In the past, the Turing Foundation has financed some projects
that can not be categorized any more under our current policies,
usually because those policies have become more focused since.
Below is an overview of such donations.
For projects that do match our policy please refer to our webpages for
Education
Art
Nature
Leprosy
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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 education in Lomé, Togo. In 2008, with
the help of the Turing Foundation,
a four-classroom wing was added to the school. By now, the school is teaching 475 children, who
score extremely well on exams. Seven years after the school's opening,
the building needs improvement and major repairs are urgent.
The School in Togo Foundation will be responsible for the build-up of
a reserve for major repairs.
As an exception, the Turing Foundation will contribute €10,000 for major repairs
in 2010. Current policy demands that building projects include a plan for future maintenance.
see also:
Een School in Togo: other projects
Other projects in focus country Togo
Institut Zamenhof, Lomé, Togo
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School in Tha Thon, Northern Thailand, 2009
The Pon Foundation teaches children of local tribes in the region of Tha Thon in Northern Thailand the official Thai language, so that these children can consequently move on to regular education. The Turing Foundation pays a once-only contribution of € 6,000 for the support of this special initiative. Today, Thailand falls outside our geographical focus.
Pon-school Under Construction in Northern Thailand
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Tuition Fees for HIV-Infected Orphans, Rayong, Thailand, 2008
The Turing Foundation paid a once-only donation of € 5,000 for the support of the
Friends of Camillian Social Center
which provides tuition fees for HIV or AIDS-infected Orphans in Rayong, Thailand.
Today, the Turing Foundation rather aims at general education than at education for special
target groups. Moreover, the Turing Foundation now concentrates on certain
focus countries, not including Thailand.
VCSC visiting the Camillian Social Center in Rayong, Thailand
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College Education for talented Antillean students, 2006-2008
“Through international education, experience and community service,
United World Colleges
enables young people to become responsible citizens,
politically and environmentally aware, and committed to the ideals of peace and
justice, understanding and cooperation, and the implementation of these ideals
through action and personal example.”
The Turing Foundation sponsors the 2006-2008 education of two talented Antillean students
at the Atlantic College in Wales (€ 74,000).
The Board has since decided it will honour no more
applications to support individuals.
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May 4 Concert, Amsterdam, 2007
With a once-only donation of € 5,000, the Turing Foundation
supported the educative programme related to the
commemoration concert on 4 May 2007 in the Amsterdam
Concertgebouw. Commemorating of World War II
(and not the music itself) was the goal of this project -
which is the reason why this grant does not fall within
the scope of our regular policy on music.
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'Memories and Reflections' by Hans Kox, 2007
In 2007, the Turing Foundation granted a sum of € 8,000
for the CD recording of music by composer Hans Kox that
was never released before. Currently, the foundation's
policy is aimed exclusively at live performances of music.
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Art for the Pro Seniore verpleegtehuis, 2007
In 2007, the Turing Foundation granted a sum of
€ 1,500 for the acquisition of several works of art by a
nursing home. The foundation later decided to support
the enjoyment of paintings exclusively through museums.
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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 audience in all four corners of
the country and hoping to arouse their interest in this type
of music as a consequence of these concerts. The Jazz
Impuls Foundation schedules jazz concerts all over the
Netherlands, bringing jazz to the attention of an audience
that does not normally visit jazz stages.
The grant dates
back to the time when Jazz fell explicitly within the scope
of the Turing Foundation's music policy. By now, we focus
exclusively on (contemporary) classical music.
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Individual scholarships
In the past few years the Board of The Turing Foundation
agreed to individual scholarships for several
years to students in Nigeria,
Togo, Gambia, Haiti and Benin.
Up to and including 2010, a total of € 38.659,-
was spent on these students, and although
their scholarships will be financed for
several more years, the Turing Foundation Board
has since decided it will honour no more
applications to support individuals.
see also:
Other projects in focus country Togo
Other projects in focus country Benin
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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 an incentive to further professionalize
fund-raising activities. Like the grant for the Jazz Impuls
concerts, this contribution dates back to the time when
jazz expressly fell within the policy on music.
Seven Bridges Jazz Festival 2007
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