 
Newsletter WEB.foundation,
June 2007
• The Story of Bobo, ‘Be HIV free’ and
‘Be AWARE, take CARE’
• The LOVE.check game
• Annual reports and Businessplan 2007-2008
• Instruction cd and documentary
• Renewed website
The Story of Bobo, ‘Be HIV free’
and ‘Be AWARE, take CARE’
In the previous newsletter we mentioned this colourful and
appealing animation presented in April 2007 and financed by
the charity arm of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.
The first part ‘Be HIV free’ explains how the
HIV-virus works while the second part, ‘Be AWARE, take
CARE’, deals with the functions and importance of medicines
that HIV infected people should to take. The cover contains
a quiz on hiv/aids, and the whole animation is in English
and French. The cd can be ordered from the WEB.foundation
for Euro 7,50. Just send an e.mail with your address to info@lovecheck.org
The LOVE.check game
The LOVE.check game Southern Africa has found its way to countries
including South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Malawi and Kenya.
We are getting positive reactions.
The Dutch version of the LOVE.check game has also been distributed
in Surinam and Curaçao, where the governor himself
has presented the game to the schools.
An evaluation is now being held in Thailand to look into the
effects of the Thai LOVE.check game. PLAN the Netherlands
supports this evaluation financially.
The WEB.foundation is now taking steps to introduce LOVE.check
in the People’s Republic of China.
Annual reports and businessplan 2007-2008
A report on the activities of the WEB.foundation in 2006 is
now available, with reports on the years 2001 till 2006 attached.
Financial reports are made available as well.
In combincation with the Businessplan 2007-2008 we now have
clear information to offer to those private persons and organisations
ready to support us. All information is on disposition. After
the summer break we will actively go out to get funding, in
order to keep our products running and to develop new products
Instruction cd and documentary
The WEB.foundation is still working on the instruction cd
for teachers and educators who play the LOVE.check game with
their students. Also a documentary is being made about youngsters
who are hiv infected.
Renewed website
We are now updating our website with new photos and more information.
Your suggestions are most welcome. We hope to make you all
enjoy reading our www.lovecheck.org
Newsletter
WEB.foundation, February 2007
• LOVE.check for Southern Africa
• Bobo 2, Be AWARE, take CARE
• LOVE.check for Surinam and The Netherlands Antilles
• Annual reports
• Business plan
• Board members
• Others
LOVE.check for Southern Africa
Yes!! 31.000 AIDS prevention games have been printed in South
Africa and are now on their way to a big number of organizations
and schools in South Africa and surrounding countries. Nice,
colourful, square boxes with explanation in 4 languages: English,
Afrikaans, Zulu and Tswana. We are getting many enthusiastic
reactions of which you can find some at the end of this newsletter.
This gives us, at WEB.foundation, the feeling that we are
on the right track and that it is worth the effort of going
on… to other countries where education on HIV and aids
still need lots of attention.
Bobo 2, Be AWARE, take CARE
More great news. Bobo 2 will soon be ready. This animation
deals with the function and importance of medicines that HIV
infected people have to take. The team that made Bobo 1, the
animation about how the HIV virus works, has also realized
Bobo 2 in a very appealing way. It has been translated in
English and French. By means of an added quiz, the viewer/listener
can test his/her knowledge about HIV and aids. This Bobo 2
CD could be realized through the great support of Sir Richard
Branson of Virgin Unite, London. Bobo 1 and 2 will be presented
in one cover. The launching will be on April 17 2007 at about
19.00 o’clock in the Sophia Children’s Hospital
in Rotterdam. So keep this date in mind!!
LOVE.check for Surinam and The Netherlands
Antilles
The WEB.foundation will send 60 AIDS prevention games to Surinam,
and another 60 to the Netherlands Antilles. We have found
some contact persons ready and happy to distribute the games
to schools and organizations. The games are in the Dutch language
and were especially developed for the Surinam and Caribbean
people in the Netherlands. A Bobo 1 CD, about how the HIV
virus works, will be sent along with the games.
Annual Reports
We did it! With the help of Sylvia Stijlen, the WEB.foundation
has finished her annual report 2006. A combined report, from
the start in 2003 until 2006, will follow soon. We are able
present ourselves more efficiently to others now! A big step!
