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Espero Fund contributes to the TomMcCabe Fund for refugee youth

Peter van Duyn — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:29:09 +0000

The Espero Fund recently contributed to the TomMcCabe fund for refugee youth. The fund was initially set up by Tom McCabe who donated his PlayStation after hearing the plight of a refugee family which arrived in Australia after 14 years in a refugee camp. Tom sadly passed away in March 2005 at the age of 19 but his legacy lives on in the fund which is now administered by MiCare Ltd. The fund assists young refugees with settlement in Australia.

Espero assists with funding for ‘The Plate Up Project’

Veronica Collins — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:46:09 +0000

The Espero Fund has provided funding to StreetSmart Australia for a pilot program, ‘The Plate Up Project’, run by the Melbourne Homelessness Collective.

As part of their mission to support people experiencing homelessness, the funding will be used to deliver hospitality industry training for women who are homeless because of domestic violence and abuse.

Espero helps with funding for Carlton Neighbourhood and Learning Centre

Peter van Duyn — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:13:22 +0000

The CNLC aims to provide training and employment for young people from new migrant backgrounds and they are a place of gathering for the residents of the housing estate in Carlton (predominantly people of refugee / new migrant backgrounds).

For further information see: CNLC LifeHouse SE Summary Print Sizing

Espero assists LACW with philantropic sector project

Peter van Duyn — Fri, 19 May 2017 07:25:34 +0000

The Law Advocacy Centre for Women required support to help them to develop several pieces of work that will progress and strengthen the organisation’s capability to engage with the philanthropic sector to assists them to meet their strategic goal.

Espero Fund provided part funding for this project. For more information see LACW website.https://lacw.com.au/

Visit to Uai Lili village in Timor Leste

Peter van Duyn — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:38:37 +0000

Recently we were lucky enough to visit a carpentry program in a small village in Timor Leste which Espero Fund sponsored last year through the Australian Marist Solidarity Fund. It was heartening to see that many young men benefit from learning carpentry skills in a country where there is high youth unemployment and not many opportunities to learn these basic skills.

For more information visit the Australian Marist Solidarity website: http://www.australianmaristsolidarity.net.au/social-benefits-from-job-creation/ or see the YouTube clip.

Espero supports fortyfive downstairs theatre and gallery

Peter van Duyn — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:46:12 +0000

fortyfivedownstairs is one of Melbourne’s most renowned and multi-faceted creative hubs. As an unfunded and not-for-profit organisation we support independent, experimental and thought-provoking art forms, striving to make money for artists – not from them. fortyfivedownstairs relies solely on private donations.

Espero provides funds for asylum seekers to obtain their driving licence

Peter van Duyn — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:06:53 +0000

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre until recently ran a successful program for asylum seekers to getting driving lessons which were mainly provided by volunteers. Unfortunately the program was discontinued due to a lack of support and funding. Espero Fund has provided funding so a number of asylum seekers were able to get additional driving lessons in order to be able to sit their driving test.

Espero assists Refugee Legal with TPV clinics

Peter van Duyn — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 05:46:57 +0000

Espero Fund, in collaboration with two other philanthropic organisations from the Australian Communities Foundation, assisted Refugee Legal with the funding of running Temporary Protection Visa clinics for people seeking protection in Australia who arrived by boat without a visa.

Espero Fund again assists local “Wild Beasts” basketball teams

Peter van Duyn — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 06:02:31 +0000

In early July the annual national Sudanese basketball championships were held again, this time in Werribee. Espero Fund gave financial assistance to the ‘Wild Beasts’ teams from the City of Yarra. All teams were successful with two of the teams reaching the finals in their category.

Espero Fund assists with carpentry skills training in East Timor

Peter van Duyn — Tue, 17 May 2016 00:26:13 +0000

Espero made a recent donation to the Uai-Lili Carpentry training project in East Timor. The project, which is run by Australian Marist Solidarity, teaches carpentry skills to young men and women in the village who are unemployed and unskilled.

The money will be used to buy wood and the repair and maintenance of carpentry tools.