Donation Booklet 2014

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PROJECTS AND ORGANISATIONS
In times of need, when health, education
and nutrition cannot be taken for granted,
Julius Baer has decided to support international projects for the benefit of children,
adolescents and young adults.
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SHORTLIST
Organisation
Project
Future For Children
Conscientious water provision (Asia)
Allows children to attend school, as they no longer need
to spend time transporting drinking water.
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Child’s Dream
Construction of a new schoolhouse (Asia)*
Builds a schoolhouse for children from remote and rural
areas.
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Scintillae Foundation Infrastructure for schools (Asia)*
Equips schools with the necessary infrastructure.
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HELVETAS
Vocational training (Eastern Europe)
Teaches young women how to mobilise their own
resources and develop their skills in line with their
professional requirements.
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Caritas
Promoting financial literacy (Switzerland)
Gives young people courses in financial literacy.
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help2kids
Primary school education (Africa)
Hands out hot meals and gives lessons in English
and IT to children.
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Instituto GMK
‘Administrative Assistance and Sales’ course
(Latin America)
Prepares students for the labour market.
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SWISSAID
Professional independence (Asia)
Enables young people to complete a training course
in order they can run their own small businesses.
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China’s Forgotten
Orphans
Aid for disabled children (Asia)*
Supports a private orphanage to improve the overall
living and care conditions of the children.
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songo.info
Sport and social programme (South Africa)
Supports mountain bike-loving young people with their
homework and gives them access to a library.
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* new projects 2014
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JULIUS BAER FOUNDATION:
OUR MOST PRECIOUS INVESTMENT
Committed to empowerment
One of the core values of Julius Baer is to foster contact with people, and to
do so intensively, honestly and to the benefit of all. Our founder, Julius Baer
(1857–1922), once put it like this: “If contact between people is based on trust
and absolute integrity, then it is of benefit for both sides.”
Part of our commitment is undertaken by the Julius Baer Foundation, which was
founded in 1965 by Walter J. Baer (1895–1970) to mark the Bank’s 75th anni
versary. Its clear orientation and the broad staff involvement in the Foundation’s
board – made up of leading employees and external experts – gives the Foun
dation independence as well as technical and objective competence.
The Foundation has since 2001 principally supported youth projects. In Switzerland, our focus lies on social integration and the prevention of violence, while our
international projects place emphasis on health, education and nutrition. The
Foundation also supports artists, institutions and events in the cultural domain
as part of its involvement in various charitable projects.
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Projects are generally supported over the long term to ensure sustainability.
This publication presents various projects that have received donations at the
end of 2014.
Our vision is to give everybody
the same chances in life.
Contact information
Julius Baer Foundation
c/o Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.
Martina Venturini
Bahnhofstrasse 36
P.O. Box
8010 Zurich
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0) 58 888 5047
www.juliusbaer.com/foundation
[email protected]
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INDONESIA:
CONSCIENTIOUS WATER PROVISION
The project
In the mountainous hinterland of Bali’s north, in the arid region of Muntigunung,
conditions caused by extreme water shortage resulted in poor living conditions.
The quality of life of the region’s population has, however, greatly improved
thanks to water collection systems installed with the aid of Future For Children.
Sufficient clean water makes agriculture possible and also improves sanitation,
leading to better nutrition and health for the families living in the impoverished
region. Rather than trekking for hours a day to fetch and transport water,
children are now able to attend school.
The area beneath the roof of the water collection systems provides space for
the manufacture of hats and baskets made from palm leaves. In another part of
the village people paint home-grown pumpkins. Product quality has improved,
resulting in the first successful sales. Woven items, mostly small baskets filled with
cashew nuts, dried rosella petals or rosella tea leaves, are also offered for sale in
the tourist hotels. Another source of income is trekking. On their trekking tours,
locals take tourists into their villages to give them an insight into the lives of the
local population. These small-scale enterprise programmes improve the lives of
families.
It is our aim
to enable the people of Muntigunung
to help themselves.
Future For Children
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The organisation
Future For Children (Verein Zukunft für Kinder) was founded in Switzerland in
November 2004. Four months later, its Indonesian counterpart was established;
it evaluates, funds, monitors and leads local projects in the poorer parts of Bali.