Business plan
An even bigger step is the business plan 2007-2008, written
by Niek Stijlen with the help of Karin van Paassen and Marleen
Engbersen. The title of the plan: ‘A Leap Forward’
speaks volumes. It gives a clear analysis of the WEB.foundation
and a constructive view of the steps to be taken in the near
future. The business plan and annual report will certainly
help us to promote ourselves better.
Board members
As Caroline Schaap has not been available since August 2006,
Saskia Roos took over and is now a board member. She will
try her best to introduce the LOVE.check AIDS prevention game
in China!
Other news
The evaluation of the Thai LOVE.check game is on its way and
we hope it will be ready by summer 2007. PLAN has offered
all support. An instruction DVD for the AIDS prevention game
is being developed by Gemma Pagano, together with Karin van
Paassen and Marleen Engbersen. The instruction will help teachers
and educators to communicate with children about HIV an AIDS
as careful as possible. Another project of WEB.foundation
is a documentary titled: ‘Youngsters of Sixteen...’
focused on young people from different cultures who have been
infected by HIV. Next time we’ll tell you more about
this.
On behalf of everyone involved - the school principals,
teachers and learners - thank you for this incredible gift
that will hopefully help to develop a deeper understanding,
openness and honesty about the HIV virus, its effect on our
lives, and the lives of the people who are living with it.
For us in our corner of the world, it cannot come soon enough,
as we see daily the devastation that the virus is causing
in our rural communities.
Trish Brauteseth, Director of Themba Club
Thank you so much – we have now received the LOVE.check
games. They are SUPER and we are looking forward to handing
them out to each Guiding Region.
Thank you for including GGASA in the list of benefactors from
your project. I will let you know about the response from
the recipients and how they have shared the games in their
Regions in due course.
Kind regards, Rosemary Swemmer, National Director Girl Guides
Association of South Africa
The games have been delivered to loveLife and we all
so excited about them, we will definitely distribute them
and are sure that they greatly enhance our HIV prevention
work.
Thank you so much for all the effort and trouble you went
through if providing us the games. I am confident they make
a big difference in our country. Kind Regards, Nhlanhla
Newsletter WEB.foundation, June 2006
• LOVE.check for Southern Africa
• Wollebrandcross
• FAMILY.matters
• Students CMD, Rotterdam
• News Summary
LOVE.check for Southern Africa
In May, two staff members of the WEB.foundation went to Johannesburg
to prepare the printing of the new edition of LOVE.check for
Southern Africa and to talk with the NGO’s about distribution
and use of the games. It was a constructive journey and the
organisations were very pleased with the improved version.
After intensive use of the first limited version, the feedback
provided us with a great deal of information for the improvement
of LOVE.check. Thus, HIV inhibitors and teenage pregnancies
are a point of interest now and also whites and light-coloured
people have been included in the game. The game will appear
in 4 languages: Zulu (also Xhosa can read this), South African,
English and Sotho.
ATTENTION: the WEB.foundation will
soon have a large edition of the game printed, which will
cut the unit price considerably. Less than three euro! Please
contact us as soon as possible if you want to purchase games
for your organisation in one of the South African countries
or if you know organisations that are interested in purchasing
games. The larger the edition, the lower the unit price!
Also the design has been adapted. It is a square, flat box
with a CD of the animation ‘Be HIV free-the Story of
Bobo’ fitted in the top.
Wollebrand Cross
In February, the 6th Forest-Wollebrandcross was held in the
Westland. The foundation granted 40,000 euro to the WEB.foundation.
Thousands of people participated in the sports event. The
WEB.foundation will spend the entire proceeds of the event
on the printing expenses of the games for Southern Africa.
(Also look under ‘press reports’.)
FAMILY.matters
The WEB.foundation has, by order of the HIV Vereniging Nederland,
developed the game ‘FAMILY.matters’. The game
is ready and will be distributed, from the end of August,
via the HIV Treatment Centres. The instruction leaflet is
in French, Dutch and English. The game has been developed
in cooperation with the HIV Association, experiential experts
and a team of the WEB.foundation, for families in which one
or more persons are HIV +.
FAMILY.matters is also a memory game and it was made according
to the same principle as LOVE.check, with the aim to support
and stimulate the communication. Along with it, a brochure
will appear titled: ‘You’re telling me!’
Students Communication Multimedia from
Rotterdam for the WEB.foundation
During the first months of this year, three groups of students
3th year communication Multimedia Design of the ‘Hogeschool
Rotterdam’ have developed and realized a project for
the WEB.foundation, under supervision of their tutor Wil Adolfs.
