Foundation Aims and Objectives for 2009/10:
Aims
To help young people, who would usually be severely disadvantaged by their background and circumstances,
to realise their full potential through education and development in the following areas:
- supplying support to develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
- facilitating their study at any university, college or institution of higher or further education;
- supporting them to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment.
Initial Objectives
- Identifying young people with a high level of academic potential under the age of 25 living in the province of Salta
(Argentina) who, without the support of the David Mather Foundation, would be either:
- financially incapable of continuing their education - whether that be the inability to pay the costs associated with
studying, or that the lack of their potential for immediate full-time earnings would render their family unable to cope financially; or
- lacking in the business acumen required and/or the financial backing needed, to set up their own business or follow
an alternative entrepreneurial route.
- Through support and guidance, raising the aspirations of those young people who otherwise would be unlikely to consider the options of continuing in education or setting up their own businesses.
- Providing training to the young people to develop skills that will enable them to work part time to contribute to their family's income whilst they are continuing their education; or to equip young people with sufficient business knowledge to enable them to pursue their entrepreneurial ideas.
- Educating the families of the young people such that they are able to emotionally and practically support those young people who continue with their education or pursue entrepreneurial activity.
- Offering financial assistance through scholarships, maintenance allowances, grants or loans to facilitate the young people's time in continuing education, or for the set up of new business ventures