The association works closely with Dian Desa, one of the country’s most important
development organisations. Its main objective is the sustainable development
and improvement of the general living conditions. All projects are carefully developed in agreement and with the support of the people involved. Cultural,
ecological and economic implications are analysed in advance, guaranteeing
a sustainable development. Future For Children has been given the Swiss
ZEWO seal of approval, which confirms that the donated funds are used purposefully, efficiently and effectively.
Contact information
Verein Zukunft für Kinder
Rohnhofstrasse 3
8416 Flaach
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0) 52 318 1405
[email protected]
www.zukunft-fuer-kinder.ch/en
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LAOS: CONSTRUCTION
OF A NEW SCHOOLHOUSE
The project
The need for schoolhouses for children from remote and rural areas of Laos
remains urgent, and Child’s Dream Foundation is working to fill this gap. Child’s
Dream is now involved in the plans for construction of a new school building
supported by the Julius Baer Foundation. Last year, support was provided for the
construction of two boarding houses, one for girls and one for boys, on the
Atsaphon secondary school complex to ensure that children from very remote
mountain villages can also attend school. Construction of the boarding houses
began in September 2013 and was completed in March 2014.
We believe that education
enhances children’s opportunities
and empowers them
to make better decisions in life.
Child’s Dream Foundation
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The organisation
Child’s Dream was founded in 2003 to support disadvantaged children in the
Mekong sub-region. This region is the epicentre of many humanitarian crises, from
which children and young people are particularly at risk.
The office in Chiang Mai provides the ideal starting point for humanitarian projects in these outlying areas, which are often neglected by the government.
Alongside school education (nursery, schools, vocational training centres and
universities of applied sciences), the work also focuses on health programmes
such as the Children’s Medical Fund, which financially supports children with
special medical needs to access necessary treatments.
The organisation aims to give disadvantaged village communities the chance to
take an active role in shaping their future.
Contact information
Child’s Dream Foundation
238/3 Wualai Road
T. Haiya, A. Muang
Chiang Mai 50100
Thailand
Telephone +66 (0) 53 201 811
[email protected]
www.childsdream.org
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MYANMAR/BURMA:
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCHOOLS
The project
The local population from seven villages of the ‘dry zone’ in central Burma has
built a number of schoolhouses in various villages for more than 1,000 children
from the surroundings. These schools are now being equipped with further infrastructure, including, for example, sleeping quarters for teachers living far away
and other construction works and renovations to improve existing facilities.
Education is much more
than a simple transfer of knowledge –
it is the shaping of an independent,
socially integrated personality.
Scintillae Foundation
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The organisation
The Scintillae Foundation, which is organised under Swiss laws, supports projects
according to clearly defined guidelines. Its international projects focus on the
education of children and youth as well as the construction of accommodations,
schools and similar institutions. In Switzerland the emphasis lies on supporting
and promoting socially disadvantaged children and youth at primary school level
and during further studies.
Contact information
Scintillae Foundation
Steinhaldenstrasse 62
8002 Zurich
Switzerland
[email protected]
www.scintillae.ch
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KOSOVO:
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
The project
The Skills for Rural Employment (S4RE) project aims to fight poverty in rural
Kosovo through educational programmes for young people. Many employers from
the private sector would be prepared to employ more people, but there is a
shortage of young people with the right skills and experience. Women are disproportionately affected by unemployment. In the town of Dragash, in the southernmost part of Kosovo for example, almost half of the 14-year-old girls drop out of
school, even though they would like to continue their studies to improve their
employability.
The programme’s learning group model helps women and minorities in this rural
region to find a job. Participants learn how to mobilise their own resources and
continually develop their skills in line with their real needs. They learn how to get
access to job opportunities and receive training in entrepreneurial skills and
financial competence.
Education is a key factor
for empowerment
and improved access to
(self-)employment.
HELVETAS
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The organisation
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is one of the country’s biggest and most
experienced development organisations. It resulted from the 2011 merger
between HELVETAS (founded in 1955) and Intercooperation (founded in 1982).
HELVETAS’ vision is a world in which all people live in dignity and safety, use
natural resources sustainably and care for the environment. This is the basis on
which they have undertaken to assist disadvantaged people and communities
in developing countries that want to actively improve their quality of life. The focal
points of their project work lie in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.
