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Grant approved for the Women Emergency Center!

Before I left for Bolivia, I visited the dutch offices of Startfund which had been recommended to us with the support of UnitingPeople. We had previously filed an application for a different project at Voix Libres, which is the Women Emergency Center. This center will accommodate and give therapeutic, legal and self empowering help and training to a first group of 25 abused women. Violence is a common practise in Bolivia and with this center (the first of many more we hope) we wish to address this -often hidden- phenomena and start reversing the tide. We were therefore thrilled to receive the below message from Wyneke on behalf of the selection committe of Startfund.


Dear Ophelie and Christine,

Thank you for coming to the Startfund office!
The additional information, the small film and pictures and certainly meeting you in person have contribute to a better idea about the implications of the project “Emergency Center….for 25 abused women and children in Bolivia….”.

We are very glad to inform you that finally we have made the decision to co-fund this project (SF- 010120 ) with the amount of - EUR. 19.600,-
This means that you have the opportunity until - November 2010 - to complete the financing of the budget for this project.
As soon the bank transcriptions and/or the letters of commitment of the co-funders are received and approved by us, we shall pay the committed support in 2 instalments.
See also the Conditions on our website http://www.fredfoundation.org link Startfund.
We wish you energy and inspiration to carry out this project!
Please let us know the steps you take in the meantime. Also we would like to receive some pictures/ short film of the project, if that is available.

With warm regards,
Startfund Fred Foundation
Wyneke van Nouhuys

Posted: Mar 20 10 by Ophélie | Comment On This Post [0]