Bach) focuses on primary schools across the country and... more

July 2010

July 2010	Main patron Paul Klee exhibition, CoBrA Museum Amstelveen, 2012 The Cobra Museum organises an exhibition on the much-loved artist Paul Klee (1879-1940) and his relation to the CoBrA... more	July 2010	Modern Teaching Equipment for vocational training centre CPMA, Bamako, Mali, 2010-2011 The Centre Professionel Mécanique Auto (CPMA) for vocational training in car engineering, will... more
July 2010	Upgrading five vocational training centres, Kenya, 2010 VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) sends professional experts to developing countries to share their knowledge with local... more	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
July 2010	Sustainable manioc cultivation, Ingoré, Guinea Bissau, 2010-2012 Apart from rice, the most important food plants in Guinea-Bissau are manioc, beans and sorghum. Local organisation... more	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
July 2010	Free school meals, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 2010 The WOL Foundation built the Zoodo educational complex in Ouahigouya, the capital of the province of Yatenga in Burkina Faso. Their... more	July 2010	Research on immunopathology of leprosy 2010-2011 The leprosy bacterium has a high affinity for Schwann cells - cells that form a protective layer around nerves... more
July 2010	Turing Car for the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum and the Chabot Museum 2010-2011 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... more	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
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	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
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	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
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	July 2010	Lubombo Transfrontier Marine Protected Area, Mozambique/Zuid-Afrika, 2010 The Peace Parks Foundation is devoted to protecting those natural areas that are located across the borders... more
July 2010	Construction and equipment of the secondary school and teacher training, 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	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

May 2010

May 2010	The Second Turing National Poetry Contest 2010-2011 The Turing National Poetry Contest is the only national poetry contest in the Netherlands that is accessible to everyone and is... more	May 2010	Educational/Food Programme for 10,000 school children, Thika, Kenya, 2010 The Macheo Children's Centre in Thika, Kenya supports several primary schools by providing... more
May 2010	Teacher Training Electricity & Renewable Energy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2010 The Kram Ngoy Centre is a vocational training centre in Phnom Penh where 100 youths a year are trained to... more	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
May 2010	Main patron Dutch Youth String Orchestra NJSO 2010 The NJSO has 24 musicians. All of them are between the ages of 12 and 20 years old and are associated with the young talent... more	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
May 2010	Teacher Training, Kenia en Tanzania, 2010 In Kenya and Tanzania, Terre des Hommes is working with local partners to improve the quality of secondary education at government schools.... more	May 2010	The Second 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... more
May 2010	Poetry anthologies Van Geel & Morriën, 2010 Over a period of four years, Van Oorschot Publishing will be publishing twelve beautiful, bound anthologies. Said anthologies hold the... more	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
May 2010	Better access to education for vulnerable children, Bukavu and Walungu, D.R. Congo, 2010 In South-Kivu, War Child strives for better access to education for vulnerable children.... more	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
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	May 2010	Teacher Training solar enegry systems, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011 At the request of six technical schools in Bobo Diolasso, Burkina Faso, the ETC Technical Training... more
May 2010	Construction of 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... more	May 2010	*Main supporter Youth Concert 'Takkenherrie'* 2010-2012** The Blikskaters! music group is part of the Alle Hoeken van de Kamermuziek Foundation, made up of musicians who started... more
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

March 2010	*Main supporter Diane Arbus - A Retrospective, FOAM Amsterdam, 2012-2013* Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most fascinating and important photographers of the second... more	March 2010	School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2010 Knowledge for Children supports rural schools in Northwest Cameroon by building up a decent book stock and... more
March 2010	Programme for tutoring teenagers in South Kivu, D.R. Congo, 2010 ZOA Refugee Care wants to offer primary education in 3 years to youths from returnee families who missed one or more... more	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
March 2010	Regreening Initiative, Niger, 2010 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 entirely... more	March 2010	Construction of a new school, Mamfe, Cameroon, 2010-2011 LiveBuild, in association with United Action for Children (UAC), wants to set up a high-quality school in Mamfe. UAC has... more
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	March 2010	Main patronage of the Ricciotti Ensemble 2010 The Ricciotti Ensemble consists of 40 idealistic conservatory students, and performs a minimum of 100 times a year. They seek out the... more
March 2010	Construction of a medical school in Kiliba, D.R. Congo, 2010 Focus on Education, in association with the local NGO Fondation Chirezi, wants to set up an intermediate vocational... more	March 2010	Construction of a technical school in Kambila, Mali, 2010-2012 The Mali Foundation, in association with its local partner Solisa, will set up a basic technical school to provide... more
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	March 2010	Tools for technical vocational education, Tanzania, 2010 The Foundation for Refurbished Tools (Gered Gereedschap) collects and refurbishes tools and dispatches these to development... more
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	March 2010	The Princess Christina Concours - Classical Express, 2010 The Princess Christina Concours strives to excite as many children as possible for classical music. To that end, in 2007... more
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	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
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	March 2010	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2010** The Dutch cultural and literary magazine De Gids has already been published for 170 years. Its aim is to promote literature and to... more
March 2010	Farming and Livelihood Improvement Programme, Ghana 2010 All over the world, SOS Kinderdorpen offers structural support to orphans and abandoned children. Over the past couple of... more	March 2010	Promotion and improvement of biological shea nut farming, Burkina Faso, 2010 For millions of African people, in particular women, the shea nut provides one of the most important... more