One group made a quiz for youngsters, with which they can
test their knowledge about SOA’s. A second group made
a game with which money for the education of children in Russia
can be collected via the internet. A third group made a film
called ‘Sophie juggles’ about a girl who becomes
HIV+. It is a kind of video clip or short movie, accompanied
by music composed by the students themselves. In May this
year, the film had its premiere during a meeting of the WEB.foundation
in Dauphine in Amsterdam. The WEB.foundation has plans for
the future with this film.
News Summary
- On 18 March, the WEB.foundation had a presentation at
the 50th anniversary of the Novib at the Westergas-terrein
in Amsterdam. There was a great deal of interest for the
presentation of LOVE.check.
- The WEB.foundation has presented itself at a conference
of HIV nurses on 15 June.
- The Aids Fund has made 5,000 euro available to the WEB.foundation,
to finance the research phase of a movie.
- In cooperation with a team of the WEB.foundation, the
makers of the animation ‘be HIV free- the story of
Bobo’ are going to develop an animation about the
effects of hiv inhibitors in the human body.
- PLAN Nederland intends to have an evaluation done in
Thailand, where LOVE.check has been used for several months.
- Gemma Pagano is developing a training program, which will
be added to LOVE.check. The trainer/teacher using LOVE.check,
sees concrete examples of how she/he can discuss the subjects
of the game with the group or elaborate them through drama.
The website
Should you know an organisation that wants to make a link
with our site, then you can take the banner from this site.
Thank you.
Newsletter WEB.foundation,
December 2005
• Wollebrandcross
• LOVE.check for Southern Africa
• LOVE.check for the Netherlands
• FAMILY.matters
• ‘be HIV free – the story of Bobo’
• December 1st Worldaidsday
• Link to www.lovecheck.org
Wollebrandcross
The Wollebrandcross executive committee has chosen the WEB.foundation
as one of the three charitable objectives of the 6th Forest-Wollebrandcross.
We are delighted with that choice. This enormous event is
held on the Westland: involving running, mountain biking and
walking. More info can be found in the press release
Last year the 5th Forest Wollebrandcross netted €156.000
for those charitable objectives.
The event and its aims enjoy a great deal of attention from
the press, schools and interested companies. You can find
the extensive activity programs planned around February 11
on www.wollebrandcross.nl
The WEB.foundation will use all proceeds on the LOVE.games
for Southern Africa.
Lottery tickets sale.
You can also give us tremendous support
by buying lottery tickets to help us in our aims.
The WEB.foundation has tickets at €2,- each for sale.
What better way to start the New Year with your class mates,
your club, your family or your co-workers with a bunch of
tickets to support us and also have a chance to win lovely
prizes.
Please, do send us an e-mail and order them: info@
lovecheck.org
LOVE.check for Southern Africa.
In 2006 the highest priority is given to publish a large consignment
of games for Southern Africa. The WEB.foundation is trying
everything possible to amass sufficient funds to make this
possible. The printing and distribution in Africa, is expected
to de done in March/April 2006. There are several small and
large initiatives to gather these funds.
LOVE.check for the Netherlands.
The development of LOVE.check for the Netherlands was started
in August, in co-operation with the Dutch Aids Fund. The game
will mainly be used by members of the African and/or Caribbean
community.
Organizations may order the game @ €17,50 (excluding
VAT and delivery) from the WEB.foundation. However, organizations
manned by volunteers may receive these games only at package
and handling costs and only until supplies run out. No more
than four games per organization can be ordered.
The game is also published on our website.
Please email info@lovecheck.org.
The game is sponsored by the Dutch Aids Fonds.
FAMILY.matters
The game FAMILY.matters was developed by the WEB.foundation
for the Dutch Hiv Society.
It will be used by families that have one or more HIV positive
family members. The game was assembled and photographed in
co-operation with the Dutch HIV society, experienced experts
and a team from the WEB.foundation.
FAMILY.matters is also a memory based game and follows the
same principles as LOVE.check: the aim to stimulate and support
communication. But here the game’s premise is life with
HIV. How to live with it, what may you expect in school, of
your friends, will you confide in them or not, how do you
cope with your feelings, etc.?
This game will be printed in January.
The video: “Be HIV free- the story
of Bobo
This English version of the animated CD depicting the of the
HIV virus, can still be ordered by depositing €7,50 on
Postbank 9314137 of the WEB.foundation, Amsterdam and by mentioning
“animation”.
