Where Did the Money Flow?
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Casa Faria (637)
Brazil / $6,033
Flow Funder: Guilhereme Figueiredo Nascimento
Year Funded: 2010
Casa Faria has been feeding the homeless of Sao Paulo, Brazil for over 50 years. A Flow Fund Gift was shared to make this meeting place a little more clean and friendly, including installing a new floor, two new bathrooms and a new ceiling.
Project Understanding: The Serra Center (567)
http://www.projectunderstanding.org/
United States - California / $1,500
Flow Funder: Larry Yee
Year Funded: 2010
Project Understanding is a day shelter center for the homeless of Ventura, California. 50 to 100 homeless come there daily for a hot shower, facilities to wash their clothes, food to eat, and a place to access services. My wife and I have been cooking soup for them every Tuesday. The center needed money to spruce up the facility and give it a face-lift. My flow fund gift went to improve the front reception area and for a new entrance door.
Stinson/Bolinas Community Fund (498)
United States - California / $60,000
Year Funded: 1997
$20,000 seed money was shared to start a new community fund for the towns of Stinson Beach and Bolinas, California USA with the hope of leveraging additional donations so the fund can be self-sustaining. An initial group of seven donors agreed on the philosophical underpinnings of this new fund and The Marin Community Foundation became the fiscal sponsor, creating grant guidelines, as well as an application form. Since then, the fund has made many grants for improving community and cultural life, and enhancing the well-being of local residents.
Mollomarka Project (471)
Peru / $1,000
Flow Funder: Angeles Arrien
Year Funded: 1995
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to provide medical supplies for the village of Mollomarka, in the Andes mountains of Peru (a 6-hour drive northeast of Cusco, Peru).
Yoga Program for Those with Life Threatening Illnesses (452)
United States - California / $5,000
This gift enabled the formation of a Yoga program designed especially for people with life threatening illness. No public program of this nature exists in Marin or San Francisco Counties, California USA.
AIDS Companion Project at the Village Zen Center (418)
United States - New York / $800
We met with the remarkable female Zen teacher, Sensei Enkyo O'Hara, founder of the Village Zen Center in Greenwich Village, New York. Enkyo told us about several of the projects emerging from the Center, including the newly-established "AIDS Companion Project" which inspired us to share this gift with her and the Zen Center. The AIDS Companion Project networks and provides companions for people with AIDS, who are often lonely and depressed. Services include providing assistance in running errands, cooking meals, or being medical/social service advocates.
Center For Handicapped Children The Institute of Child Health Trust (323)
India / $2,000
This will be the first center of its kind in India that is within the precinct of a fully-fledged children's hospital thereby having advantage of treatment facility in all branches of pediatric medicine
Project Help Them Help Themselves (265)
United States / $2,000
Flow Funder: Sobonfu Some
A gift was shared with this AIDS/HIV Project.
Santa Cruz Health Clinic in La Laguna (195)
Guatemala / $3,000
Enabled the Santa Cruz Health Clinic in La Laguna, Guatemala, to set up a health education and outreach program that led to the formation of the clinic an, to receive over $ 100,000 in donated medical equipment needed to become a fully equipped clinic. The money was spent on shipping costs for extensive donated supplies, including examining and treatment tables, therapy and dental chairs, mobility-enhancing equipment (canes, walkers), beds, oxygen tanks, IV poles, a whole plethora of basic medications and First Aid materials, needles and gloves, and other miscellaneous smaller items.
Sewing Workshop (188)
Kazakhstan / $1,300
Flow Funder: Vladimir Korotenko
A gift was shared for the creation of a sewing workshop for physically and learning-disabled children. This gift helped purchase industrial flooring, a computer, a gas stove, a sewing-machine, sewing tools like dressmaking scissors, and fabric.
Crafts for Deaf Youth (182)
Kazakhstan / $375
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
The only opportunity for deaf youth to make a life in Kazakhstan is selling things in the market or on trains. A gift was shared to purchase a computer, a sewing machine, and craft supplies, so the youth could learn to sew and make crafts to sell.
Erlik Newsletter (155)
Kazakhstan / $1,400
Flow Funder: Natalya Levkina
A gift was shared to purchase a computer, scanner, printer, and camera that enabled disabled people to spread the word about their needs. Before this gift, there was very little information for people with spinal injuries. Now this group regularly publishes a newsletter called "Erlik."
Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities (153)
Kazakhstan / $1,000
Flow Funder: Natalya Koloskova
A gift was shared to purchase supplies for art therapy and sports activities.
Computer Classes for Children with Disabilities (152)
Kazakhstan / $999
Flow Funder: Natalya Koloskova
A gift was shared with this organization to purchase a printer, and modem.
Educational Materials (151)
Kazakhstan / $999
Flow Funder: Natalya Koloskova
A gift was shared to create educational materials for youth out of school due to health problems. The gift included purchasing books and a copy machine for making copies of reading materials to create a library for sick students.
Karaoke Machine (146)
Kazakhstan / $300
Flow Funder: Natalya Levkina
A gift was shared to purchase Karaoke equipment to develop talent and confidence through Karaoke singing for mentally-challenged kids.
Equipment for Furniture-Making Workshop (125)
Kazakhstan / $870
Flow Funder: Ludmila Kurtavtseva
Funds were shared to purchase equipment for making furniture for a furniture-making workshop for people with tuberculosis.
Sewing Equipment & Materials (118)
Kazakhstan / $2,100
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were shared to purchase sewing equipment and materials for a workshop. The working space for this project has been provided by local businessmen, free of charge and a local woman with disabilities, who is raising 2 children alone, will teach 7 young women sewing skills and then employ them to make clothing for sale.
Cows for Local Farm (117)
Kazakhstan / $1,900
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were provided to purchase 16 cows, as well as feed for them. A group of disabled people and their children will be taking care of the farm, and this gift will give them the opportunity to work and support themselves financially.
Sheep for Disabled Families (116)
Kazakhstan / $960
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were shared to purchase sheep for four families whose heads of households had been disabled through work-related injuries and were then dismissed from their jobs. Their pensions are very small and caring for these sheep is something they can do at home which will give them enough income to support their families.
Laundry Services for the Blind (111)
Kazakhstan / $2,000
Flow Funder: Gulmira Beketova
Funds were shared to provide laundry services for blind and partially-sighted people.
Copier for Local Diabetic Organization (106)
Kazakhstan / $400
Flow Funder: Gulmira Beketova
Funds were shared for the purchase of a copy machine so a local diabetic organization can make multiple copies of the teaching materials they distribute on how to recognize symptoms of diabetes. It is proven that catching the illness in its early stages makes the treatment much more effective.
Air Conditioner for Local Retirement Home (105)
Kazakhstan / $950
Flow Funder: Gulmira Beketova
Funds were shared for the purchase of an air conditioner for the local retirement home. This air conditioner made the life of the older, bedridden residents a little bit easier.
Wheelchairs for Veterans (101)
Kazakhstan / $660
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
Two wheelchairs were purchased with a Flow Fund Gift for invalids who fought in World War II. These veterans can now lead more social lives.
Party for Low-Income Families with Disabilities (91)
Kazakhstan / $550
Flow Funder: Sonya Aubakirova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to put on a party for the children of local low-income families with disabilities.
The Asian Society for the Rights of the Disabled (83)
Kazakhstan / $1,110
Flow Funder: Bayan Akhmetzhanova
This Astana branch of The Asian Society for the Rights of the Disabled provides advocacy for equal opportunities for people with disabilities. A Flow Fund Gift was shared to put on a seminar that teaches people with disabilities how to apply for available grants, which helps fund the organization, as well as keeping them informed and active as citizens.
Equipment for Disability Organization (80)
Kazakhstan / $760
Flow Funder: Bayan Akhmetzhanova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared with an organization in Astana City, Kazakhstan that supports families with children with disabilities. The gift was used to purchase a photocopier and washing machine.
Sports Equipment for People with Disabilities (78)
Kazakhstan / $1,100
Flow Funder: Aigul Dyusenova
This gift funded sports equipment, including sport balls, a volleyball net, and weights for the Union of Peoples with Disabilities.
Grupo de Apoio a Pessoa com Cancer (69)
Brazil / $239
Flow Funder: Sonia Cafe
This group works to help poor cancer patients after they have gone through chemotherapy. They provide food supplements and milk, as well offer group activities to restore self-esteem.