News, Events and Updates
The following are news, events and updates related to the Mona Foundation, our projects and this website. Please click on a link to read more.
2009 Annual Report
July 15, 2010
The 2009 Mona Foundation Annual Report is now available for you to view and download in PDF format. We invite you to read some of the touching stories of the impact that your contributions and involvement in our projects are having for women and children all around the world.
Please click on the link below to get your copy today!
Download the Report (PDF, 8.9 MB)
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New Media Content – ADCAM Interview
March 7, 2010
“We left the countryside for the city with very little financial resources. The older children in the family had to take care of the younger ones. I finally found a way to work as a street vendor.” Franciney Souza was 11 years old at that time and had nearly no opportunity for a formal education…
Watch the VideoTag: ADCAM – Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Reflections on Our Visit to Haiti
January 25-31, 2010
After the devastating 7.0 earthquake leveling most of Port-au-Prince, a group of physicians/volunteers from the US responded. We gathered in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Monday, January 25, to make the 8 hour overland bus trip through the countryside, and down into Haiti….
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Tag: Haiti Disaster and Reconstruction Fund
A Letter From Haiti
January 20, 2010
We are thrilled to be hearing now from one of our dearest partners in Haiti – Linda Gershuny, a key staff member of CAFT. Linda has been living and working in Haiti for 34 years and has been able to connect with some of the administrators from other programs and schools Mona supports. In some recent emails, Linda has given us amazing insight into what is happening in Haiti during this time of great distress.
Read the full storyTag: Haiti Disaster and Reconstruction Fund
Updates from Haiti Disaster
January 18, 2010
We have received numerous emails, calls, and request for information from our friends and supporters. The following is the latest news we have received from Mrs. Linda Gershuny, the director of CAFT, a program we support in Haiti. We will continue to update you and post to this page any news we receive from Haiti…
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CAFT Program in Haiti Receives $40,000 Grant
June 2008
CAFT (Centre d'apprentissage et de Formation pour la Transformation) has received a 2008 grant from the Vista Hermosa Foundation for $40,000. This program is making educational training opportunities available to hundreds of Haitian teachers.
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Tag: CAFT
Mongolian Development Center Receives $18,000 Grant
The 2008 Grant for $18,000 from the Mona Foundation assists the programs which include: the Early Childhood Development Program which involves kindergarten teachers' training, parents' training and a character development curriculum for 3-5 year olds; the Junior Youth Empowerment Program, operated in state secondary schools, which aims to develop adolescents' moral capabilities and their power of positive expression; and the Community Capacity Development Program which includes the Community Banking Micro-finance Program and the Integrated Gardening Program for children and adults involved in the Early Childhood and Junior Youth programs.
Four Events in US Raise $80,000 for Barli Institute
Four events were held in the United States when Barli Institute Directors came to visit. A luncheon in Seattle, WA, dinner and silent auction in Los Angeles, CA. Rainn Wilson spoke at two events in Austin and Houston, Texas. $80,000 was raised for Barli Institute programs for women.
Ruaha Secondary School: Construction Progress
Kitchen construction is proceeding well in many areas, see the new photos. Full Story
Three Foundations provide funds for Ruaha buildings and Science labs. US architect dedicates proceeds from condo sales for dorm.
Full Stories
Watch the New Professional Video of the School
Dr. Flor Geola Visits ADCAM, Brazil
Dr. Flor Geola, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and long-time Mona supporter, recently spent a week at ADCAM in Brazil. She was truly impressed by the depth and scope of the project, which now serves over 3000 students daily from kindergarten through college level.
Digital Study Hall, India: Two Global Awards!
Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics received in 2007 and 2008 Microsoft Education Award received!
Community Phone Connections are now establshed to link the teachers to each other.
CORDE, Cambodia: New Center to be Built
The Journey Charitable Foundation funds a new center for learning.
New community skills program and kindergartens are under development.
Anis Zunuzi School, Haiti: Site Visit, Training and Grants
2008 Site Visit Report and the story of the CAFT training provided by a grant from the Vista Hermosa Foundation.
Story of the Daneshgar Valencia Fund and the children it serves.