December 1st. World Aids Day.
The WEB.foundation was represented in the Amsterdam RAI on
World Aids Day. The games and the CD “Be HIV free”
were very well received. We have made many new relations and
met many acquaintances. It was a great success.
The web site
If you know of an organization that wishes to place a link
to our site, they are most welcome. You can copy the banner
on this site.
Thank you.
Newsletter WEB
Foundation, June 2005
• The profit of the auction “Breekbaar”
• An animation on HIV
• LOVE.check for the Netherlands
• LOVE.check for Thailand
• Plans for the future
• Employees
The profit of the auction “Breekbaar”
On February 14, 2005 Valentines Day, the auction “Breekbaar”
took place in the Dordrechts Museum. Products were auctioned
from different Dutch designers working in the field of industrial
design. They all offered one or more of there products for
free. Gallery Intermezzo organized the auction and exhibit
for the commencement of their 21st anniversary. Loes Luca,
the auctioneer, sold almost all of his products with an added
flair and sense of humor. The net sale of the auction was
€ 14.000,- The WEB.foundation allocate the total amounts
earned and print a LOVE.check for Sub Sahara Africa. Many
people graciously volunteered for the entire project and the
board of the WEB.foundation would like to express their gratitude
to all who participated.
An animated film about HIV
On Monday June 20 the animated film ‘Be HIV Free - The
Story of Bobo’ will premiere at Academy of the Arts
in Hilversum. The internationally acclaimed artist Marlene
Dumas, originally from South Africa, will receive the first
copy.
The film is a simple and colorful story, which displays the
function of the HIV virus. The film was created by seven students
at the Utrecht School of Arts, faculty Art Media and Technology
department, under supervision of several specialists. The
seven-minute film is in English and will be released on CD.
The idea for this film arose as a result of the many questions
raised about the HIV virus by both children and adults who
played the game LOVE check. The animated film is made especially
for children in the southern part of Africa and children in
Holland with African and Caribbean backgrounds. However, after
a short test period the game turned out to be suitable for
more diverse demographics as well as other cultures.
The internationally renowned Suzanna Lobrano submitted a
short song especially for the film. The singer has a reputable
fan base in large parts of Africa and is especially popular
among children. Many other musicians as well as a children’s
choir volunteered to submit music for the film. All of them
are mentioned on the inset of the CD booklet. The WEB foundation
is particularly grateful for their cooperation. After June
20 all the details regarding the film will be made public
as well as the order information which will be available on
the website. The animation has been financed by the AIDS foundation,
Abbott BV and the WEB.foundation.
LOVE.check for the Netherlands
The WEB.foundation started the development of a game, which
can be used in the Netherlands, mainly for people of African
and Caribbean origin. Specifically for this demographic an
interactive story was composed by a team of specialists. The
visual for the interactive story were specifically taken from
photographs produced by Adriaan Backer in February/March.
The graphic design was handled and produced by Daniëlle
Schaffelaars. As previously expected the game will be printed
in July. The game will be available to organizations such
as GGD's, reception centers, self-help organizations, HIV
and AIDS counseling, etc. All details will be posted on the
Internet as soon as possible. This project is financed by
the AIDS foundation.
LOVE.check for Thailand
In January, in association with the Thai NGO Path in Bangkok,
a LOVE.check developmental team created new scenario specifically
for LOVE.check Thailand. In May on several locations in Bangkok,
Thai actors, a photographer, and a graphic designer collaborated
to produce the visuals for the interactive game. Both the
physical attributes and the visual story of the game vary
in comparison to the other versions of LOVE.check. However,
the effective memory format of the game remains. This version
is also suitable for neighboring countries such
as Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar (formerly Burma). In July, Path
will introduce the game during the national AIDS conference
in Bangkok. After the introduction the game will be made available
in schools for educational health seminars as well as all
of NGOs informational projects. The development and the printing
of the game has been financed PLAN Nederland.
Plans for the future.
* Our highest priority is to distribute as many games as possible
to territories in Southern Africa. The WEB.foundation will
do everything to raise funds in order distribute as many games
as possible. In the following newsletter more information
will be made available.
* The WEB.foundation is developing a game that will be used
by the HIV foundation for families with one or more members
who are HIV positive
Employees
Sanne Limburg has reinforced the team of volunteers.