January 2010

January 2010	Research on treatment of early neuropathy in leprosy 2010 The TENLEP Research Consortium (Treatment of Early Neuropathy in Leprosy) is a large international association in which 14... more	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
January 2010	*Main supporter The Large Eyes of Kees van Dongen, Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, 2010-2011* Starting in September 2010, the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum will present an... more	January 2010	Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2010 VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with local... more
January 2010	Sustainable fish production, Oueme river, Benin, 2010-2012 AquaDeD (Aquaculture et Développement Durable) is a young NGO from Benin which especially aims to further develop... more	January 2010	Main supporter National Poetry Day 2010 Every year, National Poetry Day ('Gedichtendag') puts poetry in the national spotlight. On 28 January 2010 over three hundred poetry-related... more
January 2010	Research on identification of innate and adaptive immune biomarkers 2010 This LUMC (Leiden University Medical Centre) research gives more insight into certain immune pathological... more	January 2010	Biological cultivation of red pepper, Igbodja region, Benin, 2010-2012 Since 1993, the Beninese organisation Action Plus is active in the fields of agriculture, environment and... more
January 2010	Main supporter 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... more	January 2010	Sustainable management of wetlands around Lake Doro, Mali, 2010-2011 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
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	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
January 2010	A Tribute to Umm Kulthum, Holland Festival 2010 For many years, the Holland Festival has brought the world's best artists to the Netherlands. The 2010 edition of the festival... more	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
January 2010	Construction of an income generating lodge for vocational training, Kisumu, Kenia, 2010 The Ujima Foundation offers vocational education for underprivileged children of Nakuru and... more	January 2010	€3.000.000,- for 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
January 2010	Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, Togo, 2010-2012 The IUCN is recovering part of a rainforest that has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but still houses... more	January 2010	Main supporter 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... more
January 2010	*The Music Factory, school- and family concerts, 2010-2011* Calefax Reed Quintet has given more than 600 concerts in twenty countries since it was founded in 1985. The Times... more	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
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	January 2010	School Support Programme in the Upper Shiran Valley, Pakistan 2009-2010 The Haashar Foundation of the Netherlands supports victims of the earthquake of 8 October 2005 in Northern... more

October 2009

October 2009	Communal management of grazing land and forest restoration in Ségou, Mali, 2009 The agricultural region Ségou frequently suffers from food shortages caused by the exhaustion of... more	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
October 2009	Jobortunity Training Institute, Arusha, Tanzania, 2010 Jobortunity is a new training institute in the city of Arusha, Tanzania. Underprivileged young people can follow a one-year... more	October 2009	Organic gardening and 'night paddocks', Cameroon, 2009-2011 Njamnjama is a vegetable similar to spinach. In Cameroon the traditional production of this vegetable has not been able... more
October 2009	Protection of natural resources in Timbuktu, Mali, 2009 In ten villages in the Timbuktu region primarily women will be trained in organic market gardening and small livestock... more	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
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	October 2009	Ecological sustainability and the promotion of (small) livestock farming, Burkina Faso, 2009 In this project Heifer and the Louis Bolk Institute collaborate in the neighbourhood... more
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	October 2009	Grants for Talented Underprivileged Children, Ghana 2009 The SmartKids Foundation helps talented underprivileged children in Ghana to go to a reputable secondary school. The children are... more
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	October 2009	Sustainable management of the forest of Koubaye, Mali, 2009 This project aims to protect and restore 7,700 km2 of forest by making environmental agreements between the authorities... more
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	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
October 2009	Main Supporter IDEAL consortium (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) 2009 This consortium of thirty Leprosy research groups will develop immunological tests in the coming years... more	October 2009	Construction and equipment Primary School, Chittachong, Bangladesh, 2009-2010 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
October 2009	Developing organic vegetable gardens and orchards - Séguénéga, Burkina Faso, 2009-2010 The Burkinan organisation ADECUSS will teach 300 women in the extremely poor and dry northern... more	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
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

