Young People & Wellbeing
Human Practice Foundation
The Human Practice Foundation (HPF) are committed to raising communities out of poverty starting with education. To date, this organisation has worked in Nepal, Kenya and Denmark. The interventions are built on a proprietary Child Empowerment Model developed with Mckinsey & Company focused on putting the child at the center of interventions. HPF focuses on delivering measurable impact locally and tracking the progress on educational, social and economic parameters.
The Marandi Foundation is contributing £80,000 to construct additional classrooms and provide educational facilities for Tappu Devi School in Nepal. The additional 8-9 classrooms will address the current shortage of classroom space and accommodate the increasing number of students. In addition, HPF will undertake a renovation of the existing 16 classrooms which are in poor condition and renovate the existing toilet facilities. Additional educational equipment such as textbooks, laboratory equipment, library materials and computer facilities will also be provided. All this work will contribute to a safe and comfortable learning environment for students and teachers and most importantly ensure the students of Tappu know that they are supported in their educational endeavours which can be lifechanging.
Centrepoint
In 2021 the Marandi Foundation made a commitment of £1m to support four strands of work within Centrepoint:
Education and training – supporting five staff posts to deliver teaching and training to young people to support them into work. Young people will be provided with the opportunity to gain accredited qualifications and provided with support to find and secure employment opportunities.
Refugee Bursary Programme – providing bursary grants to young refugees who need additional support to assist them in achieving their education, training or employment opportunities. In addition, bursaries will be awarded to support young people with legal issues, language barriers, locating family members abroad or other challenges that this group often face.
Apprenticeship Academy – The development of The Centrepoint Apprenticeship Academy to support young people with a diverse number of vocational routes for them to explore. These will include fundraising, marketing and communications, policy and research, finance, HR, IT, housing management, health, volunteering and maintenance.
App and Web Portal – The development of a platform that addresses user needs to deliver education, training and employment support to Centrepoint’s clients. It is anticipated that the users will be educators, employers and young people and will ensure a joined up system to support young people on their journey into work.
Movement on the Ground
Founded by a group of independent business people and creatives who were touched by the European refugee crisis, Movement on the Ground has evolved into a team of like-minded individuals determined to bring change to humanitarian field. Utilising volunteers and staff, they stand with and for people on the move. They will build professional relationships with the local communities and contribute to positive change that can be achieved by working with all stakeholders, including the local host community, governing bodies and other organisations. They are driven by a mission to dignify refugee reception across the globe, by working to transform refugee camps into safe, healing and enabling environments where the host communities can understand needs, wants and ambitions. Contributions include infrastructure projects, health and wellbeing projects, sports facilities and creating a colourful and stimulating environment.
The Marandi Foundation is providing a donation of £20,000 over two years to support the team to make a practical and impactful difference in the lives of refugees who have had to flee their homes.
The Relief Crew Foundation
The Relief Crew Foundation aims to match the skills of personnel in the yachting industry with humanitarian projects around the world. The skills of yacht crew are hugely varied and can be put to good use within communities in need. Whether it is building toilets In Ghana, supporting post-earthquake in Morocco, or running hospitality trainings in refugee camps, all the projects centre on collaboration, respect and long-term impact.
Relief Crew connect with non-profit projects on the ground and a team is built, with the right skills, to help and contribute to the strengthening of local communities that need support.
The Marandi Foundation is supporting the Foundation with a grant of €150,000 per annum for two years.
The Royal Foundation
The Marandi Foundation supports The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The Royal Foundation aims to support a broad range of ambitious activities, bringing people, ideas and resources together to understand issues, explore creative solutions to challenges and be a catalyst for long term-impact. Current programmes focus on the early years, mental health, the environment and conservation and supporting the service community. The Marandi Foundation has a particular interest in The Royal Foundation’s work on the early years and tackling the stigma around mental health, particularly for young people.
St Paul’s School & Latymer School
The Marandi Foundation enables a small number of disadvantaged children to attend London’s prestigious St Paul’s School each year through bursaries. The London school opened in 1509 with a mission to educate regardless of race, creed or social background. Today, it is one of the UK’s leading selective independent schools.
Javad and Narmina are also members of the Inspiring Minds Campaign Board at Latymer School. The campaign aims to raise £40 million by 2024 to enable the Latymer Foundation to realise its ambition for admission to be based solely on ability and potential. The campaign will provide financial assistance to one in four of the school’s pupils.