However, on an unfortunate note we must bid farewell to Robert
Rouveroy who resigned because of health complications. For
over two years he volunteered his free time to translate
every Dutch text into English for the WEB.foundation. We would
also like to express our sincere appreciation to the Translators
Guild.
Loes Luca, auctioneer
for LOVE.check.
On Valentines' day, February 14, 2005, Loes Luca,
while cracking jokes auctioned off more than 60 items by Dutch
designers. The proceeds were destined for LOVE.check.
 The
Intermezzo Gallery in Dordrecht celebrated their 21st birthday
with a gift for the occasion: the auction and the "Fragile"
exhibition. Before the auction started, eighty people partook
of the buffet and listened to the animated and spicy speech
by politician Hedy d'Ancona. Mrs d'Ancona is also president
of NOVIB and vice-chairman of OXFAM International, both underwriting
the importance of prevention, starting with children.
Bidding on the designs was enthusiastic, varying from accessories
and unmentionables to furniture, lamps and a rug, all donated
to the cause by the designers. The marvellous happening was
accompanied by much merriment for Loes Luca's efforts in selling
the wares. Auction house A.Mak of Dordrecht provided assistance.
 The
proceeds were a big success. Within two hours the sale totalled
Euro 10.660. These monies will go towards printing the games
for English speaking countries in Southern Africa. But these
proceeds do not represent the sum total. Gallery Intermezzo
displays many designs for sale until March 12. The balance
also accrues to LOVE.check.
The complete, unaltered text about the Intermezzo initiative
follows below on the present month's site.
Foto's: Gosia Grubba
'FRAGILE'
Busy, busy, busy with planning new shows, visiting final exam
shows, lobbying special vendors, advising would-be designers,
building our future, in short, the daily responsibilities
of a Gallery. A special year has passed almost unnoticed.
Gallery Intermezzo Dordrecht is 21 years young!
At last we are fully grown and this will be celebrated in
an appropriate manner. Getting presents are part of a birthday
but because giving is nicer than receiving, Intermezzo plans
a surprise for others. On Valentines' Day, February
14, Intermezzo organizes an Auction in conjunction
with the Dordrechts' Museum and Art
Church, under the auspices of our special guest and
auctioneer Loes Luca. Hedy d’Ancona,
member of the Committee of Recommendation, politician, chairwoman
of Novib and vice-president of Oxfam International.
The reason for choosing this Lovers' Day has to do with the
recipient of the proceeds of that auction, LOVE.check,
an aids-prevention game designed by the WEB.Foundation
for primary school children in developing countries.
More than 60 designers are contributing their work for this
Auction, without recompense. Some are beginning artists, like
Uli Rapp, Nicolette Klerk, Tinkerbell, Bas Sala and Cindy
Jeurissen, others are well-established designers, among others
Claudy Jongstra, Hester van Eeghen, Chequita Nahar, Petra
Hartman, Klaartje den Hartog and Simone van Bakel. This mixture
of "ripe and green" representing the face of 21
years Intermezzo makes this Auction a one-time and special
event. The theme is "FRAGILE", pointing to the final
cause that will receive the proceeds of this happening.
Articles for this auction are of great variety: handbags,
jewellery, fashion, ceramics, textiles, shoes. furniture,
bric-a-brac etc.
The Auction is held in the Dordrechts' Museum on February
14. Preceding this event, show-days to inspect the goods are
from Thursday, February 10 to Sunday, February 13 and is held
in the Art Church, located opposite the Museum. Also, on Sunday
February 13, an exhibition is opened in Gallery Intermezzo,
showing art, produced in small quantities. This will last
till March 12, 2005
Suitable events are organized around the Auction. We will
keep you informed.
Admission to the Auction is ¤ 45.- and includes a
buffet meal. Tickets are ¤ 20.- without.
Catering is by food design studio PROEF from Rotterdam
Intermezzo is a gallery for contemporary art and design and
was started 21 years ago in Dordrecht by three women in an
abandoned building, quite a unique effort at that time. One
of them, Lammie Snoeken, is still active in the gallery, planning
shows, selling furniture, lamps, useful articles designed
by Dutch artists, used tableware, vases, but also chamber
plants, exotic flowers and bouquets.
The Intermezzo name was chosen to depict an interlude for
things to come. In 1987 the gallery expanded further with
the arrival of Jolanda Branderhorst. A small space was hired
on the opposite side and "Intermezzo" opened its
doors as a gallery for fashion designers. In 1990 the gallery
expanded to its present size. On the ground floor of these
monumental premises the gallery's activities can unfold their
well deserved status.
