Second chances story: Ammar’s fund was created a year after his tragic death on January 11, 2017. The fund honors Ammar’s memory by providing help to refugee students whose lives were disrupted by conflicts in Syria and Palestine. But Ammar’s fund took a life unto its...
have the fondest memories of my parents. Both were social activists, passionate about education and helping others who are less fortunate. My mother taught at a school for the visually impaired in Damascus, Syria. At the time, a person having a physical disability...
After two decades of philanthropy and working with the most vulnerable youth populations, I have chosen refugee youth higher and continued education as a cause worthy of my attention and support. Here are the 10 reasons I believe refugee higher education is worthy of...
How did edSeed start and why? what’s our mission? Could edSeed Become the Students’ Optimal Choice?
Donate to the Project Turquoise Education Fund and support more edSeed scholars in realizing their dreams of a college degree Donate edSeed and Project Turquoise are on a journey together. This partnership celebrates youth enabling and empowering one another to...
Need to address profile, education, the expectation of us. 1. We deliver funding to the educational institution or scholarship foundation. You are expected to provide contact details (name, phone number, email address) for your university/scholarship foundation...
Spread his enthusiasm for learning and nature with a gift of education for less fortunate youth in conflict zones. Donate Mission Statement Ammar’s fund was created at the suggestion of VIP Fund’s Founder Rama A. Chakaki a year after his tragic death on January 11,...
For youth impacted by conflict, a degree is the gateway to self-reliance. It is all they dream of! In 2015, the Institute of International Education (IIE) estimated, based on the pre-war gross enrollment ratio, that 450,000 university-aged Syrian students were...
For Students: edSeed is an web-based crowdfunding platform developed by the VIP.fund connecting donors, students, and educational organizations. the platform allows students to run fundraising campaigns for university tuition and related expenses. One-hundred percent...
edSeed is a VIP.fund Project The Very Important Projects fund (VIP.fund) is a youth-focused venture philanthropy fund, established in 2015 as a USA 501c(3) non-profit organization. We invest in youth programs and startups; promoting education and innovation in...