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 Welcome to the Turing Foundation
The Turing Foundation is a private charity based in the Netherlands and spends its funds on behalf of four goals: The Turing Foundation was established in 2006 by Pieter Geelen and his wife, using the wealth he acquired as co-founder of TomTom NV, a company listed at the Dutch stock exchange.

Turing Foundation donates more than 1 million euro to new leprosy research
Mycobacterium Leprae
"The bacteria is only barely surviving among the very poorest in developing countries. For the first time, thanks to new medical insights, it is imaginable that we can rid the world of leprosy forever... more

Most recent projects: January 2012
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Testa di Giovane, Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520)
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

Holland Festival 2012
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

'The three Marias at the grave', 1425-1435, Jan and Hubert Van Eyck , collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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

Primary school in Rakissé-Toêghin, Burkina Faso
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

Car electronics and bodywork training for girls, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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

NedPhO GO! Community Concerts
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

St Matthew Passion (BWV 244), J.S. Bach
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

immune biomarkers
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

17 May 2011: Official opening of the new Mozambique headquarters, financed by the Turing Foundation, with (among others, from left to right) Milou Halbesma (Turing), Mr. Fernando Sumbana (Minister for Tourism), Governor Maria Jonas, Werner Myburgh (CEO Peace Parks) and Miguel Gonsalvez (sea park manager).
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

Bach 7 Breakfast, Monday 8 November 2010, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
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

Vocational training for youths, Cameroon
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

School leaders' course, Southeast Kenya
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

School Breakfast, Marera primary School, Tanzania
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

mycobacterium leprae
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

Researching the immunopathology of leprosy
January 2012
Research on immunopathology of leprosy, 2ndphase, 2012-2015
The leprosy bacterium (M.leprae) knows a high affinity for Schwann cells, which are cells that create a... more

Teacher training for vocational training in metalwork and welding, Ghana, 2012-2013
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

Alexander Calder - De grote ontdekking, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2012
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

An issue of De Gids
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

Teacher training in Far North Region, Cameroon
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


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