Meanwhile the Intermezzo team was joined by younger co-workers
and so it became possible that in this Gallery, situated in
the Voorstraat 178, shows are still held and specialized,
often unique products of Dutch artists are seen and are for
sale.
The buoyant energy of beginning designers, often freshly
arrived from the Academy finds its way to the general public
through Intermezzo. But more established artists who often
had their start at Intermezzo, also exhibit their oeuvre from
time to time. The future looks bright, Intermezzo is constantly
evolving and the present team is totally committed to its
success.
Besides the daily routine at the Gallery, behind the scenes
efforts are geared to advance activities in designing. Through
these efforts Intermezzo came in contact with the WEB.Foundation
project and it was decided to support their initiative. Their
organizers and designers are also involved in creating a better
world without thought of compensation. After all, the game
they developed received the prestigious SAPPI award
that made the first production run of the game possible.
Intermezzo and 'FRAGILE' again work together
with their Dordrecht' partners, the Dordrecht Museum
and the Art Church, who are themselves part
of HOFKWARTIER, the cultural heart of Dordrecht,
where past and present flow together. 'FRAGILE' shows what
co-operation in Dordrecht is capable of.
The designers and artists that take part in 'FRAGILE'
are:
Monika Auch, Simone van Bakel, Barryenivo.com, Bedtime
for Bonzo, Susan Boer, Simon de Boer (W.M.E.V.V.J.), Liesbeth
Bulk (Bulk Design), Brigit Daamen, Marlies Dekkers, Wijnanda
Deutekom, Harald Duerinck, Hester van Eeghen, Simone van Eerdenburg,
Alexander Fielden, Gem Kingdom, Chris de Geus, Afke Golsteijn,
Marian de Graaff, Tineke Greijdanus, Wopke Grobben, Diana
van Hal, Petra Hartman, Hartman en Boer, Maria Hees, Christine
van der Heide, Kris Hendriksen, Ton Hoogerwerf (Cubic 3 Design)
, Annette Huizing, Cindy Jeurissen, Claudy Jongstra, Machteld
van Joolingen, Leontien Juray, Petra van der Kaa, Erwin Keen,
Nicolette Klerk, Anne Mieke Kooper, Lukas Kwant, Klaartje
Martens, Sylvia van der Meijden, Bea Correa (Mind What You
Wear), Chequita Nahar, Lilianne Nelissen, Mirjam Nuver, Ontwerpbureau
Vier, Hetty Oom-Mutsaerts, Marleen Oud, Anne-Claire Petit,
Elisabeth Rijkels (Piet Design), Moos Pozzo, Uli Rapp,Margo
Rolf, Bas Sala, Joke Schole, Jan Siebers, Liesbeth Snijders,
Matthias Snoeck, Liesel Swart, Tas-ka, Tinkebell, Thea Tolsma,
Martien van der Velden, Marije Vogelzang (PROEF), Karola Vogels,
Gerwin van Vulpen and Charlotte Wooning.
'FRAGILE' is also indebted to COS Zuid, Holland Zuid,
Centrum Beeldende Kunst Dordrecht en de gemeente
Dordrecht.
SCHEDULE
| Thurs, Feb. 10 |
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Show-evening in the Art Church from 18.00 to 20.00 o'clock |
| Fri, Feb 11 |
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Show-day in the Art Church from 12.00 to 18.00 o'clock |
| Sat, Feb 12 |
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Show-day in the Art Church from 12.00 to 18.00 o'clock |
| Sun, Feb 13 |
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Show-day in the Art Church from 12.00 to 16.00 o'clock |
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| Sun, Feb 13 |
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OPENING EXPOSITION 'FRAGILE' in GALLERY INTERMEZZO
from 14.00 – 16.00 o'clock
EXPOSITION FROM FEBRUARY 13 TILL MARCH 12 |
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| Mon, Feb 14 |
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BUFFET IN THE ART CHURCH VAN 18.00-19.30 HOURS |
| Mon, Feb 14 |
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AUCTION IN THE DORDRECHTS' MUSEUM
WITH AUCTIONEER LOES LUCA
from 19.30 to 22.30 o'clock |
GALLERY INTERMEZZO, VOORSTRAAT 178, 3311
ES DORDRECHT
DORDRECHTS MUSEUM, MUSEUMSTRAAT 40, 3311
XS DORDRECHT
ART CHURCH, MUSEUMSTRAAT 65, 3311 XP, DORDRECHT
www.galeries.nl/intermezzo
www.breekbaar.org
Sponsors
Dordrechts Museum, Fortis Bank Business Centre Drechtsteden,
Fraanje & Manspeaker Advocaten, Gertenbach Elektro, Mr.
