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Various Causes of help a star
Swimming
The founders of Help a Star are both professional swimmers and decided that they want to share their knowledge to give back and help children everywhere.
Avoid Drownings
Too many children drown every day. This is unfortunate and unnecessary. Therefore Help a Star wants to reduce drownings by teaching survival techniques.
Education
Help a Star believes that by educating children, they will get better life opportunities. In this way they have the chance to have a better future and life.
Who We Are
The Help a Star Foundation was founded by siblings Tariq Getrouw and Xiomara Getrouw. In 2021 Help a Star was officially registered as a foundation in the Netherlands. In 2023 Help a Star was registered as a foundation in North Carolina, U.S.A.
Tariq and Xiomara went to Lesotho in 2016 and 2017, because they learned about the high drowning rates of young children in Lesotho. They decided that as professional swimmers, they wanted to do something about this. Therefor they gave swimming lessons to a big group of children to make them get used to the water and to reduce their chances of drowning.
- Poverty – $54,000/ $1,00,000 52%
- Drought – $51,000/ $70,00,000 70%
- Education – $41,000/ $1,00,000 60%
Enriching the lives of children
Education
Improving the future of children by giving them the chance to educate themselves.
Help Children
Children are vulnerable and need extra attention. By helping them we make the world better.
Protect Children
Protecting children has to be the top priority. Protecting them improves their chances in life.
Avoid Drownings
Drowning of children is a world wide problem. Help a Star teaches survival techniques.
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Help a Star Lesotho 2023
Tariq and Xiomara Getrouw are the founders of the Help a Star Foundation. In 2016 and 2017 they went to Lesotho to give children swimming lessons. This was parf of the Swim for Life project.
Meanwhile Tariq and Xiomara got involved with more persons and formed the Help a Star Foundation. The Help a Star Foundation is registered in both the United States and the Netherlands.
In October 2023 Help a Star went back to Lesotho to educate children.
Our Volunteers
Lesotho Misson 2023
Suriname Misson 2022
Suriname Positive Radio Interview
Suriname Radio SRS Interview
Donate to support our mission
The Help a Star Foundation wants to educate children and youth. One way to do that is to teach them survival techniques to avoid drownings.
Help a Star has organized trainings in Lesotho and Suriname. We are committed to reduce the number of drownings world wide and want to share our knowledge to learn children how to act in an emergency.
Help a Star Non Profit Organization
Help a Star U.S.A.
The Help a Star Foundation in the United States was registered as a 501C3 organization in 2023. Help a Star is registered in North Carolina. Help a Star organizes projects all over the world.
Help a Star Netherlands
Help a Star was registered as a foundation in the Netherlands in February 2o21. In June 2021 Help a Star was recognized by the Dutch taxes as an ANBI, a Public Benefit Organization.