Future For Young People
Stichting Future For Young People
Someren, Netherlands
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Future For Young People is a non-governmental organisation based in Someren, Netherlands working on education, children & youth, disability +3 more.
Future For Young People is a Dutch foundation with ANBI status that runs educational, cultural and care projects for children and young people in Gambia, aged roughly 4 to 25. Its work includes sponsoring school places for children from poor families, renovating schools, supporting children and adults with disabilities through a Tanji care farm and the Bendula project, creating a cultural and skills centre for young people, and funding solar power for a hospital in Sanyang. Operations are coordinated from the Netherlands, with board members travelling to Gambia, and are funded by donations and sponsorship.
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Bendula Project
Disability · Gambia
Classes and activities for children with disabilities in Tanji, including home visits by local carers, started in 2013 and transferred to the foundation in 2020.
Zorgboerderij Tanji
Disability · Gambia
Care farm in Tanji offering supervised daytime activities and work-like tasks for people with physical or intellectual disabilities, including a sensory experience room for children with severe disabilities.
Jakaba Nursery/Primary School
Education · Gambia
Renovation and support of a nursery and primary school in Jakaba, Central River Division, serving around 300 children.
Jahawour school sponsorship and renovation
Education · Gambia
Sponsorship of school fees, uniforms and materials for children in Jahawour, and renovation of the lower basic school including sanitation, water supply and classrooms.
Cultureel en Educatief Skill Centrum Tanji
Arts & Culture · Gambia
Educational and cultural workshops giving talented young people a platform for their art and music and a skills centre with library, internet café and carpentry workshop.
Stroomvoorziening Ziekenhuis Sanyang
Health · Gambia
Project to install a reliable solar power system with batteries and converter for the hospital in Sanyang, so that medical equipment and deliveries are not disrupted by power cuts.
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Wilde Ganzen, ROC Gilde Opleidingen Venlo, Tanji Lower Basic School
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