Primary education for 200 village children - Ghana

  Often people ask the same two questions after finishing highschool: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and "What are your dreams for the future?". When I got the idea to start the Meet Kate Foundation at age 19, I never could or would have dreamed that the foundation would be such a success 6 years...

Dear follower,   Now that the "Love, Kate" storm has passed, it is time for new things. Spring is in the air! On March 10 in the Little Buddha Amsterdam, we experienced how loyal and valuable our followers are, and as far as we're concerned, there will be many more wonderful projects and special collaborations to...

      The sun was out yesterday and I thought that finally spring had come. Today, the clouds have come back with a vengeance and with it the low temperatures. But nothing can quench all this excitement. I absolutely love being president of Meet Kate Foundation UK.   We had our first board meeting and...

On January 25th, after 8 months of hard work, we finally had the official opening of the Meet Kate Academy, where we'll be teaching 150 students. With speeches of president Kelly de Vries, ambassador Peter R. de Vries and several honorary guests, it was a festive and special day.    The construction of the...

Dear followers, Happy new year to you all! We hope all your dreams come true this coming year.  At Meet Kate, we look back at a wonderful and successful year. Our anniversary, our new ambassador, the national tv commercial, changes in the board, the construction of the primary school. Our last newsletter of the year...

We have great news! Proudly we present to you... Meet Kate UK! Below you can read Myrthe's story about how she and Naa (President Meet Kate UK) met and how our little UK sister came to be! Check out our extra newsletter and read Naa's story and vision on Ghana and Meet Kate. In 2006 the Meet Kate Foundation was...

Dear followers, The past three months, lots of exciting things have happened. Due to a very bad internet connection, we were unable to keep you updated! So here's a recap of the hightlights of the past couple months. If you want to read more, please check out the attachments read the complete newsletters! Kind...

Dear Friend of Meet KAte We proudly present... our own TV-commercial! Five years ago, we could never have imagined this would happen to us! But it did! During August 2012 the commercial will be broadcasted on three different Dutch television channels: SBS6 , Net5 and Veronica. In case you were unable to see it on T.V. you...

Newsletter Meet Kate Foundation July 2012 Dear friend of Meet Kate Our Ambassador Peter R. de Vries tweeted : "Is there an agency that wants to think about an impressive TV commercial for the  Meet Kate Foundation? Help!" This announcement worked. Dozens of enthusiastic e-mails from agencies offering their services and...

In less than a week I’ll be on the plane again, back to the country that changed my life a year ago. By doing voluntary work in Ghana, I got to know the Meet Kate Foundation. By now, there is nothing I’d rather do than work for this wonderful cause and so I can’t wait to see the children, Kelly and our...

First of all we would like to thank you for all the congratulations, comments and messages regarding our 5 years anniversary and our new ambassador. It is very special to see how many people are involved in the work that the Meet Kate Foundation is doing. Thank you for that special birthday feeling!  The Meet Kate...

We exist five years!  This month you are receiving an extra celebrative newsletter. The main reason for our celebration this month is of course our 5 year anniversary! The 27th of April 2012 marks exactly 5 years since Kelly de Vries decided do something with the potential and the love she saw in Ghana. Together...

Dear Friend of Meet Kate Spring has begun! The season of a fresh start, new ideas and energy, and for Meet Kate it’s no different. Director of Meet Kate was in The Netherlands for the past month and is now back in Ghana to work on several projects amongst which is the construction of the primary school. Pedagogue Noor...

Dear friend,  Meet Kate is slowly expanding: a thousand chickens, but also new applications for the daycare center and of course in a few months the primary school that will provide high-quality education to 200 children. This month we have lots of news to share with you. First, our president Kelly de Vries flew...

Valentines day is only 1 day away..... What will you give your loved one this year? A rose? chocolate? How about this: Meet Kate launched a savings programme for the 22 children in the Home. 5,- per month, per child, put aside for their future. When the children reach 18 years old they receive their part and they can...

Dear Friend of Meet Kate,In our new slogan (She Inspires... We Invest. Get Involved!), we tell you to ‘Get involved’. We try to involve you by giving daily updates using social media and by sending a monthly newsletter. Furthermore we strive to be as personal and transparent as possible towards interested people...

Dear friends of Meet Kate A new year, new plans and projects and of course a new project report! In this first project report of 2012 you can read all about the plans of Meet Kate, our new board and saying goodbye to Mark van Doorn. Let's make it a year filled with challenges and great results: She inspires... We...