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	July 2009	Construction and equipment of a new Vocational Training Centre, Bamako, Mali, 2009 The Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland (SKN) is building a new vocational centre at the heart of... more
July 2009	Vocational Education for the Loita Maasai, Narok South District, Kenya, 2009 In Kenya, the Edukans Foundation works together with local organisation ILIDP to improve the... more	July 2009	Restoration and protection of local ecosystems, Région des Savanes, Togo, 2009-2010 In the Région des Savanes in Northern Togo, a very poor region, the ecosystem is deteriorating at... more
July 2009	Bach Day - An Introduction to Bach at Dutch Primary Schools, 2009-2010 The three-year project 'Bach Day' (Dag van Bach) focuses on primary schools across the country and... more	July 2009	Children's Opera based on Goethe's Faust, by Frank Groothof, 2009-2010 Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children with classical... more
July 2009	Vocational Education in Mai Mahiu, Kenya, 2009-2010 The Red een Kind Foundation supports children in developing countries who suffer from poverty, discrimination, disasters or... more	July 2009	School Improvement Programme, Kenya, 2009-2010 Net4Kids supports the School Improvement Programme in Kenya, launched by the organisation International Child Support. Representatives... more
July 2009	*Main supporter Bram and Geer van Velde, Museum Belvédère, Friesland, 2009* The Belvédère Museum is preparing an exhibition on the work of artists and brothers Bram and Geer... more	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
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	July 2009	Construction and equipment for a new Vocational Training Centre, Kisumu, Kenya, 2009-2011 Together with local organisations BIG Ltd and Pandipieri Centre, Afri-Can Foundation... more
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	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
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	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
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	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
July 2009	Informal Skills Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-2010 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	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
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	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
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	July 2009	Festival for Shanty Choirs, Den Burg, 2010 The 50-headed Oudeschilder Visserskoor sings traditional fishermen's songs, not only at festivities but also in nursing homes and... more
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

May 2009

The Turing Art Grant 2009 - Mike Kelley, a retrospective, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2011-2012
The exhibition concept 'Mike Kelley, a Retrospective' submitted by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has won the €450.000 Turing Art Grant... more

April 2009

April 2009	The First Turing National Poetry Contest 2009-2010 On 21 April 2009 the Turing National Poetry Competition was launched. This is the first national poetry contest that is open to... more	April 2009	*Exhibition "Made in Holland", Mauritshuis, The Hague, 2010-2011* In the Autumn of 2010 the Mauritshuis organises an exhibition of 44 Dutch masterworks from the Golden Age that... more
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	April 2009	Construction and equipment of a primary school in Balandougou, Mali, 2009 The Dutch Mali Foundation and its regular Malinese partner Solisa support the local people in the hills... more
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	April 2009	Pitié, Holland Festival 2009 Since 1947 the annual Holland Festival has staged a wide array of impressive and high-profile artistic projects from all over the world,... more
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	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
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	April 2009	Educational projects Liliane Foundation 2009 The Liliane Foundation provides direct, small-scale and tailor-made help to handicapped children in... more
April 2009	Poetry anthologies Vasalis & Hanlo, 2009 Publishing house Van Oorschot is planning to publish twelve beautifully printed hardcover anthologies in the course of four years. These... more	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
April 2009	Construction of an 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	April 2009	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2009** The Dutch cultural and literary magazine De Gids has already been published for 170 years. Its aim is to promote literature and to... more
April 2009	Construction and equipment of the secondary school and teacher training, 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	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
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		Project Overview on World Map

January 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	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
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	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
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	January 2009	Construction and equipment of a school in Agome Anedi, Togo, 2009 Having collaborated with Les Compagnons Ruraux on nature conservation before, under the supervision of this... more
January 2009	Vocational training for underprivileged young people in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009 The Vialisa Foundation's aim is to offer a more hopeful perspective to the underprivileged youth in... more	January 2009	Promotion and improvement of biological shea nut farming, Burkina Faso, 2009 For millions of African people, in particular women, the shea nut provides one of the most important... more
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	January 2009	Construction of an ecological school in Sinia, D.R. Congo, 2009-2011 The Wasmoeth Wildlife Foundation protects animals threatened with extinction. One of its projects is the... more
January 2009	Furnishing two school libraries in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2009 The Paymaan Foundation provides structural educational support to children in Afghanistan. Apart from financing the... more	January 2009	*Main supporter 'The Orchestra Kitchen'* 2009** The Holland Symfonia is one the major Dutch symphony orchestras, acting as the regular accompanist of the Dutch National Ballet... more
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	January 2009	Construction of two schools in Efa and Sofiè, Togo, 2009 The R.C. Maagdenhuis Foundation supports locally initiated small-scale projects in developing countries. A network of... more
January 2009	Extension and furnishing of a school in Kuma Konda, Togo, 2009 Having collaborated with Les Compagnons Ruraux on nature conservation before, under the supervision of this Togolese... more	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
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

