ICCF Holland
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International Child Care Fund Holland is a small non-governmental organization
that supports a project in Kibaale
, a small town in the south of Uganda
. The project aims at helping AIDS
victims. In this poor area of Africa, many adults are infected with HIV
. When they die, the children are left behind. At the project they receive the support they need. Education is provided at the school (nursery, primary, secondary, vocational). A clinic provides the only affordable medical help in the area.
Stichting ICCF Holland is registered in Venlo
, the Netherlands. All the work is done by volunteers, which makes it possible to send 99% of the donated money to the project. It is possible to sponsor a child, so that he or she gets continued support, or make a one-time donation.
Bram Moolenaar
, author of the text editor Vim
, is the founder and treasurer of ICCF Holland. Although Vim is open source and free, Moolenaar encourages users to contribute to ICCF and help children in Uganda. A message to this effect appears every time Vim is started.
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
that supports a project in Kibaale
Kibaale
Kibaale is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kibaale District, and the district headquarters are located there...
, a small town in the south of Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. The project aims at helping AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
victims. In this poor area of Africa, many adults are infected with HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
. When they die, the children are left behind. At the project they receive the support they need. Education is provided at the school (nursery, primary, secondary, vocational). A clinic provides the only affordable medical help in the area.
Stichting ICCF Holland is registered in Venlo
Venlo
Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,...
, the Netherlands. All the work is done by volunteers, which makes it possible to send 99% of the donated money to the project. It is possible to sponsor a child, so that he or she gets continued support, or make a one-time donation.
Bram Moolenaar
Bram Moolenaar
Bram Moolenaar is an active member of the open source software community. He is the author of Vim, a text editor that is very popular among programmers and power users....
, author of the text editor Vim
Vim (text editor)
Vim is a text editor written by Bram Moolenaar and first released publicly in 1991. Based on the vi editor common to Unix-like systems, Vim is designed for use both from a command line interface and as a standalone application in a graphical user interface...
, is the founder and treasurer of ICCF Holland. Although Vim is open source and free, Moolenaar encourages users to contribute to ICCF and help children in Uganda. A message to this effect appears every time Vim is started.