Bridging education, sustainable agriculture, and compassionate child support from Alphen aan den Rijn to Ambo, Ethiopia. Guided by our solemn 100% direct-impact pledge: zero overhead deducted from public donations.
In 2001, a simple spring cleanup in the town of Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, catalyzed a lasting movement of compassion. Local neighbors gathered second-hand clothing and basic supplies to help vulnerable families. What started with small 5-to-10-kilogram air parcels grew into a formal Dutch foundation established before civil-law notary J. Wolterink: Stichting Resalttha, Children into Real Life Stream.
"He who shuts his ears to the cries of the poor will also cry out himself and not be answered." — Proverbs 21:13 & James 1:27 (Foundation Charter)
Our foundational commitment is simple yet revolutionary: 100% of all public contributions are deployed directly to frontline children's education, agricultural self-reliance, and basic nutrition. All administrative, logistical, and website overheads are borne personally by the board members and designated private sponsors.
True development requires more than temporary relief. Stichting Resalttha pairs basic literacy with self-sustaining agriculture, vocational training, and community leadership.
Establishing concrete-floored classrooms (Real Life School Ambo), providing mother-tongue and English literacy, adult evening courses, and teacher coaching in collaboration with Edukans.
The "Woon- werkboerderij" model: empowering war veterans (such as T. Golbo Berthanue) and families through poultry farming, organic fertilizer cycles, and community kitchens for orphans.
The LifeStream Center and Resalttha Women Fellowship: local mothers meet to foster vulnerable street children, resolve parenting challenges, and receive adult literacy training.
International 20kg shipments of educational supplies, notebooks, uniforms, and toys, partnered with local Dutch businesses like Ten Brink Foodretail and community church fairs.
Explore our comprehensive field reports, educational initiatives, and community programs from Alphen aan den Rijn to Ambo, Ethiopia.
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A sustained journey of grassroots non-profit work, verified by Dutch authorities and rooted in real communities.
Initiated in Alphen aan den Rijn with neighborhood clothing collection, transitioning into regular international parcels of 5 to 10kg, and establishing the first written connection with the Tolessa family in Ambo.
Funding the breakthrough construction of concrete-floored primary classrooms in Ambo, Ethiopia, ensuring hundreds of rural children could learn safely throughout the torrential rainy season.
Formal incorporation before notary J. Wolterink in Alphen aan den Rijn (KvK: 27325466, RSIN: 819858237). Establishing the living-working farm for disabled war veteran T. Golbo Berthanue and launching the LifeStream Women Fellowship.
Delegation visit by Annie Snatersen & Pieta Diphoorn to Shewa. Expansion with educational coaching from Edukans, 20kg shipments sponsored by Ten Brink Foodretail, and charity bazaars supported by Ovidefarm and De Oosterkerk Hoogeveen.
Modernizing rural classrooms with solar-powered digital literacy stations, rainwater catchment systems, and full verification readiness under modern non-profit transparency standards (Goodstack & ANBI).
Goodstack and Dutch tax regulators require non-profit organizations to exhibit transparent board governance. At Stichting Resalttha, our Board of Trustees operates under strict ethical guidelines.
Members of the Board of Trustees receive no salary, no attendance compensation (vacatiegelden), and no profit-sharing bonuses. All board services are rendered on an entirely unremunerated, voluntary basis.
Overall strategic guidance, field partnership oversight, and international mission compliance.
Official correspondence, donor documentation, regulatory filings, and archivist.
Treasury administration, annual financial statements, bank reconciliation, and ANBI compliance.
We express heartfelt gratitude to the churches, civic organizations, and local businesses that have faithfully sustained our work.
Ten Brink Foodretail
Ovidefarm & Kat-Ko
Clarity on our legal registration, financial transparency, and field methodology.
Whether you have an inquiry regarding our charitable projects, wish to request copies of our financial policy plan (Beleidsplan), or are interested in partnership, we would be delighted to hear from you.