Their projects concentrate on water and infrastructure, agriculture and markets,
the environment and climate, education as well as peace and democracy.
Contact information
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
Weinbergstrasse 22a
P.O. Box
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0) 44 368 6500
[email protected]
www.helvetas.org
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SWITZERLAND:
PROMOTING FINANCIAL LITERACY
The project
To competently deal with finances and learn not to incur excessive debt is
increasingly complex. In the past, people strived for a family, financial security,
(professional) experience and savings; today values such as individuality,
self-realisation, freedom, living life to the full and consumption prevail. Added
to this is the fact that the lives of many people often no longer run in a linear
fashion, but are marked by breaks and changes.
The services offered by Caritas’ debt counselling programme can help people
needing assistance get back on track. Via its website (www.caritas-schulden
beratung.ch/en) one can access straightforward assistance for questions concerning debt, along with online advice, a debt hotline and a decentralised network
of debt advice centres at easily accessible locations. For the last three years, Caritas
has been providing training on financial issues, consumption and debt to the
immigrant population. The main target group of this project, however, are young
people as they are disproportionately affected by excessive debt.
The measure of a society is found in
how it treats its weakest members.
Caritas
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The organisation
Caritas Switzerland was founded in 1901. It is part of the international Caritas
network, which consists of 165 organisations worldwide, active in more than
200 countries. Caritas Switzerland works towards creating a world that is guided
by solidarity, justice and peace, while respecting the dignity and rights of each
and every individual, and guarantees access to food, water, healthcare, education
and work.
In Switzerland it helps immigrants to better integrate into Swiss society. It also
provides assistance to asylum-seekers and recognised refugees. Moreover,
Caritas Switzerland works closely with the regional Caritas offices involved in
the fight against poverty in Switzerland. Its studies and position papers draw
attention to social problems and highlights ways to find solutions.
Contact information
Caritas Switzerland
Adligenswilerstrasse 15
P.O. Box
6002 Lucerne
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0) 41 419 2222
[email protected]
www.caritas.ch/en
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TANZANIA:
PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
The project
The Wamato School in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania offers a primary school education to poor children. Although education is technically free, these children
could not attend school due to the existing school-related costs for the mandatory school uniform, textbooks, recreational activities or hot meals. The school
was founded by a woman who acts as both a social worker and a medical caregiver
to the students. Today, almost 300 students between 4 and 16 years attend the
Wamato School. help2kids supports the school by providing hot meals and volunteer teachers for its English and information technology (IT) classes.
We believe
that small actions
have big effects.
help2kids
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The organisation
help2kids is a young, dynamic, non-profit organisation that was founded in
Switzerland in 2009. It provides long-term support for children in Tanzania and
Malawi with donations and sponsorship money. All its staff members in
Switzerland are volunteers. The competence team consists of specialists from
the areas of marketing, public relations, IT and fundraising.
Contact information
help2kids non-profit organisation
Headquarters
Zugerbergstrasse 49a
P.O. Box 407
6301 Zug
Switzerland
Karina Catlin
Mobile +255 686 652 605
[email protected]
www.help2kids.org/orphanage
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BRAZIL: ‘ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE
AND SALES’ COURSE
The project
One hundred and fifty young people are being trained in an administrative assistance and sales course with three classes during the first semester and two additional classes during the second. The teaching staff is made up of members of
the organisation Pró-Morato and volunteers from the Instituto George Mark
Klabin (GMK). The aim is to prepare young people for the current job market
by developing their professional and social skills and to inspire them to look for
work.
The best gift is not money,
but the tools to build a better future.
Instituto George Mark Klabin
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The organisation
The Instituto George Mark Klabin is a non-profit organisation that was founded
in 1993. GMK has developed a professional training programme for impoverished
youth. Around 14,000 young people from various cities in Brazil have already
taken part. Over the past two decades, GMK has been able to integrate more than
8,000 young people into the labour market.
Contact information
Instituto George Mark Klabin
Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros
714 – 6° andar – cj 64
Itaim Bibi – SP
CEP 04530-001
Brazil
Telephone +55 (11) 2614 2602
[email protected]
www.institutogmk.org.br
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MYANMAR/BURMA:
PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE
The project
Young men and women in Kachin State in the far north-east of Burma are given
a professional education and basic life-coaching. They are systematically taught
all the skills they need to be able to run their own small businesses.
