The underlying focus of RYTHM Foundation is the vision that we can all one day live in a world that is without poverty. Various projects have been supported and several donations have been made in order to take steps towards this vision becoming a reality.
Charity Music Concert
2008
As the gold sponsor of the charity musical event in Hong Kong, 'A Sublime Viennese Classical Music Concert', RYTHM Foundation helped worthy children's society Karen Kids raise money to better the lives of more than 80 poor Burmese children currently living as refugees in Thailand. The charity concert featured world-class Soprano Elisabeth Freundlinger, accompanied by the internationally renowned Haydn Quartet.
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RYTHM Foundation Supports Charity Through Song
Taguig Project in the Philippines
2007 - 2009
The Taguig Project in Metro Manila, Philippines, begun in 2007 to achieve a long-term improvement in the sustainable conditions of the community. The main objective of the Taguig Project is to alleviate poverty throughout the community by educating the children and creating livelihood opportunities for the adults. Self-help initiatives for the people of the community and better education standards and facilities are the main focus in achieving this objective. Through acknowledgement of this squatter community and giving visibility to their needs and their plight, the Taguig Project has already had a considerable positive impact on the spirit and in the lives of the people of Taguig.
Ongoing financial support is not the only way in which RYTHM Foundation is reaching out and helping the Taguig community. The Project's manager has given up her previous life and superior living conditions to reside and work within the squatter community. Regular visits from RYTHM Foundation representatives are also frequent.
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RYTHM Foundation Changes Lives for the Taguig Community
Better Nepal Foundation
2005 - ongoing
Following years of RYTHM support and assistance to developing sustainable projects in Nepal, RYTHM Foundation has officially supported a community empowerment programme in Nepal by working with the Better Nepal Foundation as a local partner. Through the empowerment programme, orphans and females acquire financial and economic freedom through basic education and training of labour skills. In the future, even more focus will be concentrated on the Better Nepal Foundation project in order to achieve more success for locals and to help alleviate the grip of poverty within the community.
Working with the Red Cross, Cambodia
Ongoing
RYTHM Foundation is closely associated with the Red Cross in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and supports several projects that the Red Cross implements in the poorest parts of Cambodia.
Hospital and Orphanage Support
Ongoing
In communities where poverty prevents the proper care of those who are disadvantaged, RYTHM Foundation is committed to providing the necessary support of those who are considered the most needy of the needy. In India, the Foundation has been coordinating help for a hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, as well as orphanages and homes for the mentally challenged.
Charity Nights to Assist the Elderly
The Lion's Home for the Elders is a Singapore care facility for the elderly that provides quality care based on fairness, effectiveness, efficiency, responsiveness and integration. RYTHM Foundation supports the Home's mission, and also believes that financial support is important in being able to achieve the care objectives of the Home. With this in mind, RYTHM Foundation has held two fundraising charity nights, with all donations collected being donated to the very worthy Lion's Home for the Elders.