Philanthropy: Support the Omid Foundations, Buy 2010/11 Iranian Gregorian Calendar
Purchase the 2010/10 Iranian/Gregorian calendar designed and produced by the girls at the Omid Foundation showing their own paintings and photographs. Part of the proceeds is donated to the girls who created the calendar.
The calendar shows both the Iranian as well as the Gregorian dates/months from 22 March 2010 until 21 March 2011.
Each page shows a reproduction of a work of art by one of the Omid girls. With a page size of: 45 x 22.5 cm, the calendar is suitable for wall mounting.
Purchase this beautiful and unique calendar for yourself and as a gift for your friends for only $30.00 USD or £20.00 (online or personal check) with postage included. Online payments using a debit/credit card should go through the ‘get involved’ page of our website.
An online donation of $30 to Omid Foundation (USA) or £20 to Omid Foundation (UK) should be made for each calendar. The calendar will be mailed to the address which is provided with the online payment.
Checks in US Dollars should be issued in favour of OMID FOUNDATION (USA) and mailed to;
Omid Foundation (USA)
6517 Lone Oak Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817, United States of America
(Address to which the calendar should be mailed needs to be provided with the check.)
Checks in Pound Sterling should be issued in favour of OMID FOUNDATION (UK) and mailed to;
Omid Foundation (UK)
63 Rutland Gate
London SW7 1PJ, United Kingdom
(Address to which the calendar should be mailed needs to be provided with the check.)
The Omid Foundations (with registered charities in Iran, the US and the UK) were established in 2004 to strengthen the social, emotional, and economic competencies of disadvantaged young women in Iran (aged from 15 to 25), and provide them with a sense of self-worth and with the opportunities to experience a full range of life options through self-empowerment, education and training. Omid’s clients have typically either been put into care from an early age, or run away from abusive homes, or live in extreme poverty. They often suffer from severe mental health and emotional difficulties, mostly stemming from their experiences of neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and exposure to drugs and violence. Despite their past difficulties, and the obstacles still facing them, Omid’s young clients have dreams. They yearn to participate in life, and to make meaningful contributions to the world around them. Omid’s holistic approach provides these young clients with the opportunities to realize such dreams. They are offered the tools, structure and support to help them succeed. And, above all, they are offered the chance to be heard. The cornerstones of this approach are self-empowerment, education and training, supplemented by effective work placement and counselling. Omid now caters to the need of over 100 young women. Donations in the US and the UK are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. The Foundation is also allowed to remit donations by US persons to Iran per the terms of its OFAC license issued by the US Department of the Treasury.
Click here to learn more about the Omid Foundations, or contact: info@omid-e-mehr.org.
