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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Overdue maintenance at the Virlanie Foundation - Sunday 7 March 2010
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Some of the twelve "Homes" frequently used by the Virlanie Foundation in Manila need an overhaul. Wings of Support will help with the most urgent maintenance.
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Income for their "Bread and butter”! - Friday 5 March 2010
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The Franciscan nuns (Poor Clares) are running an orphanage, St Bernard Nyang'oma children's home in Kisumu, Kenya, caring for about 50 children. In order to get an income, they want to start a bakery. This bakery not only keeps the pot boiling, it also creates income in order to keep the orphanage running.
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Wings of Support-ambassador enables children to swim in the sea - Thursday 4 March 2010
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The concert by Wings of Support-ambassador Michiel Borstlap in the Avila Hotel at Curaçao eventually yielded a great amount. That money will be going to Boso Kosecha. This foundation will purchase, among others, life vests and floats, so that the children can safely go swimming in the sea.
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Child abuse in Cape Town - Wednesday 3 March 2010
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Childline helps abused or battered children. Trauma handling through therapy. Childline accompanies the children to the judge, so the perpetrators do not get off scot-free. Every year Childline helps about 1200 children. The centre badly needs repairs. Wings of Support finances the replacement of the window frames.
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More future opportunities for Kids in Need girls - Tuesday 2 March 2010
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By sponsoring hairdressing and training supplies, the girls at Kids in Need in Uganda will be able to learn an additional skill, so that they can support themselves later.
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Orphanage desperately needs help - Monday 1 March 2010
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Royal Seed Home is a care/orphanage for children in Kasoa, Ghana, and a school as well. The children are orphans or are brought here when they can no longer remain at home. The children are surrounded with warmth and well cared for. The school is on the same site and is also needs a thorough renovation. New beds for the boys are needed, they now sleep by threes in one bed on too small a mattress.
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Kibiri School for the Needy - Sunday 28 February 2010
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School for the Needy is a small school in the Kibiri district of Kampala, Uganda, where we will help with, among other things, training materials and play material for the school's playground.
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New chairs for the girls of Tahanan Sta. Luisa - Wednesday 17 February 2010
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Tahanan Sta. Luisa is a crisis centre for girls (street kids) in Quezon City, Philippines. These girls are sexually abused and/or come from (child) prostitution. The school desperately needs chairs and they are also in need of hygienic supplies. A chance for Wings of Suppport to help out!
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Playing sheltered on the playground - Tuesday 16 February 2010
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The Thai foundation CCD dedicates itself to the needs of disabled children by providing care, but also tailored education and (physio)therapy. When they get a roof over their new playground, they can shelteredly use the beautiful slide and swings. With the warm Thai sun this is not a luxury!
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Recanto under the spell of Igor the Magician once again! - Wednesday 10 February 2010
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The Magician will visit Recanto Sao Fransisco in Brazil once again, and with his magic workshops he will conjure up the most beautiful things from within the children. After years of roaming the streets they keep them very deeply hidden......
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Iembeni Primary School - Monday 1 February 2010
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Iembeni is a school in a remote area of Thika, Kenya. The school is in very poor condition, so bad in fact, that it is not safe to teach the children in the classrooms. We will try to help this school by building new sanitary facilities first. Hopefully, we will be able to fix the classrooms in the future.
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Cows for cash! - Friday 15 January 2010
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In Thika, close to Nairobi, a Dutch man and his team are working on improving the living conditions of the poorest children. Macheo is an orphanage taking care of 56 children. Macheo's goal is to become completely self-supporting by 2010. The sale of milk contributes greatly to this ambitious goal. Therefore Wings of Support will donate money for a milking machine, a food-mix-machine and stables for the cows.
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New inventory for youth shelter in Bucharest - Sunday 3 January 2010
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After successful completion of the previous project at ASIS in Bucharest, we wil now provide their two apartments, where they cram and prepare youth for an independent existence, with a partial new inventory, like a new refrigerator and new cabinets.
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Jack and Jillschool. - Sunday 6 December 2009
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Just outside Kampala the Jack and Jill School is situated. A simple school for 186 children. New furniture is being provided now, and a number of uniforms and books.
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Running water in Lenana - Tuesday 1 December 2009
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Finally there will be tap water in the Hanne Howard Project in the Lenana slums in Nairobi. So the children will not have to take a bucket of water with them when they go to take a shower!
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Educational material for Arco Iris - Friday 27 November 2009
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Arco Iris is a project by a Dutch foundation in Iquitos, an isolated town on the Amazon river in Peru in the middle of the jungle. They are offering assistance to neglected children between the ages of 3 and 15.
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Taking advantage of the expected rainfall - Thursday 26 November 2009
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The area north of Nairobi, Kenya, is very dry. The landscape seems to change into a desert. The children of the Samburu are surviving. To benefit from the expected rain, gutters will be linked to installed water tanks as soon as possible. This keeps the water available for a longer period of time.
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Confidential discussions at the Tullow House - Saturday 7 November 2009
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Many discussions are taking place at Home of Hope in Cape Town, meant to get your life back on the tracks. Of course, these conversations are highly confidential and should not be overheard by anyone. A special extension is therefore built at the Tullow House, which is urgently needed. Wings of Support will be paying for this.
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Practice material for St. Michael's Holy Unit Academy - Thursday 5 November 2009
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A lot of help is needed, for the situation is very bad, but the school’s principal William is determined that practice material is what is needed the most and, in fact, a first necessity, for otherwise his students cannot pass their exams and therefore not graduate! The school is located on the outskirts of Kibera in Kenya. William will safely lock away the materials when they are not in use.
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A refurbished computer room for Sitio Agar - Tuesday 3 November 2009
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Thanks to the refurbishment of the computer room, the children at Sitio Agar in Sao Paolo, Brazil, are ensured of a good education again. This is a major trump card for these children that are infected with the HIV-virus.
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Finishing the construction of two classrooms - Sunday 1 November 2009
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Redeemed Gospel Church Development Program in Nairobi, Kenya, asked Wings Of Support for financial support to finish building their two classrooms.
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New transportation 'Bakkie' - Friday 30 October 2009
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The old car 'Bakkie' was falling apart. Wings of Support will see to a new car at Homestead. Homestead focuses on street children in Cape Town. On the street they are exposed to many dangers, drugs, crime, violence. Homestead provides shelter and counseling. Transportation to the project, family outings and hospital visits are made a lot easier with a new car.
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New school desks - Thursday 29 October 2009
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New desks for the ever growing number of children sheltered and schooled in Arusha, near Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania. Tables and chairs for the smaller children, so they can also participate at school!
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Action for Children in Conflict - Wednesday 28 October 2009
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AFCIC makes sure that street children in Thika, Kenya, are taken off the streets and can return to society with a positive attitude after six months’ intensive counselling. We are helping them purchase and alter a container so that they can receive psychological support.
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Soon no more mildew. - Tuesday 27 October 2009
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This crèche in the Philippi township of Cape Town was once a beautiful sturdy building, but due to lack of maintenance and water damage it is now in dire need of a facelift. Fortunately, Wings of Support will enable this and ensure that all mildew will vanish from the kitchen.
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