Internationaal Hulpfonds
International Support Fund
Supports the development of children worldwide
Vietnam
The aim of the Internationaal Hulpfonds
- The IHF (ISF) supports all initiatives on Waldorf Education outside the Netherlands. These can be schools,
but also teacher training colleges for nursery and school teachers, daily nurseries, children’s homes,
orphanages, projects for street youths centers and after school care.
- The IHF tries to stimulate the principles of Waldorf Education in the world. It considers this form of
education to be an important stimulus for further development.
- The IHF holds the view that donations to support training and further education of teachers are an
effective investment in this development.
- The IHF tries to stimulate supporters and donors to make this possible.
- The IHF gives assistance in finding teacher trainee places or in realizing working arrangements at one of
the initiatives abroad.
- The IHF gives information on foreign schools/projects.
- The IHF stimulates the activity ‘Waldorf One World’ at Waldorf Highschools in Europe. A project during
which pupils are working for one or two days during schooltime for the benefit of a foreign educational
project
Peru
How does the IHF operate?
The IHF supports the above mentioned initiatives by giving donations for:
- the renovation, (re)building or extensions of schools and installing their equipment
- teachers at schools abroad
- mitigating the often extremely difficult circumstances of schools, training colleges and other projects
- the school/college fees for pupils and students in financially difficult circumstances
- better salaries for teachers at schools and training colleges in countries where it is impossible to pay a
salary covering the minimum of existence
- the costs of material for playing, teaching and study
- the acquisition of transport facilities, books for a library or study books in behalf of teachers abroad
South Africa
Criteria for support
The IHF stipulates that it will only give support if the projects meet with certain requirements:
- the projects have a place in their own culture and are firmly rooted in their own society
- the projects can support themselves to some extent after a few years
- the projects intent to stimulate renewal of education and teaching in their own country
- the projects remain in close contact with the country’s civilization in general and education in
particular, in other words: no isolation takes place
- the projects work together with other initiatives in the country, initiatives inspired by the same ideas,
for instance projects in the field of medical, social-educational or agricultural development
Brazil
Some information about the Fund itself
Twice a year the Fund sends out a circular letter covering the annual report and a financial survey. This
letter contains articles about the latest developments of the Waldorf School Movement worldwide and especially
covers the developments of projects related to the Fund. Also new projects are presented and new actions are
announced.
The IHF is presenting itself at many Waldorf school-markets and fancy-fairs where products are sold to benefit
specific projects.
Slowakia
What could you do?
- you can become a donor and donate a regular gift to the Fund or to a project or country of your choice.
(minimum annual donation Euro 20,- this includes a subscription to the circular newsletter).
- you can donate a special gift to a specific project or to the Fund in general
- you can give publicity to the activity of the Fund in your own vicinity for instance by distributing
newsletters, brochures, or flyers
- you can organize a campaign in your circle of family and friends on the occasion of a birthday or an
annual celebration to benefit the Fund
- you can subscribe to the circular newsletter to the amount of Euro 20,- annually
More information
If you need more information and publicity material please contact:
Internationaal Hulpfonds
Herengracht 276 1016 BX Amsterdam
m 06 2697 2310
f 020 627 4856
e info@internationaalhulpfonds.nl
Donations and gifts will probably give you a tax deduction, since the IHF is officially recognized.
The IHF is working together with Die Freunde der Erziehungskunst (Germany) and ACACIA (Switzerland) as well
as Scandinavian funds and within the country with Stichting Helias (Middle and East Europe), the IONA-Stichting
and circles of friends of projects the IHF has a connection with.
India
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