To Be Worldwide

TO BE WORLDWIDE is a Foundation that helps children in developing countries realise their full potential, so that later they can help build their own communities.

We build educational facilities that complement the existing school structure. Each facility offers a children's library, a computer Centre and an activities program.

All programs are developed to stimulate the development of children's creative and ICT skills. The facilities operate in partnership with the local schools for basic education (primary- and junior secondary schools).

To Be Worldwide is member of the American Fund for Charities, a 501(c)(3) Tax-exempt organisation.

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CNote visits The Takoradi Educational Resource Centre.

26 May 2008

The purpose of the visit was to get to know the To Be Worldwide Foundation and the work it does with the children, in particular the work on a creative level.

Cnote creates customer experiences that delivers bottom line results. They define strategy & concepts that work for your customers each time.

The Cnote Team, Lea Ward (To Be Worldwide Boardmember and co-founder of Cnote), Veronique van Cruchten and Bernadette Kuiper worked with a group of 12 children on a project called "What's your business". Translating the mini business plans written by the children in to commercials made by the children themselves.

It was a very inspiring project. The enthusiasm of the Cnote Team, the incredible creativity and talent of the children.....everything fell into place.

To Be Worldwide finalist in the Stockholm Challange Award

30 March 2008

Stockholm March 25, 2008. The jury of the Stockholm Challenge Award has selected the 2008 finalists in six categories, a total of 145 outstanding ICT projects. They are presented on the Challenge Event site at http://event.stockholmchallenge.se per category.

All finalist projects are invited to come to Stockholm and participate in Challenge Week, May 19 – 22 in
Kista, north of Stockholm City. The Awards celebrations will take place in the evening on May 22, in the Blue Hall, venue of the Nobel Banquet. During this evening, the winning project in each category will be
announced and presented with the Challenge Trophy and a check of 5.000 Euros.

To Be Worldwide enters in to partnership with Vanhier”

18 March 2008

To Be Worldwide is pleased to announce her partnership with Vanhier, advisors for accountancy and tax. This cooperation will help To Be Worldwide to provide a transparent and structured reporting system for the whole organization including the Ghana based Foundation. This reporting system will be developed to cope with growth and development of more centers in Ghana

Ever since their foundation Vanhier has been supporting a wide variety of small and medium-sized businesses. With enhanced services and hands-on experience Vanhier supports entrepreneurs concerning financial matters. Their basic principle is: do what you are good at, that’s what we do. And we are just around the corner, that’s why we’re from here.

www.vanhier.nl

Sterren op het doek
De schilderijen, die zijn gemaakt voor het tv-programma Sterren op het Doek, zijn dinsdag 23 oktober 2007 geveild voor het goede doel.

Voor de show interviewde Hanneke Groenteman prominente Nederlanders die werden geportretteerd door drie kunstschilders. Uit drie verschillende portretten mochten de deelnemers er een kiezen. De overige werken zijn nu geveild, met een totale opbrengst van ruim 20 duizend euro.

De schilderijen van de oud-politicus brachten 2950 euro op voor twee stichtingen, waaronder To Be Worldwide, dat zich inzet voor ontwikkeling en scholing van kinderen in ontwikkelingslanden.

"Zowel Albert Verlinde, Loretta Schrijver en Frits Bolkestein waren aanwezig en hebben met hun vrienden en familie de prijs voor hun portretten flink opgedreven."

Uit artikel nu.nl van 23 oktober 2007

To Be Worldwide Ghana “Essay Competition”

5 October 2007

In August an essay competition was held at the Takoradi Educational Resource Centre. All children were free to select a topic within their categories.

At no point has their story been changed or corrected in the retyping phase. Some of the essays give you an insight into issues that are being addressed in Ghana.

Essay’s were written in 3 categories:

1. A New Website.
3. I wonder?

To Be Worldwide and photographer Caro Bonink initiate "Similarities" project

25 June 2007

Photographer Caro Bonink and To Be Worldwide have initiated a photography project to link a school in the Netherlands and our children in Takoradi.

The project is called “Similarities” The objective of the project is to share similar experiences using photography and multi media.

We have been able to secure part of the funding for this project. InterimIC and Iona Stichting and the communication studio De Daad are the main sponsors.

To follow the Similarities project, please click here...

Turing Foundation supports To Be Worldwide

15 April 2007

Turing Foundation commits € 50,000 to funding a significant part of To Be Worldwide’s second Educational Resource Centre at Komenda. The Turing Foundation is a private fund based in the Netherlands that focuses

its activities on Art in Holland, Education, Nature and Leprosy in the developing countries. We – and the community in Komenda - are very grateful and excited about this donation.

To Be Worldwide Announces Partnership with E-Learning for Kids

13 March 2007

To Be Worldwide announces its partnership with E-Learning for Kids, a global nonprofit foundation dedicated to providing free online learning for children 5-12.

E-learning for kids's (EFK) Online courses will be available at the Takoradi Educational Resource Centre in Ghana.

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Fundraiser at St. Willibrord Gymnasium raises € 10,788.-

6 October 2006

On the 6th of October 2006 the St. Willibrord Gymnasium in Deurne held their Annual fundraiser. This resulted in the incredible amount of € 10,788.- in combination with the Wilde Ganzen premium of an additional 70%.

The students organised several fundraising activities through out the day. At the end of the day a Ghana party was organised to which parents were invited and dance classes were given.