A Presentation on New Day for Morgan Stanley March 31, 2011
Hong Kong registered non-profit, non-governmental organisation (NGO) What is New Day ? New Day is funded by: On-going monthly contributions by our members Individual one-off donations Corporate donors Focus is on assisting women and girls in crisis situations across Asia by providing funds to implement programs which will meaningfully impact their lives.
Our mission New Day is a non-profit organization, established as a donor circle, dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in crisis throughout Asia. Our focus is on “engagement” where membership has the unique ability to select and implement grass roots projects and become more intimately involved in the lives of the individuals we are impacting. Our methodology is intended to create a bridge between New Day members and the communities that we support, thus creating greater awareness of the issues impacting women in crisis in Asia.
Our story founded by Hong Kong couple Chris and Liza Green conceived as a donor circle of like- minded Hong Kong residents who wanted to –donate funds to grassroots projects in a direct and impactful way –learn more about issues affecting women and girls in Asia and –Become directly involved in project selection. focus on women and girls –who are too often the victims of the dark underside of poverty in the region –who, with economic support, are capable of lifting themselves and family out of abject poverty
What do we spend the money on? Projects that rescue and shelter women & girls in crisis or at risk Projects that help women and girls through education & economic empowerment Projects must: be located in Asia be targeted investments for long term impact assist grassroots operations provide ongoing feedback to New Day
NEW DAY Project Spectrum RESCUE Rehabilitate Educate Reintegrate AFESIP - Cambodia KALKI - India LOVEQTRA - China DAUGHTERS - Cambodia
Sourcing projects New Day sources projects in several ways, but always allows (encourages) the membership to bring projects to the Working Committee for approval 1.Independent Projects New Day members directly source and propose projects (eg. LOVEQTRA, China) 2.Partner Projects New Day sources projects through established foundations We utilize their network to locate and manage projects We leverage off their existing infrastructure to assist in implementing the projects Examples: ADM Capital Foundation
How New Day members can get involved Donate Funds Source / Propose Projects Lead a Project Conduct site visits and provide feedback Donate Time and Skills / Become part of Working Committee The level of membership involvement is up to you… The New Day model is about participation and giving
Since our launch in 2007 –Raised over HK$1,500,000 –52 Membership monthly contributions totaling HK$32,800 –Established corporate partnerships: Linklaters and Norton Rose –Identified and working with two foundation partners: Silvercrest Foundation and ADM Capital Foundation –Funded 14 projects in 5 countries: Laos, Vietnam, China, Nepal, India and Cambodia and Sri Lanka –Helped improve the lives of hundreds of young women in Asia
The ‘KALKI’ Girls Centre, Pondicherry India
New Day Projects with KALKI
LOVEQTRA Sengchemdrukmo Girls Vocational Training School (SGVTS) Qinghai, China LOVEQTRA Sengchemdrukmo Girls Vocational Training School (SGVTS) Qinghai, China
New Day Projects with LOVEQTRA
AFESIP - Cambodia