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GSRD Foundation India Visit
What's newIn September, the GSRD Foundation visited several partners and projects in India. We met local management teams, learnt about the context they work in, evaluated project progress and got to see live projects on-site. It was great to be b...
Project update Terre des Hommes vocational training program in Vietnam
What's newThe GSRD Foundation supports a vocational training program and job placement program for youth in difficult circumstances – in partnership with Terre des Hommes and THASHO in Vietnam. Students will be trained in different trades such as;...
Doctor gains medical degree supported by Grameen Shikkha and GSRD Foundation
What's newGrameen Shikka is part of the Grameen organizations created by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. One of their missions, supported by GSRD Foundation, is to provide financial support to poor students, promoting mass education. We w...
Annual report and financial statement 2021 online
What's newOur annual 2021 report is now available to view here. The report shows a snapshot of our work including our contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals above, which we have directly and indirectly supported over the course of the...
Our New Program With MCNV
What's newBuilding on the achievements of the previous Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture project, BIJPO (Boosting income and jobs for poor ethnic women in Dong Xuan district) aims to tackle the new challenges confronting people of ethnic minorities ...
Our foundation receives ‘2022 Lotus Leadership Award’
What's newWe are honored to have been awarded the ‘2022 Lotus Leadership Award,’ for our contribution to women empowerment and gender equality in Asia by The Asia Foundation and Lotus Circle. It’s a privilege to have been recognized for our ...
15 years of our foundation
What's newThis year, we are celebrating 15 years of our foundation. Looking ahead, we are excited to see what the future will bring for our ongoing partnerships and projects. “The work of the GSRD Foundation will never be finished. We see it as ...
Introducing Creatella Impact
What's newWe would like to introduce a new partner of our foundation – Creatella Impact. Creatella Impact believes in the power of entrepreneurship. They consider entrepreneurship one of the main pathways to achieve gender equality and women’s e...
RENEWED COMMITMENT TO FRIENDSHIP
What's newWe are pleased to announce the renewal of our partnership with Friendship for another year. Friendship works together with vulnerable people in remote communities in Bangladesh to help them transform their lives. They believe in a holist...
A look back at 2021
What's newEntering the new year of 2022 has got us taking a good look back at 2021. For all of our partners this was a year that was dominated by the presence of the Coronavirus. What stood out to us in 2021, was that our partners weren’t beaten...
THE GSRD FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A LARGESCALE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN INDIA
What's newUnfortunately, there is often still a mismatch between the skills one learns in school and the ones needed to become successful at a job. Our partner since 2015, Lend a Hand India set up an internship program in partnership with the stat...
Retraining courses in Bangladesh
What's newDue to the pandemic, the unemployment rate in Bangladesh rose by 13% in only a few months. Our partner since 2008, Grameen Shikkha responded by quickly arranging to teach 1,000 unemployed young men and women a new occupation. During a 2...
2020 in the rearview mirror
What's new2020 will go down in history as the year that the Coronavirus pandemic forced the world to a standstill. During this turbulent year, the GSRD Foundation set up an emergency fund for immediate relief to finance hygiene kits, face masks, f...
REACH in conversation with its beneficiaries
What's newOur partner REACH in Vietnam explains our partnership: At REACH, as a non-profit organization, people often ask us where our funding comes from. We tell them “Various sources, but mainly from international foundations and individuals...
GSRD FOUNDATION’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19
What's newThe COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for our partners and projects in the countries where G-Star RAW products are made. We support our partners to adjust to the rapidly evolving situation and we provide additional s...
A LOOK BACK AT GSRD FOUNDATION’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019
What's newAs 2020 kicks off, it’s time to take a brief look back at a few of our accomplishments over the past year. In 2019 we further strengthened our current projects by extending our support to 9 of our existing partners. We are pleased to m...
GSRD FOUNDATION HOLDS MEETING WITH PARTNERS IN VIETNAM
What's newOn October 29, 2019 the Embassy of the Netherlands in Hanoi graciously hosted a meeting organized by the GSRD Foundation with five of our partners. The meeting focused on common challenges and opportunities, and explored possibilities fo...
GSRD Foundation partner REACH receives transforming lives award in London
What's newWe are delighted to report that our partner REACH has won a Transforming Lives award. It was one of 8 winners chosen from among more than 600 social-impact organizations around the world. The Transforming Lives Awards identifies and supp...
Completed our final activities in Peru
What's newSince its inception, the GSRD Foundation has invested in the economic development of vulnerable people, schoolchildren, adolescents, young adults and famers in Peru. Together with our six partners we implemented 15 projects in the countr...
G-Star RAW employees donate their X-mas gift to the GSRD Foundation
What's newThis year for the first time G-Star RAW employees had the option to donate their Christmas gift to the GSRD Foundation. We are proud that many employees decided to exchange their gift for a donation. With their donation, they contributed...
Field visit GSRD foundation Bangladesh & India
What's newIn November, the Board of the GSRD Foundation visited several partners and projects in Bangladesh and India. The purpose of the visits was to meet the local Management Teams, learn about the context they work in, evaluate the progress of...
Rainbow Homes in Pune give 1750 street children a home and education
What's newIn March 2018, Rainbow Foundation India, Bajaj Allianz and Pune municipality launched their collaboration. Together they will start 16 new Rainbow Homes, adding to 20 Rainbow Homes in Pune. The aim of this partnership is to give all stre...