The Pyjama Foundation
“Provides modern-day angels for Australia’s families supporting its most vulnerable children. The Pyjama Foundation is the quintessential Australian children’s charity. It recruits, screens, trains and supports Pyjama Angels or volunteer members of the community who work with the children and support true heroes, Australia’s foster families. Pyjama Angels deliver a literacy-based mentoring programme that addresses […]
HSA Opus 118
Learning a musical instrument is a unique way of exposing children to beauty. Music education is a prime tool to awaken creativity and to teach concentration and focus. Opus 118 transforms the lives of thousands of Harlem youngsters through music. Focused study of a musical instrument affects a student’s academic performance in other subject areas […]
Doorstep School
Door Step School addresses literacy amongst the marginalised sections of Indian society. It was established in Mumbai, India in 1988 and later expanded to Pune in 1989. The school built its programme to address three major problems: Non-enrollment, Wastage and Stagnation. Rajani Paranjpe, Founder – President Door Step School (ex-officio member) Mrs. Paranjpe (or Rajani […]
The Wahakura Project
He Mokopuna He Taonga l Our Children are Precious. Waha means ‘to carry’ while kura is derived from the Maori oriori or lullaby Pine Pine te Kura referring to a baby or something that is precious. The Wahakura Project was developed from matauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) practices as a safe sleeping place project by Dr […]
ShelterBox
“They instantly respond to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, […]
