Wings of Support is a private initiative by KLM and Martinair staff. We are making an effort to provide shelter
and education to children in the countries these companies fly to. Because of the nature of their work, the airline
staff regularly stay in many countries, therefore a project can be visited to a maximum extent, both by Wings of
Support contributors and by interested supporters/sponsors. Currently, Wings of Support is also supported by
various companies other than KLM and Martinair, as well as private individuals.
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Doing odd jobs in Cape Town - Thursday 17 May 2012
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Handyman trip Cape Town 2012:
On March 16 the handyman group went to Etafeni in Nyanga. Where they were divided according to the following tasks: gardening, cooking, shop work, help at the day care, window cleaning etc.
During lunch, the managers of this center a word of explanation and thanks.
Highlight was the orange shirts for the children: it was like an orange tornado on the playground.
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Energy efficient cooking at Asante Childrens Home - Tuesday 15 May 2012
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Asante Children's Home, the small orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya, is changing to energy efficient cooking. The cost of wood and fuel rising everyday. That is why we opted for an energy saving stove. Not only saves costs, but is also more friendly to the environment!
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Hope Box children's artshow in Havana - Friday 27 April 2012
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For 100 children from poor areas a children's artshow will take place in June in Havana, involving local artists and storytellers. This event will be organized by Hope Box, an organization led by artist Rienke Enghardt, who tries to make children in difficult situations visible. And she does so very succesfully, as has been demonstrated in Gaza, the Balkans and Georgia.
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Kitchen ready...? Start cooking! - Wednesday 25 April 2012
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Bahay Aurora Orphanage in the Philippines has become a good friend of Wings of Support. Now they ask money for the completion of the kitchen so that cooking can be more enjoyable, even by the children. The new kitchen can also be kept clean better.
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Doing odd jobs in Philippi - Tuesday 24 April 2012
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Handyman Trip 2012:
On Wednesday 14 March, the handyman crew, now consisting of two crews, decided to go odd jobbing in Philippi. There the group was divided in half to each work on another project. Between the afternoon there was a lunch together at the project Kiddies Educare.
It was another productive day!
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Summer camp to the Salt Mines - Saturday 21 April 2012
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The children of the Fundattia Inocenti after school program in Bucharest have had a successful school year. They deserve to go to a summer camp for a few days outside of Bucharest and see some more of their own country. Due to the financial situation of their parents they usually do not travel farther than their own area.
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Science kits for Phillipi Kids! - Friday 20 April 2012
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The purchase of 14 complete science kits for 14 primary schools in Phillipi, Capetown will help the teachers make teaching more fun and better for the students. For many years the students of these 14 schools will benefit.
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Summer School! - Wednesday 18 April 2012
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Yolanthe vd Graaff and other volunteers work tirelessly to bring the schooling for children in Peru to a higher level.
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Long live the Library! - Sunday 15 April 2012
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An official opening was the sign for many children Hopolang Combined School in Cape TownThe cooperation between Biblionef and Wings of Support was once again a major success.
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Potable water in Ekwamkrom - Tuesday 3 April 2012
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Meet Kate, a foundation in Ghana, asks Wings of Support for a contribution to the construction of a water well.
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Fitness for Disabled Children in Khayelitsha - Monday 26 March 2012
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Partially due to the contribution by Wings of Support, the handicapped children of Sibongile in Khayelitsha regularly receive physiotherapy. Together with the supplier a physiotherapy centre is also being set up in this township. The grand opening will be on March 23rd 2012.
Children with cerebral palsy greatly benefit with regular physiotherapy. The therapy lessens muscular cramps and improves the quality of life. A fantastic contribution to the development of Sibongile!.
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This year, Rotary Achterhoek Oost will financially support Goodhope in Kenya again for tuition fees! - Sunday 25 March 2012
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This club already supported this project with 30,000 Euros once. As a result, 243 orphans/vulnerable children could attend school in 2010 and 2011! This year, they make another 10,000 Euros available. The children are very happy and surprised. The grandparents, brothers, sisters and caregivers are immensely grateful as well! Principal Joyce was overloaded with chickens, ducks, eggs and bananas.
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Away from the refuse dump towards a new future... - Saturday 17 March 2012
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The Papaya school means free education for talented but very poor children of the Payatas refuse dump. Through education they are offering children a chance of leaving behind their life on a refuse dump. Wings of Support’s donation enables Papaya to teach Industrial Arts, build toilets and continue computer education by replacing the old computers.
