The board of the Wondem Foundation
The Wondem Foundation has a board of volunteers. They therefore receive no reward. The board members meet on a variety of issues at administrative and financial level, raise funds, maintain contacts and perform PR activities, such as compiling and sending newsletters.
The board of the Wondem Foundation consists of:
- Tefera Zerfu, chairman
- Seblewongel Demse, secretary
- Gelaw Teferi, treasurer
Tefera Zerfu is married and the father of Wondem. He founded the Wondem Foundation in 2010 in memory of his son Wondem, who died at the age of 12 due to an estimation error at the AMC in Amsterdam. He is the owner of the Ethiopian restaurant Addis Ababa at the Overtoom in Amsterdam and has studied nutrition in Ethiopia and the Netherlands.
Seblewongel Demse is the mother of 2 children. During a vacation she went to Mezezo in Ethiopia and there she saw the bitter poverty. That made a big impression on her. That is why she is committed to the Wondem Foundation with great pleasure and enthusiasm.
Gelaw Teferi is married and the father of 2 children. He has worked at the local and national Red Cross in Ethiopia and the Netherlands. He has gained a lot of experience with food aid in Ethiopia. As a treasurer he is mainly concerned with the finances of the Wondem Foundation. He manages and maintains the (financial) contacts with the partners in Ethiopia.
school in Mezezo
Education is the key
Charter and extract from trade register of Wondem Foundation
charter Wondem Foundation and extract trade register
The Chamber of Commerce number of Wondem Foundation is: 50207245
The RISN of Wondem Foundation is: 8226.13.402. RISN stands for Rechtspersonen en Samenwerkingsverbanden InformatieNummer.
ANBI status
Wondem Foundation has the ANBI status in the Netherlands. ANBI stands for: Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling (Public Benefit Organization). This is an recognized charity that is dedicated to the public welfare. That means that the tax authorities will ensure that the objectives and activities of the ANBI are for at least 90% in the public interest. In many cases, you can wholly or partly deduct a donation to an organization that has the ANBI status from the income tax or corporation tax.
