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updated on 9/27/2008
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Projects
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The projects and programs that are connected to Culture Wrap films all focus on cross-cultural understanding and aim to bring diverse communities together. They can include local, national or international initiatives ranging from community-building and interfaith programs
to post-conflict reconciliation projects.
On this page you will find a wide range of charitable projects that help instigate a better cross-cultural understanding through their programs. Their focus ranges from education, poverty relief to building sustainable environments for diverse communities, all pillars of a peaceful world for us all.
Film is without question the best medium to reach people of all walks of live, in almost any corner of the world. By supporting the making of new films that highlight cross-cultural understanding, you actively help build cultural awareness.
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It’s always wise to be mindful when giving to charity. Although we support the causes of all organizations mentioned on our web site,
we advise you to always check out an organization before you support them, as well as require accountability of the organizations you support.
In the USA, you can check out an organization with the local charity registration office (usually a division of the state attorney general's office).
Please find a similar organization in your country to review a charity that you like to support.
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Film-related projects
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Support Buddha’s Lost Children
An essential part of making this film, for the film makers, is to raise awareness and continued funding for housing and education for the children depicted in the film. EMS FILMS has individually dedicated a percentage of the film's world wide-revenue's to support the construction of the new school and sustained social work of the principals of The Golden Horse Temple and their community of orphans. Watch the trailer.
You can help by buying the 2 Disc Special Edition DVD.
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vanishing cultures: bushmen of the kalahari
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Vanishing Cultures: Bushmen of the Kalahari visits the troubled San community whose once thriving culture is now facing extinction. This one-hour documentary takes a never-before-seen look at the fascinating history, the brutal struggles, and the seemingly impossible challenges of the Bushmen of the Kalahari.
Read more about the film.
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Send a child to school
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There are many worthwhile projects around the world that support education for all. We can connect you to those schools and organizations around the world or you can support those projects in a variety of ways.
Some of the projects need financial support or school supplies. Other seek collaboration with teachers or offer student collaboration opportunities. They are all projects the students, parents and teachers can get involved in.
In many countries, education is difficult to get for children and adults alike and in most circumstances education forms a safe refuge from other hardships in their community . It is for this reason that we have included adult learning projects as well.
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Educational projects around the world
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Augsburg Haus Academy is a school in Nepal for orphan children, foster children from local villages, as well as a number of street kids from Pokhara.
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In 1997, Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education is Israel was founded to build peace between Jews and Arabs in Israel through the development of bilingual and multicultural schools.
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Nepal Child Labor Rescue.
In this children's home in Pokhara, Nepal, we provide shelter and support for girls aged from 7 to 16, who have been rescued from child labor, and send them to school.
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Women’s trekking Guide Training
Empowering Women of Nepal (EWN) and 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking work in partnership to promote and empower women through adventure tourism. Together they combine practical skill-based training programs with gainful employment opportunities, specifically focused in the trekking industry. Responding to the gross inequality of women in Nepal, EWN offers unprecedented opportunities for Nepali women to improve their quality of life.
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Cross-cultural projects around the world
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Global Youth Summit
Fifty youth ages 11-18 from Africa, India, South America, Central America and the United States, including local refugee children, will come together to share a living experience of peace. All Summit activities come from a foundation of cultivating unity, transmitting the message of peace-centered leadership and compassionate response.
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Sustainable environment projects
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The aim of the Van Malsen Foundation is to improve the living conditions of children and inhabitants of small communities in third world countries. The VMF supports a number of projects in the Andes since April 2003.
Bolivia is the poorest country in South America. Approximately sixty percent of the 8,5 million Bolivians live in great poverty. Although eighty-five percent of the adults in the cities can read and write the literacy in the rest of the country is not as advanced and about one third of the adults are illiterate. One large problem is the exclusion or non-acceptance of the indigenous people (the Bolivian Indians) who make up about half the population.
Water project van Malsen Foundation
There are many health problems in Uypaca due to the lack of clean water of any water. Support the water projects in Bolivia.
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The goal of Sustainable Villages is to educate and empower communities to make decisions that work for themselves and for the planet. The Amala Foundation works with village leaders to support sustainable development and cultural preservation.
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