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Meet Sumi and Mahmuda

Sumi and Mahmuda both live in Bangladesh and both suffer from debilitating disabilities. Read their stories and find out how CSID has helped to support them.

Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) Click here to read Sumi’s story.

Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) Click here to read Mahmuda’s story.

Sumi and Mahmuda both live in Bangladesh and both suffer from debilitating disabilities. Read their stories and find out how CSID has helped to support them. more

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Meet Sumi

Sumi is 12 years old. At the age of just 3 Sumi lost both her legs in a train accident due to living in such close proximity to the railway tracks in Tejgaon. When she was a child her mother … more

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Meet Mahmuda

Mahmuda is just nine years old. She lives next to the railway tracks of Tejgaon with her mother. From a very young age Mahmuda has suffered from a hearing impairment. She has also been involved in a tragic train accident … more

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Sense International, India – Film Update

Catch up with our 2009 Asia Education Impact Award recipient, Sense International (India), and find out how the STARS Impact Award helped them to continue to provide excellent services to children.

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STARS’ 2011 Impact Award Films

Click the links below to watch the films of our 2011 Impact Award Recipients. Bwindi Community Hospital Africa-Middle East, Health Award Amazing footage of health care provision in one of the most inaccessible regions of Uganda. Click here to watch … more

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Bwindi Community Hospital Film

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The Wema Centre Film

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arepp:Theatre for Life Film

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Restless Development Nepal Film

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Centre for Services and Information on Disability Film

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Nepal GoodWeave Foundation Film

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STARS in The Guardian and The World Today, Chatham House

Interested in unrestricted funding? Then read these two articles published in The Guardian and The World Today, Chatham House.
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STARS’ Films On The Guardian Development Website And On Green TV

View STARS’ 2011 Impact Award Recipient films on the Guardian Development Website and on Green TV.
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STARS Retrospective

An introduction to STARS Foundation and our philosophy featuring our former Award recipients. Click below to watch the film.

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STARS 2011 Impact Award Recipients

STARS announces it’s 2011 Impact Award recipients and gives you an opportunity to follow Tim Short while he films them.
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Tim Short’s Video Blog

STARS loves Tim’s work but cannot be held responsible for any content.

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Announcing STARS 2011 Impact Award Recipients

STARS will reward the following organisations for excellence in the areas of children’s health, education and protection. This year STARS has also selected a Rising Star from each region. The recipients for Africa / Middle East are: Health Recipient: Bwindi … more

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2012 Impact Awards Launch

Impact Foundation Bangladesh

On the 14th September 2011, STARS Foundation launched it’s 2012 Impact Awards. more

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2010 Recipent Videos

ACE Africa, Kenya. Africa Educational Trust, (AET) Childline Kenya Home From Home Trust, South Africa Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) Pragya, India Manev Seva Sansthan (MSS), India

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STARS 2010 Recipient Videos

Home from Home in Cape Town, South Africa.

To find out more about the organisations we rewarded in 2010, and the amazing work they are doing, click the link below to watch their videos. more

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Action in the Community Environment (ACE) Video

Watch a video of Action in the Community Environment (ACE), STARS 2010 Africa/Middle East Impact Award Recipient for Health.

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Africa Education Trust (AET) Video

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Childline Kenya Video

Watch a video of Childline Kenya, STARS 2010 Africa/Middle East Impact Award Recipient for Protection.

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Home From Home Video

Watch a video of Home from Home, STARS 2010 Africa/Middle East Rising Star Impact Award recipient.

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Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) Video

Watch a video of Impact Foundation Bangladesh (IFB), STARS 2010 Asia/Pacific Impact Award Recipient for Health.

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Pragya Video

Watch a video of Pragya, STARS 2010 Asia/Pacific Impact Award Recipient for Education.

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Manav Seva Sansthan (MSS) Video

Watch a video of Manav Seva Sansthan (MSS), STARS 2010 Asia/Pacific Impact Award Recipient for Protection.

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2011 STARS Impact Awards Asia Panelists

The STARS Foundation is very grateful to the individuals below for giving so generously of their time and expertise in a voluntary capacity. Anna Taylor: Anna Taylor is a freelance fundraiser, writer and researcher – specialising in international development related … more

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2011 STARS Impact Awards Africa Panelists

The STARS Foundation is very grateful to the individuals below for giving so generously of their time and expertise in a voluntary capacity. Laura Hughston: After graduating in clinical psychology in Italy where she also worked for UNFAO whilst still … more

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Use your expertise to reward children’s NGOs

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This is a rare volunteering opportunity to be part of an Independent Awards Panel… more

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2010 STARS Impact Awards Asia Panel

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The STARS Foundation is very grateful to the individuals below for giving so generously of their time and expertise in a voluntary capacity… more

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2010 Impact Award Ceremony, London

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2010 STARS Impact Awards. They were selected from 701 applicants spanning 50 countries across Africa, Middle East, Asia and Pacific. The annual Awards recognise organisations operating in the fields of health, … more

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Recognising Excellence – Report

STARS Foundation and New Philanthropy Capital have published their report ‘Recognising Excellence: the case for giving well-run organisations unrestricted funding.’ The report highlights links between funding practice and the challenges faced by 489 local NGOs in… more

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2010 Impact Awards Africa-Middle East Panel

The Stars Foundation visiting AET in Somaliland.The STARS Foundation is very grateful to the individuals below for giving so generously of their time… more

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