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Support for the construction of a new
Danish
Maritime
Museum in Helsingør. The current Commercial and
Maritime
Museum has been situated at
Kronborg
Castle since its establishment in 1915. After UNESCO’s inclusion of
Kronborg
Castle on the world’s cultural heritage list, major refurbishing of the castle and the surrounding area has been initiated. This has lead to a necessary relocation of the museum, while allowing for the construction of a new unique
Maritime
Museum in the new cultural area by Helsingør port. The Foundation has promised DKK 1 million per year for the next four years that it will take to construct the new Commercial and
Maritime
Museum – at a total of DKK 4 million.
Covering current expenses for two schools in Sabah,
Eastern Malaysia for 600 children in five years. The project will be administrated by Borneo Child Aid Society, a local NGO. The parents of these children work in Malaysian fields, and mainly originate from the and . Thus, they do not have access to the established Malaysian public schools, and a large number of the children have no possibility of attending school. Currently, Borneo Child Aid Society operates and sponsors more than 6,000 children attending school. The expenses covered for the two schools include salaries for teachers, educational material, transport, rent, electricity and water, and amount to MYR 180,000 (DKK 280,000) per year – in total DKK 1.4 million.
Support for a local community centre in
Phnom Penh, which works with especially exposed children and youngsters aged 8 to 24. The activities include health
info rmation concerning HIV/AIDS, and educational efforts within the area of language etc. The community is operated by an independent local organisation called Tiny Toones. This organisation receives financial support from different charity organisations including “Bridges Across Borders”. The EAC Fondation’s support of USD 35,000 covers a deficit in Tiny Toones’ 2008 budget.
Support for an exhibition in the Art Association Gl. Strand with one of the current international art scene’s central stars, the Chinese film and video artist Yang Fudong. The exhibition is due from 8 August to 26 October 2008. The EAC Foundation supports the project with DKK 50,000.
Support for the publishing of the book “Invoking the Spirits” bearing the sub title: “Fieldworks on Material, Spiritual Life & Origins of the huntergatherers Mlabri in
Northern Thailand and adjacent areas” by Ph.D. Jesper Trier. The EAC Foundation supports the project with DKK 50,000.
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