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Message to Reset Customers
Since I left Reset at the end of last year I have devoted a lot of time to the Annika Linden Foundation. I’ve visited Bali twice along with members of Reset staff to help choose new projects and expand the projects we already support. I’ll be visiting India in January as we are looking to start funding projects on the subcontinent. Through the generosity of Reset and its customers the Foundation has improved thousands of disadvantaged people’s lives. Please visit our new website www.alfoundation.org to read about what has been achieved. I leave it to our Managing Director Kurt Heck to tell you more in the newsletter below, but I’d personally like to thank you for your continued support and wish you the best of luck in 2010. Mark Weingard ______________________________________________ My name is Kurt Heck and since June of this year I’ve been serving as the Managing Director of the Annika Linden Foundation. Below, I’d like to detail a few of the new projects we have recently taken on. New project in Bali – YPK YPK dedicates itself to supporting these, with a particular focus on those who come from poor backgrounds and have no access to formal health services. By encouraging and motivating its patients to independently undertake their daily activities, YPK aims to decrease their dependency on others, help patients to recognise their importance within society, and in turn, increase their overall quality of life. YPK works through a number of rehabilitative approaches including physical therapy, occupational therapy, informal education and skill development and motivational coaching. Patient treatments include manual therapy, electronic device treatments and gym exercises. YPK also has a pick up service for those without transportation. YPK’s previous donor had to withdraw funding due to the financial crisis. ALF is proud to be able to step in and commit to cover operating expenses and furnish the education facility by renovating and redecorating the learning room and purchasing classroom furniture such as tables, chairs, book shelves and learning resources. In the near future we will be adding photos of this facility to our website. New project in Bali - Jara Mara Pati Aged Care Home The facility has 12 buildings most of which are badly in need of repair, including 9 buildings for residents, a clinic and general meeting areas. There is also a handicraft building used to make bamboo chairs by the residents. The clients keep busy by making offerings and taking care of pigs and chickens. There are also social and sports activities once a week. The health facility does not have any medical personnel and has not yet entered into a working agreement with the health department at the Singaraja Hospital. They have in the past worked with the local community health clinic, but the physician there has now retired and has not been replaced. ALF funding will improve the living conditions and dignity of the home residents. Specifically, we will fund the renovation of toilets, purchase equipment and pay for caregiver and nursing staff and necessary medicines. Expansion of Thai project – GHRE Many donors are now pulling out of the Phang Nga area and Thailand as a whole as Tsunami funds all but dry up and the global economic crisis persists. This has resulted in decreased funds for GHRE, putting pressure on the sustainability of their health and education projects. ALF has therefore stepped up and expanded our funding of the school to include a nutritious daily lunch for the children, and also committed to co-fund the mobile health clinic that serves the thousands of Burmese in various communities in Phang Nga province served by GHR. Every week, staff members from Grassroots and its partner NGOs provide healthcare at the learning centers and nurseries, including nutritional awareness education. Other health programs include HIV prevention, family planning and medical treatment for the migrant worker community. Future projects Kurt Heck |
