Archives: Schools

In 2009, a group of families, educators and volunteers who were looking for alternative approaches to education in Turkey came together in Istanbul and set out with the slogan “Another School is Possible”. As a first step, in 2010, Another School Is Possible Association was established in Istanbul. With the volunteers of the BBOM Association,… Read more »

The Osiana Women’s Coop or as it’s known in Nevsehir, S.S Osiana Urgup Kadin Girisim Uretim ve Isletme Kooperatif was founded after the economic crisis in Turkey shut down the education center that had been financed by the government. The teacher of the shuttered education center established the coop to help the local ladies continue… Read more »

This new Grand Circle Foundation school in the Ranthambore are of India, is educating 450 children ages 6-16.  We are hoping as our first project to purchase desks and benches so that the children will no longer sit on the floor for their lessons.

When the deadly 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar struck on March 28, GCF reached out to our regional associate, Wichai Osathirakul (Ole), RGM for SE Asia and trusted partners, Doc Hendley from Wine to Water and Alex Shklar of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to ask how we could help. Due to the civil war in… Read more »

The owner of this small hostel is the mother of 3 young children herself.  As refugees began pouring into Poland, Joanna opened her doors to the women, children and elderly who had nowhere else to go.  Grand Circle Foundation has supported them since the beginning.  Helping with food, water & electricity bills and language lessons. … Read more »

This women’s association is located in the center of Merzouga, a small town in the southeastern corner of Morocco, and was founded in 2005.  It opened even before the first school in the community, and currently has approximately 24 members. These enthusiastic ladies are keen to empower rural women by providing them with valuable skills… Read more »

Founded in 2000 by the Congregation of the Lovers of the Holy Cross, the Hope Orphanage is in Hue, Vietnam.  The 18 nuns have created a loving home providing shelter and an education to the 65 orphans currently living there. Since it’s founding, the orphanage has been a home to almost 400 people, with many… Read more »

Soul Food Sisters is a group of migrant women based in East Glasgow and together they’re creating a vibrant, female-led collective based around everyone’s favourite thing: food! By swapping recipes, ideas and skills, they’re making women’s lives brighter. This organisation brings together women from all over the world, ending social isolation and empowering them to… Read more »

Our first project at the Fountain Primary School fenced in their 50m x 50m fruit and vegetable garden.  Sadly, the roaming cattle had trampled (or eaten) the produce that the community relied on. Now that the garden is protected, the fruits and vegetables are providing a bounty of produce for the children of the school… Read more »

The Pakklongrua school and it’s 83 students look forward to welcoming you. This small rural school located in the Sukhotahi region of Thailand offers kindergarten through primary education. Grand Circle Foundation looks forward to partnering with the school and community to improve the educational environment for these young learners.