Stichting Serafim Helpt

Founded in 1993, Stichting Serafim Helpt is a charity based in Leusden, Netherlands working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, poverty & hunger, disability.

Stichting Serafim Helpt is a small, volunteer-run Dutch charity based in Leusden, founded in 1993 by Maurilia Carpinteri and Henriëtte Meijer. It supports the poorest people abroad and people affected by natural disasters and wars by collecting and shipping goods such as wheelchairs, beds, mattresses, clothing and bicycles, and by providing funds for transport, equipment and training. Aid is delivered through trusted local contacts in Poland, Romania, Ghana, Uganda and Ukraine. The organisation runs a charity shop (Curio-shop) at its Leusden premises, and its proceeds fund transport costs. Donations, legacies and goods donations are accepted, and the stichting is recognised as an ANBI public-benefit organisation. Its board and advisory committee are unpaid volunteers.