J.C.A.M. Huntjens Advocatenpraktijk B.V., R.J. Kuiper en S.G.
Vreugdenhil Huisartsen, drukkerij De Longte, sector Cultuur
gemeente Dordrecht, Riwal.
Newsletter December
2004
• LOVE.check South Africa
• LOVE.check for the African community in the Netherlands
• LOVE.check for Thailand
• The animation
• Advisory committee
• Auction conducted by Galerie Intermezzo
• World Aids Day
LOVE.check South Africa
We've completed 250 printed games for South Africa and this
is just beginning.
The canvassing for funds has started. We need a lot of money
to print many thousands of
Love.check games for the Southern part of Africa. We lobby
NGO's, private initiatives, Embassies and many others. Developing
this version has mostly been possible with a front desk subsidy
from ICCO.
LOVE.check for the African community in
the Netherlands
The WEB.foundation has started with the developing of a game
particularly suited to the
African community in the Netherlands. A team is compiling
a new picture-story that will be
illustrated in January by photographer Adriaan Backer and
designed by Danielle Schaffelaars. It is expected to be completed
around February 2005.
This game is sponsored by the Aids Foundation and Abbott Ltd.
LOVE.check for Thailand
We will start in January on a new game for Thailand. Love.check
has proven to be a suitable sex educational guide, based on
studies gathered during field trips conducted by PLAN Netherlands.
Two team members of the WEB.foundation will join PLAN Thailand
members in late January to begin developing the LOVE.check
game.
10.000 games will be printed as first edition and is financed
by PLAN Netherlands.
An animated movie of the HIV virus.
Students of the HKU ( Hogeschool v.d. Kunsten Utrecht ) in
Hilversum are working on
an English language animation of the HIV virus. They are guided
by a few specialists, prominent in the Medical, Cultural and
Social fields. The movie will be extra attractive because
Suzanne Lubrano, the best singer of Africa 2003, will lend
her voice to the sound track. The movie will be ready in January
2005.
Advisory committee
We are very glad to announce that Fransje van der Waals has
joined the Advisory committee.
She is very experienced and has been employed by Pharm Access
International since 2001. She designed an inventive training
manual on HIV/AIDS for physicians and nursing personnel in
third world countries. With this manual knowledge also can
be disseminated and tested by Internet.
Auction in Intermezzo
An auction will be held on Valentines day, February 14, 2005
in the Dordrecht Museum of
products by designers who are all active in the field of applied
arts. They will donate one or
several of their art pieces. This initiative was made by Galerie
Intermezzo of Applied Arts in
Dordrecht. They will organize the auction. The Galerie exists
21 years and the owners/founders are giving a present instead
of receiving one. The WEB.foundation may use the proceeds
for the South African LOVE.check games. The event will be
preceded by show-days in the Dordrecht' Artchurch and the
auction will follow a special buffet-diner.
The auctioneer will be Loes Luca.
More information from: intermezzo_20@hotmail.com
World Aids Day on December 1
Members of the WEB.foundation have attended the aids conference
in Amsterdam and Brussels. They have made new contacts and
have brought LOVE.check to the attention of many organizations.
The Board of the WEB.foundation wish you a happy NewYear.
Newsletter March
2004
Date 23-3-2004
LOVE.check for Zambia
In the mean time the aids prevention game has been distributed
among the primary schools in Zambia by the UNICEF, the Dutch
Embassy and Dr. Thera Rasing. This version has also found
its way to many other countries by way of national and international
counselors. We are developing a new version based on reactions
to the contents of the existing game.
Policy 2004
The executive has composed a policy plan for 2004. It is also
available in English and French. Interested parties may apply
to receive the plan by mail
LOVE.check for Southern Africa<br>
A new team starts in April to arrange a new scenario of the
game, aimed at the Southern region of Africa with particular
attention for use in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe,
Swaziland and Lesotho. The key team consists of anthropologist
Erna Beumers, sexologist Gemma Pagano, photographer Adriaan
Backer and designer Danielle Schaffelaars, assisted and advised
by Christien Broecheler, Lincie Kusters and the executive.
