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  About Toos van Doorn and the creation of the foundation The Van Doorn Foundation was founded by Paul Sutmuller on October 26, 2001. It was only logical to name the Foundation after his mother, Toos van Doorn, who devoted a big part of her life to making education accessible to everyone.  The importance of education was taught to Paul at an early age. Despite that it wasn’t always easy, his parents made a great effort that all their children – the boys and the girls – could attend a proper education programme of their own choice and level, so they would grow up to become independent and self-supporting. Paul learned that participation in an educational programme is not a given fact for everyone when he went to Africa after his studies in 1969 to work as a volunteer. As a volunteer you live with the locals and see and learn a lot about everyday life in Africa. To have some company after his work, Paul interacted a lot with missionaries, who, amongst other tasks, were active in...

  V an Doorn Foundation   will concentrate its activities in four countries in East Africa, namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia, where it distinguishes the following target groups: 1. Vulnerable and/or underprivileged young people (aged 14 to 28) 2. Educational institutions that want to make vocational education and training accessible to vulnerable and/or disadvantaged young people, and 3. Local organisations wishing to increase the self-reliance of vulnerable and/or underprivileged young people (empowerment). (EDUCATION IS NOT  A PROBLEM EDUCATION IS  AN OPPORTUNITY  V an Doorn Foundation    implements its mission by funding the training / education of and for individuals belonging to the Foundation’s target group and by entering into partnerships with organisations pursuing similar goals. The Foundation makes scholarships available to the target group of vulnerable and/or underprivileged young people for secondary and higher professional edu...

  William and Kate Islamabad today Couple have lunch with Prime Minister Imran Khan on a visit which follows in Diana's footsteps in 1997 Kensington Palace say it is their 'most complex' tour to date due to political tensions and security fears  More than 1,000 Pakistani police officers have been deployed to secure couple's safety during travels  George, Charlotte and Louis are in UK but couple will arrive back in time to spend weekend with them   The Duke of Cambridge shared a touching exchange with schoolgirls in Pakistan about their love for his late mother Princess Diana today on his first full day of a royal tour with wife Kate.  The couple visited the Islamabad Model College for Girls in the capital, touring classrooms and posing for a group picture with some of the young students, ranging from kindergarten age students to sixth formers. William was told the girls were 'big fans of your mothe...