October 2008	Establishing Lubombo Transfrontier Marine Protected Area, Mozambique/Zuid-Afrika, 2009 The Peace Parks Foundation is devoted to protecting those natural areas that are located... more	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
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	October 2008	Construction of a vocational training centre in Nairobi, Kenia, 2009-2011 The mission of ChildsLife International is to improve the lives of needy children in developing countries.... more
October 2008	Construction of a primary school in Isitu, Tanzania, 2009-2011 Connect International supports small-scale sustainable self-help projects of local organisations in developing... more	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
October 2008	Research on immunopathology of leprosy 2008 The leprosy bacterium has a high affinity for Schwann cells - cells that form a protective layer around nerves... more	October 2008	Construction of a primary school in N'goro, Mali, 2009 The Dutch Mali Foundation and its permanent Malinese partner Solisa together support the community living in the hills... more
October 2008	World Premiere Svadebka! The Village Wedding, 2009 Svadebka! De Dorpsbruiloft (The Village Wedding) is the completed version of Stravinsky's unfinished instrumentation of Les... more	October 2008	Main Supporter of the Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 2009 Following the success of Benjamin's Orchestra in 2007, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will... more
October 2008	Opera per Tutti - Opera for everybody, 2008-2009 Opera per Tutti puts on operas of good quality in an informal atmosphere. Parts of well-known or less famous operas are performed in... more	October 2008	Tools for technical vocational education, Ghana, 2009 500 volunteers of the Gered Gereedschap Foundation collect and recycle used tools and send them on request to development... more
October 2008	Construction and equipment of a primary school in Sukuma, Laos, 2009 Child's Dream helps underprivileged children in the Mekong region by improving the social circumstances and the... more	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
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	October 2008	Construction and equipment of secondary school library, renovation of vocational training building, Wajir, Kenya, 2008-2009 The Stichting Welzijn Wajir (Welfare Wajir Foundation)... more
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	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
October 2008	Christmas concerts Händel and Purcell, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Emmen, 2008 Capella Frisiae is a professional chamber choir which is well-known in the North of the Netherlands.... more	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
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	October 2008	Improvement of education for 1,500 children in Balochistan, Pakistan 2008 This Save the Children project will, among other things, provide ten schools with educational materials, trainings for teachers,... more
October 2008	Education for 250 street children in Calcutta, India, 2007-2008 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	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
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		Project Overview on World Map

July 2008

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	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
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	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
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	July 2008	Vocational Programme Organic Food Production, Sanka, Ghana, 2008-2009 The Bebo Bakery Foundation sets up a training centre for biological food production in Sanka, Ghana. 20 young women are trained to... more
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	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
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	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
July 2008	Construction and equipment Primary School, Chittachong, Bangladesh, 2008 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	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
July 2008	*Music Theatre Vincent van Gogh, a Life in Paintings, 2008-2009* 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	July 2008	Construction of a Primary School in Dangbo, Benin, 2009 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
July 2008	School Books for Developing Countries, 2008 The Read to Grow Foundation collects second-hand recreational and school books and sends them to village schools in developing countries... more	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
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	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
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	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
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	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

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	May 2008	Construction and equipment of a primary school, Kisantu, D.R. Congo, 2008-2009 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
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	May 2008	*Rossini's Opera Il Turco In Italia, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, 2008* 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
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	May 2008	*Wouter van Bemmel "Persweeën", 2008* 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
May 2008	*Music Theatre "Ik en de Koningin", Max Tak, 2008-2009* Children who have never before seen an orchestra perform live, and have no knowledge of classical music, can in this show... more	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
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	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
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	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
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	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
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	May 2008	Construction of an educational institute in Yatenga, Burkina Faso, 2008 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
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		Project Overview on World Map

February 2008

February 2008	*Construction Macha Innovative Community School, Macha, Zambia, 2009* PrivaServe increases the independence and autonomy of the rural population in developing countries.... more	February 2008	*Poetry in literary magazine De Gids* 2008** The Dutch cultural and literary magazine De Gids has already been published for 170 years. Its aim is to promote literature and to... more
February 2008	*Main supporter La Pasion segun San Marcos, Holland Festival 2008* International art critics have called it "the first masterpiece of the 21st century". In this swinging, large choral work, the Argentinean composer... more	February 2008	Support for URDT Girls School, Kibaale, Uganda, 2008 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
February 2008	Young Africa Skills Center, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, 2008 Young Africa offers support in the education of underprivileged young people between 15 and 25 years of age. Repro-ducible model projects... more	February 2008	Poetry anthologies Van Schagen & Der Mouw, 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
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	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
February 2008	Construction and equipment of the secondary school and teacher training, 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	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
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	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