Planning
Photographer Adriaan Backer and Karin van Paassen will leave
for South Africa in May to photograph the new scenario. It
is expected a small number of the game will be ready in July.
Caroline Schaap, treasurer of the WEB.foundation will present
the game at the aids conference that is going to be held in
Bangkok from July 12 onwards.
Financing
The WEB.foundation has collected ¤ 34,150.- in the
past months. The Executive heard in February that LOVE.check
will be financially supported by ICCO, the interactive church
organization for co-operative development.
The WEB.foundation also won the First Prize in a project competition
on idealistic, non-commercial endeavors, promoted by the Rotary
Community Service Foundation Rhoon-Barendrecht.
KISS organized on March 12th a benefit: "KISS supports
LOVE.check", in Amsterdam's Supperclub. Entrance fees
were donated to LOVE.check. Loes Luca was the special guest
DJ.
The event was organized by Lincie Kusters and Gosia Grubbe.
We are continually seeking funds. We hope that everyone will
join us and think with us how to attract more funding and
more sponsors to support LOVE.check.
Organization
The Advisory Board has been expanded with sociologist Jude
Kehia Wimkar and Gilbert Wawoe, member of the State Council
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Change of Address
The postal address of the WEB.foundation is changed, see:
WEB.foundation
Deltastraat 11
1078 PB Amsterdam
the Netherlands
t + 31 (0) 20 379 04 36
f + 31 (0) 20 379 04 37
sterker@worldonline.nl
Best Wishes,
Marleen Engbersen and Karin van Paassen
Newsletter january
2004
The Executive Committee of the WEB.Foundation wishes a happy
and successful 2004 to all their relations. 2003 was a busy
and hectic year that saw the launch of the first AIDS-prevention
LOVE.check game for Zambia. New versions were developed in
2004 by the WEB.Foundation in the hope that children will
learn effortlessly how to avoid the dangers of contracting
HIV and that in the future, less young adults will succumb
to AIDS.
Distributing LOVE.check in Zambia
On December 4th, UNICEFS's Dr. Stella Goings, handed over
8.000 LOVE.check games to Mrs Barbara Chilangwa, Permanent
Secretary of the Ministry of Education, at a press conference
in Lusaka. His Excellency Mr. Peter Schonherr, Ambassador
of the Netherlands also gave a speech expressing the hope
that LOVE.check will prove to be a support in the battle against
HIV/AIDS. Newspapers, radio and TV spend much attention to
LOVE.check at the press conference. UNICEF distributes the
games to the primary schools in Zambia. The Dutch Embassy
looks after distribution among their relations and programmes.
Anthropologist Dr. Thera Rasing takes care of dispersing the
game in Mufulira, a town in the Copperbelt region where she
researched the test game.
Developing a new game
In 2004 a new game will be augmented for the Southern part
of Africa and for the Netherlands. For this a new team has
been assembled consisting of a designer, a photographer, an
anthropologist and a sexologist. The LOVE.check game already
circulates in (among others) South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania,
Senegal, Cameroon, Brazil and Gambia. All reactions to this
game contribute to the structure of a new scenario for subsequent
versions. There is unanimous and positive approval for LOVE.check
as an information source.
Attracting Funding
Money is needed for the new versions of LOVE.check. This month
we'll start to canvass.
Website
During January of this year this Website will be enlarged.
The LOVE.check game will be placed on this site so that everyone
can download and print it out. The manufactured game can never
reach everyone, but with this digital version many Non-Governmental
Organizations, schools, clinics and others have the opportunity
to print the game. By gluing the pictures on cardboard or
plywood the game is ready to be played.
Public Relations
The Foundation has brought out a colorful folder to supply
information about LOVE.check and to obtain donations.
Organization
Executive Committee
On November 18 2003 the Foundation has installed a new Treasurer,
Ms. Caroline Schaap, manager at Telfort.
Supervising Board
Talks are held to fill the vacancies
Volunteers
At this moment ten volunteers work for the Foundation. They
are specialists in juridical, commercial, social and public
assistance, international co-operation, communication and
translating.
For more information please e-mail or phone the WEB.foundation
LOVE.check is till now supported by Sappi, Glaxo Smith Kline,
Unicef, NCDO, NOVIB, Telfort and various schools individuals
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