Charity
Projects We Support
Charity projects supported by BritCham and the BritCham Charity Fund from 2022 to 2026.
- Mentoring at the Ministry of Climate and Energy hackathon in Rēzekne: a full day of mentors’ time donated, and special prizes awarded.
- Organisation of an Easter Egg campaign with the Latvian Foster Family Association.
- Donation of a digital piano to the special elementary school in Rēzekne, which also works with children with autism, at no cost to the Charity Fund.
- Provision of an outdoor playground with SOS Children’s Villages Latvia.
- Provision of a sofa for the newborn unit at Liepāja hospital, with “Tabitas sirds”.
- Provision of a sewing machine to the special elementary school in Rēzekne, which also works with children with autism.
- Provision of 12 school backpacks for first-grade pupils in foster families, with the Latvian Foster Family Association.
- Organisation of a sack race at the “Highlander Games” in Sigulda, and payment of the event’s electricity bill, with “Cerību spārni”.
- Financial support for the adaptation of a vehicle to enable the safe transportation of a seriously ill child.
- Provision of 30 baby boxes, fully equipped with essential items for mothers and newborns during the first weeks of life.
- Provision of toys, therapeutic equipment, sports equipment, and household items to the “Cerību spārni” Day Centre in Sigulda.
- Provision of two sensory lamps for the sensory room at the Kuldīga Social Services Centre “Tilts”.
- Organisation and delivery of an Easter Egg campaign for children from across Latvia, held during the Easter event organised by the Latvian Foster Family Association.
- Provision of 18 fully equipped school backpacks for first-grade pupils in foster families throughout Latvia.
- Participation and support for the “Highlander Games” charity festival in Sigulda.
- Provision of 30 pairs of winter boots to children supported by Ogre Social Services and Mazsalaca Kindergarten.
- Provision of three bicycles, a boxing bag and gloves, a kitchen appliance, and a sewing machine to the Liepāja Children's Support Centre “Dzintari”.
- Provision of 15 bean bag chairs to Padure Special School in South Kurzeme Municipality.
- Provision of 50 individual Christmas gifts to children through the charity initiative “Ar sirdi”.
- Provision of Christmas gifts for children in foster families, including footballs, basketballs, and books for teenagers.
- Provision of food and essential supplies to Ukrainian children, in cooperation with Dailes Theatre.
- Provision of five mountain bikes for teenagers to the Allaži Children and Family Support Centre.
- Allaži crisis centre – equipment for therapies, sensory room fitting.
- Ballerina Daniela Valča – visit to New York, USA and participation in contest.
- Zvannieki.
- Baby boxes.
- Cerību spārni – participation in Cerību Spārni Highlander Games Charity Festival in Sigulda.
- Robin Poynder "Ķiepēni" project.
- Kuldīga Day Centre – tricycle for adult, device for autistic child, tablet for non-verbal girl, special skin-care medication.
- Foster Family Association – 12 school bags for first graders.
- SOS Children's Villages – bikes and balls.
- Allaži crisis centre – equipment for therapies, sensory room fitting.
- Zvannieki – tractor.
- Baby boxes.
- Cerību spārni – participation in Cerību Spārni Highlander Games Charity Festival in Sigulda.
- Christmas Santa Wish Project in Mazsalaca.
- Project Pūriņš – to continue supporting disadvantaged expectant mothers by supplying essential starter baby boxes.
Thank you to RISEBA University and RISEBA Production for helping us to create the video of projects supported in 2022/2023.
- Purchase of 5 scooters for different age groups for Allaži Crisis Centre.
- BritCham Charity Campaign to Support Ukrainian Children – thanks to our members' generosity, we managed to raise a whopping 6,601 EUR in just a week for SOS Children's Villages, who have already welcomed the first children from Ukraine. SOS Villages have a capacity to provide safe harbour to 160 children here in Latvia who are fleeing the war in Ukraine. With help of the donations, SOS Villages will be able to provide everything from basic items like clothing and food to psychological support for children and their families who have experienced the terrors of war on their own land.
Every contribution makes a difference.
Support children in need across Latvia through the BritCham Charity Fund.