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	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
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	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
November 2007	De Week van de Poëzie 2008 At least 60 poetry events are taking place in April 2008, organised by libraries, book shops, publishers and... more	November 2007	Educational projects Liliane Foundation 2008 The Liliane Foundation provides direct, small-scale and tailor-made help to handicapped children in... more
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	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
November 2007	*Family show of Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, 2007-2008* With his opera arrangements, Frank Groothof succeeds time and again in enthusing and exciting large groups of children... more	November 2007	Concerts of the World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales, 2008 Under the inspiring baton of the young Spanish conductor Josep Vincent, the World Orchestra will give four concerts in January 2008... more
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	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

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	September 2007	Construction 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 construction of a secondary school with a capacity of 200 to 300 pupils... more
September 2007	Research on immunopathology of leprosy 2007 The leprosy bacterium has a high affinity for Schwann cells - cells that form a protective layer around nerves... more	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
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	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
September 2007	Practical Textile Training Room and Art Room for Architecture/Engineering, Moengo, Surinam, 2008-2009 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	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
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		Project Overview on World Map

July 2007

July 2007	€3.000.000,- for 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	July 2007	Construction of an educational institute in Yatenga, Burkina Faso, 2007 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
July 2007	Sustainable management of wetlands around Lake Doro, Mali, 2007-2009 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	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
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	July 2007	Dungonab Bay and Sanganeb Atoll Marine National Park, Sudan, 2007-2009 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
July 2007	The 10th Grachtenfestival of Amsterdam, 2007 During this yearly music festival, performances of classical music in special locations in the historic town centre of Amsterdam and special concerts in... more	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
July 2007	Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, Togo, 2007-2009 The IUCN is recovering part of a rainforest that has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but still houses... more	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
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	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

May 2007	School books for developing countries, 2007 The Read to Grow Foundation collects second-hand recreational books and textbooks and sends them to village schools in developing countries where... more	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
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	May 2007	Opera 'Khadish/Erwartung', 2007 A group of young and idealistic musicians produces a 'true contemporary opera', an artistic whole, composed of... more

March 2007

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	March 2007	Education and food programme for 550 children of the Kianjau Primary School, Kenya, 2007-2009 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
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	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
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	March 2007	Construction of a vocational training campus, Pakistan, 2007-2008 The Pakistan Development Foundation offers easily accessible vocational education and training, and provides assistance in starting... more
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	March 2007	Construction of an 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
March 2007	*Main supporter Era La Notte, Holland Festival 2007* During the 60th edition of the Holland Festival, soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci sings early Italian baroque music. This concert... more	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
March 2007	Construction and equipment of 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	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

	€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		War Trauma Aid via de War Trauma Foundation, 2007 The War Trauma Foundation provides assistance to victims of violence... more
	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		Construction and equipment of a primary school with teacher 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
	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 2007-2009 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
	College Education for talented Antillean students, 2006-2008 Two talented Antillean students wish to attend the Atlantic College in Wales... more		Support for education of handicapped children, 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
	Bouw 'Classic Express' of the Princess Christina Concours, 2007 Het Prinses Christina Concours wil de jeugd kennis laten maken met klassieke en jazz muziek... more		Construction and equipment of a school for street children, Lombok, Indonesia, 2007 De stichting Peduli Anak bouwt drie opvanghuizen en een school voor straatkinderen op het eiland Lombok in Indonesië. 144 straatkinderen... more
	Main supporter of De Week van de Poëzie 2007 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		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
	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		*Poetry anthology 'The First Miracle'* , 2007** The thematic poetry anthology 'Het Eerste Wonder' of Dutch poems about birth is published... more
	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		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
	Children's Concert of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 2007 The RCO gives a children's concert that is linked to an educational project which enables primary school children in Amsterdam to enjoy... more		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
	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		Extension opening hours Museum Belvédère 2007-2009 Museum Belvédère is het eerste museum voor moderne en hedendaagse kunst in Friesland... more
	25th anniversary of the Amsterdam Chamber Music Society, 2007 Het Reizend Muziekgezelschap is een kamermuziekgezelschap met een wisselende bezetting van internationale topmuzikanten... more		Project Overview on World Map