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I-Heart Project
project summaryWith your help, a piece of land with a hall and a vehicle with a 4x4 drive can be purchased, as part of the main goal of the program, which is: to free the children from their paralyzing situation in life and show them that there are ways to start over: in education, at work, and through other occupations.
The I-Heart project started on the streets of the ghetto of Lilongwe in Malawi. With a group of inspired volunteers, we walked the streets. We asked ourselves what the need was. How can we help the children in particular and contribute to a sustainable change in their lives? From this - carried by the vision of the I-Heart - our project was born. The basic idea: I love you, I know who you are. Let's see change. We believe in you. In particular, our work is intended to strengthen the position of children in their environment. Growing up without parents and without security, these children are hungry and afraid. Many have to spend the night on the streets. Rape rates are high, injury rates are increasing, and violence against women is on the rise. Many children are forced to engage in degrading activities to ensure their survival. During this year we have been able to develop health care for the project with nightly food deliveries, weekly meetings in the city center. Through the means of music, art and sports, we have become close to many hurting people. The demand among the homeless children is increasing. However, our work was limited. A fixed home was missing and also transport possibilities. Experience has taught us that renting a hall is not enough. The risk of sudden termination is too great. In order to advance our project, we need our own piece of land and a means of transportation (4x4 vehicle). For this we need the support of benefactors.
The goal of our program is to free the children from their paralyzing situation in life. They must not continue to believe that they are worth nothing and can achieve nothing. We want to show them that there are ways to start over: in education, at work, and through other occupations. The main goal is to find loving foster parents in whose care they will receive encouragement like they have never experienced before. The versatility of our team makes possible a threefold offer in the first steps:
Delivery of healthy and hot meals
Offer of various activities in the field of music, art and sports
The goal of this crowdfunding is the purchase of a piece of land with a hall (already in prospect) and a vehicle with a 4x4 drive. With this the following improvements could be achieved:
Long-term and sustainable construction of a homestead without the risk of sudden eviction.
building up of an efficient kitchen to continuously prepare healthy and warm meals
enough space for activities and participation of all children in the program
safe sleeping places for the children
self-cultivation of vegetables in the sense of self-sufficiency
transportation of all children to and from our center on often impassable routes (rainy season!)
The purchase of the land, the hall and the vehicle needs the support of sponsors. We hope for a broad support. We look forward to making a change for the better in the lives of the children and thank you for all donations.
I, Daniel Novotny, founded the social project together with two locals from Malawi - Peter and Chisomo Kachapila. They maintained the project all year while I could not enter because of corona regulations. Now the borders are finally open again and my wife Satomi Novotny and I can finally be involved on the ground again and work passionately for a more sustainable future for the street children in Malawi.
The donation target was reached thanks to you and we are overjoyed. Now we can start to improve the lives of the many children. We give them hope for a beautiful and protected future.
From the bottom of our hearts we are so thankful for everyone who took part to make this funding campaign a success! It means the world to us, and we are excited to put it to good use.
Now we are able to buy a piece of land with a hall, which we want to turn into a home for the children. In addition, we can buy a new transport vehicle and thus ensure the transfer to our hall.
Yours truly
Daniel & Satomi Novotny
claudiaund pc fueter-corti
100,00 CHF
Esthi Herrmann
100,00 CHF
Marion Loosli
250,00 CHF
Anonymous
200,00 CHF
Zoe Rüegg
50,00 CHF
Anonymous
100,00 CHF
Anonymous
50,00 CHF
Haika Lübcke
100,00 CHF
Satomi
500,00 CHF
Leah Puckett
915,58 CHF
Lea Sieber
100,00 CHF
Annegret Lasch
50,00 CHF
Joshua & Maria Hiltbrunner
200,00 CHF
Comune di Lugano
360,00 CHF
Roberto Domenigoni
50,00 CHF
Lucia Palopoli
100,00 CHF
Walter Rüegsegger
1'000,00 CHF
Dayo Eseonu
20,00 CHF
Sheila King
50,00 CHF
Guy Janssens
50,00 CHF
Cristine Cavegn
100,00 CHF
Luzo
200,00 CHF
Eriko Kagawa
500,00 CHF
Joachim Aeschlimann
50,00 CHF
Anonymous
50,00 CHF
Claude Schnierl
484,00 CHF
Peter Burger
100,00 CHF
Filip Frimout
50,00 CHF
Irene Studerus
100,00 CHF
Gudrun Kruse
100,00 CHF
Anonymous
50,00 CHF
Corinna Fueter
100,00 CHF
Anonymous
1'000,00 CHF
Pheebs Traas
20,00 CHF
Francis Arguedas
200,00 CHF
Ana Novotny
50,00 CHF
Jonathan Novotny
50,00 CHF
Currently, there are still no project partners if you are interested, please contact us via info@there-for-you.com.
Status of the project
7'549,58 CHF
7'000,00 CHF
We will send the donation receipt (for Switzerland) in January of the following year.
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Impact analysis by there for you specialists
With the implementation of this project, a strengthening of the position of children in their environment is secured: Having a place where they can sleep, eat and feel safe is essential to their healthy growth. Psychological health is also reinforce through the sense of being loved and understood. Covering these basic needs and learning how to be self-sufficient in many ways, creates a generation driven to improve their quality of life and achievieve their dreams.