Kalinga wins Breda Peace Prize

What a great evening we had on 18 September at the Maczek Memorial Breda, because that's where the Breda Peace Prize was awarded that evening and we were not only one of the three nominated foundations, but ... also became the winner. In the video at the bottom of this article, you can see how the Mayor of Breda, Paul [...]
Kalinga nominated for Breda Peace Prize

What an honour: thanks to the fantastic efforts of our board members Miranda van Loon and Peter van Schijndel, Kalinga has been nominated for the Breda Peace Prize. Breda mayor Paul Depla will present the prize on 18 September at the Maczek Memorial Breda. This year, for the first time, the prize will be awarded to an organisation and the [...]
Pupils for pupils

For quite a few years, the bridge class pupils of Mencia de Mendoza (Breda) and Mencia Sandrode (Zundert) have been dedicating themselves to their peers in the Philippines. This was also the case in late spring 2024. A charity run was held in Breda, and a sponsor obstacle run in Zundert. Prior to these sporting and fundraising activities, the [...]
Graduation Day

It turned out to be a festive day, the Graduation Day at Papaya School. 30 students experienced their last day at the school; a festive and also emotional day where the students gave a special performance for their parents, guardians and others present. The pupils sang 'This is me' by Keala Settle. How beautiful it was! "I'm [...]
Kalinga Gala dinner 2024

On Saturday 25 May, the Kalinga Gala Dinner in the Utrecht Jaarbeurs took place and it was a very special, convivial and varied evening. Of course, we could post a whole report here, but we believe that the beautiful photos taken by Aad van Vliet sum up the evening very well.
Reunion 't KlapcotÂ

On Saturday 2 December in Breda, during a reunion of the legendary café t' Klapcot, a whopping 10,000 euros was raised for Stichting Kalinga! A memorable evening with several legendary performances and all proceeds from the tickets benefited the Kalinga foundation , see the photos here and read more!