Welcome
The David Mather Foundation (a Charity registered in England and Wales no.
1131333) is working to support young people in Salta,
Argentina to lift themselves out of a cycle of poverty, through education and training.
The Foundation is very young and is still
putting many aspects of its work into place. We hope that you will
support the
Foundation as it grows,
and be a part of what we are certain will be a great success, in memory of a
much loved person,
David Mather.
The Foundation will work with bright young people who have the academic potential
to achieve success in higher education, but who do not have the financial means to
continue with their studies. In Salta many young people work for up for 40 hours a
week whilst they are still studying so it is no surprise that the drop-out rates
are high as young people are forced to earn money to support their families in
the short term, rather than investing in their education for the long term. Click
here to learn more about why the young people in Salta need your support.
The David Mather Foundation plans to support young people in a variety of ways,
tailored to the individuals, but which may include the following: pairing with a
‘buddy’ from the local university, taster visits to university, vocational
training for the young people to learn a more effective way to earn money
whilst continuing to study, self-esteem workshops, financial support to
help with the cost of transport, books and other material. Click
here
for our overarching aims and objectives.
Please also have a look at our draft
Three Year Development Plan
which provides more information on the Foundation’s set up,
aims and objectives, as well as a list of detailed actions which the Trustees
believe will help the Foundation to achieve its goals. We welcome your comments,
suggestions and offers of help and advice – please contact us
contact us to let us know what you think.
We would like to keep you up to date with what is happening so please
contact us
and give us your details to be added to our news distribution
list. Please also have a look at our latest
newsletter and our
Events page to read about the great work that the supporters
of the Foundation have been doing, and how we’ve started our work with the young people in Salta.
You can donate to the Foundation in the following ways:
- Internet transfer to The David Mather Foundation, sort code 20-82-18, account number 63645797
- Cheque payable to The David Mather Foundation sent to 5 Railton Avenue, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8AU
We will be setting up a web-based payment system in the near future so please bear with us.
In all instances, please complete the
form and send it back to us
so that we can trace the payments, and claim Gift Aid. Thank you.
The difference your donation will make
We are in the process of costing parts of the programme to show the impact of specific donations.
Whilst these are not yet complete, here are some estimated high-level examples which will help
to identify the value of your donation.
- Student Mentoring
The cost to enable one young person to have a university mentor = £10 per month
- Learning Programmes
The cost to provide one young person with workshops on critical thinking and self-esteem = £15.00 per month
- The cost to provide vocational/entrepreneurial workshops = £20.00 for one month
The detailed cost breakdowns for supporting one young person fully for one month, supporting families etc will follow.
When we have identified the students who will be in the first cohort we will provide details and photographs and
donors will be able to link with a particular student if desired and receive regular updates from them on their progress etc.