The training focuses on activities that show potential in the market and are financially viable. These are professions for which the students in general only require
a small amount of start-up capital. The small businesses typically established by
the young people in their villages are repair shops for motorbikes or diesel engines, or sewing, tailoring and knitting businesses for example. Successful local
businessmen and -women are also invited to share their personal experiences
with the young people to motivate them to pursue a professional future.
We believe that it is possible for us,
as human beings, to use our abilities
to bring the vision of a more
peaceful and just world into being.
SWISSAID
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The organisation
SWISSAID is one of Switzerland’s leading aid organisations and has existed since
1948. It supports small-scale ‘self-help projects’ for indigenous, impoverished
population groups. The projects are implemented in the local area with the help
of local organisations and the people involved in the community. There is great
emphasis on local knowledge and the projects work exclusively with local experts,
without foreign development workers. The focus lies on hunger prevention,
environmentally friendly agriculture, water provision, vocational training and
awareness-raising, and commercialisation. Women receive special support in
the project areas.
Contact information
SWISSAID
Lorystrasse 6a
3000 Berne 5
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0) 31 530 5353
[email protected]
www.swissaid.ch
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CHINA: AID FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
The project
A small, private orphanage outside of Luoyang in the highly populated Henan
province has taken in 17 disabled street children since 1999. It is run by a 68-yearold woman who has dedicated her life to helping these children, though she
has lacked the resources to provide all of the care some of these children require,
especially those with severe disabilities. China’s Forgotten Orphans is supporting
this orphanage to improve the overall living and care conditions of the children.
Much needs to be done to ensure the children can receive the medical attention
they require, and the help of orthopaedic specialists and physiotherapists is
being sought. Currently only four children are receiving schooling, and arrangements are being made by the association to ensure the children are schooled.
For example, transportation is being arranged for one of the boys to attend a
nearby school for the blind.
Last year, a playground was built for a large new orphanage that houses
160 children, some with special needs, such as physical disabilities. The
play area was designed to take the individual requirements of the disabled
children into account, featuring equipment adapted accordingly.
We support the mental
and physical fostering of children to
give them a dignified existence.
China’s Forgotten Orphans
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The organisation
The China’s Forgotten Orphans association (Verein Chinas vergessene Waisen)
was founded in 1998 and has since worked closely with the international volunteer organisation ICCO (International Committee for Chinese Orphans). The
association has 160 members.
The long-term objective is to give Chinese orphans a more humane childhood
and an independent future. The care as well as physical and emotional support
that children are given in various Chinese orphanages is consistently improving.
The association works closely with various foundations that support orphans
over the long term.
Contact information
Verein Chinas vergessene Waisen
Annika Gartenmann
Im Stalden 9
8703 Erlenbach
Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0) 44 991 5377
[email protected]
www.chinaswaisen.ch/current
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SOUTH AFRICA:
SPORT AND SOCIAL PROGRAMME
The project
Township children in Kayamandi receive learning and social support, and are
also encouraged in their sporting ambitions in this area where unemployment is
high and total income per family is low. songo.info runs education and sports
programmes geared to help the children of the township to develop their social,
emotional and physical health in a safe environment. Along with recreational
activities, which help boost confidence, the organisation has a broad educational
programme. The project funds after-school homework help in its clubhouse,
along with access to the library and tutors. These young mountain bike enthusiasts
are encouraged to visit the clubhouse and complete their homework before
going out to ride.
The organisation
songo.info was founded by the Swiss mountain biking world champion Christoph
Sauser and by Songo Fipaza, a very well-known South African mountain biker.
Sauser, who spends a lot of time in South Africa, wanted to use his global network
to help children realise their dreams, and partnered with Fipaza, who had dreams
of bringing about change in his community. The Songo sport and social programme
offers children sporting and leisure activities, and a safe place to play and grow
up, and to receive educational support. They learn values such as reliability and
responsibility as well as how to set goals and achieve them.
Contact information
songo.info
Kathy Crabbe, mobile +27 (0) 82 898 9850
Songo Fipaza, mobile +27 (0) 83 244 0734
[email protected], www.songo.info
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All children should have the belief
that anything is possible.
songo.info
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