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Wings of Support helps children of former prostitutes in Addis Ababa - Thursday 15 March 2012
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Woman@risk is helping former prostitutes in Addis Abeba to achieve a decent existence in Ethiopian society. Their children are well taken care of, with among other thing day-care, assistance with their homework and school supplies. They also support the children to deal with their traumatic experiences. In 2012, Wings of Support is contributing to the running costs of this Child Care Program.
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A permanent psychologist for Asociatia Valentina - Sunday 11 March 2012
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The salary costs of a permanent part time psychologist will now be funded by Wings of Support for a period of two years.
With this we expect to provide the children, participating in the after school program of Asociatia Valentina in Bucharest, proper guidance in handling and solving their personal problems.
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Finally, a covered playground - Thursday 8 March 2012
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Thanks to the roof of the playground, the children of House of Refuge in Manila can always play with each other now regardless of the weather.
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The new school! - Monday 5 March 2012
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In the first Wings of Support application, we helped finance a new school for Holy Cross Namutenga School near Kampala in Uganda. Until then, the children were taught in church. Since this was the first application, only a fixed budget was available.
Now they would like to paint the school, place electricity by building a solar panel and tile the floor.
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Wilde Ganzen is supporting the Boston Children Centre - Tuesday 28 February 2012
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What the Boston Children Centre, a school in Nairobi, currently needs most is water. Water for drinking, for hygiene and growing their own vegetables. With a private well they will not only be able to fulfill their own water needs, but can provide a source of income by selling water to the local community as well. This project was successfully suggested to Wilde Ganzen! Our funds are increased by 55%!
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"Healty Eyes" and "Healthy Teeth" completed succesfully - Thursday 16 February 2012
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The projects "Healthy Eyes" and "Healthy Teeth" are once again very successful. Many children have had another visit to the dentist and / or ophthalmologist. Thought will now be given on how to improve these two projects.
The addition of a part-time psychologist to the team of Casa Valentina has also been very successful and there is a great need for continuation of the work of the psychologist, preferably with a permanent employment.
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Help Cheryl, buy a raffle ticket and ..... WIN - Monday 13 February 2012
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The Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour is an annual cycle tour of 109 km held in Cape Town, South Africa. With some 40,000 participants, it is the biggest cycle event in the world with an individual time registration. This year, the tour will be held on 11 March.
Just like last year, KLM’s John Pot (and WoS-participant) will participate, and the sponsor money (which was € 3.300,- last year) will be donated to Wings of Support, especially the Precious Angels project of Cheryl Crowie in Cape Town. One can buy raffle tickets to sponsor John : 1 for € 5,-, 3 for € 10,- and for € 20,- you will get a total of 7 tickets. It does not matter whether he finishes or not, the more tickets bought, the more chance of a nice prize. The prizes are made by the children of Precious Angels. They can be a painting, jewelry or some other art form.
How many tickets can he reserve for you? (email: marina@wingsofsupport.org) As soon as you reserve, you will get the ticket numbers. Of course the chance of a prize depends on payment.
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Immanuels Haven keeps its grass cropped - Tuesday 7 February 2012
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It is better to spend your time on the children of Cape Town, rather than waste it on mowing the lawn. A staff member of Haven, who spent most of his time doing the latter, agreed with this statement, asked Wings of Support for a lawn mower, and got his wish granted. He got a second hand mower, but who cares...
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Educational excursions in Cape Town - Monday 6 February 2012
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In 2011 Cape for Kids has organised ten educational excursions for about 600 children in total. Also the teachers were able to follow two workshops. These were very instructive both for the teachers and the children. During these workshops the children learned several things about their surroundings and the teachers in turn learned how to give future workshops to the children.
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A real home for the children of Mango House - Sunday 5 February 2012
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Mango House in Manilla accommodates children from the landfill area payatas. The computers of this children's home are really outdated and need to be replaced. Wings of Support can help.
Also the pooltables for afternoon recreation can do with a renovation and by purchasing some furniture, the children will have a nicely furnished room where they can feel right at home.
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No more childsoldiers - Friday 3 February 2012
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In Northern Uganda a long civil war raged until 2008, in which many child soldiers were involved. Now that peace has returned, good education is crucial for the development of the country, only there is a great shortage of textbooks. Wings of Support sponsors the creation of a library in the capital, Gulu, by buying 5000 books which the 7000 students from all five high schools there will use.
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Learn to study in the Magellan Learning Centre - Thursday 2 February 2012
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For most street children in Manila, it is not obvious make use of their schoolbooks. In the Magellan Learning Centre, part of the wellknown Virlanie organization, they can literally "learn to study". English, computerclasses and mathemathics, it is all offered here. Good computers are indispensable for this so Wings of Support wants them to help with replacing their old computers
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