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VIDEO: Learn more about the Spiral Foundation.HELP SPIRAL BY HOSTING A SPIRAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR THE SPIRAL FOUNDATION HAS OPENED A SHOP IN ROMA! PATIENTS WITH HEART DEFECTS HELPED BY THE SPIRAL FOUNDATION APRIL 2003-DEC 2009 PATIENTS WITH HEART DEFECTS HELPED BY THE SPIRAL FOUNDATION 2010-MAY 2011 PATIENTS WITH HEART DEFECTS HELPED BY THE HEALING THE WOUNDED HEART SHOP IN HUE
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"Stazione Termini dove si smistano i destini di chi ha azzardato tutto per sbarcare. In un locale offerto dalla solidarietà pura una squadra di rifugiati, unidici, raccoglie plastica buttata via e la trasforma in oggetti utili e anche belli. Un laboratorio di pochi utensili dá scopo, dignità e valore alle loro mani buone a tutto. In un solo mese Spiral Foundation ha aperto un'altra breccia nel muro dell'isolamento facendo circolare l'aria fresca della fraternità."
—Erri De Luca
"Termini Station, Rome, where the destinies of those whom have risked all in order to disembark are shunted. In a space offered purely through solidarity, a group of refugees, eleven in all, collects discarded plastic and transforms it into objects that are not only useful, but also beautiful. A laboratory of few tools forms purpose, dignity, and value by hands skilled for all. In a single month Spiral Foundation has opened yet another crack in the wall of isolation, circulating the fresh air of fraternity and compassion."
—Erri De Luca
 
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The S.P.I.R.A.L Foundation is a registered non-profit corporation
in the state of California, Federal Tax ID Number 95-4740304 and has received
tax exempt status under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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The S.P.I.R.A.L. Foundation's operations in Vietnam and Nepal are inspired by the principle of "Aid from within the Country". Since 1999, The S.P.I.R.A.L. Foundation has financed humanitarian aid projects with the proceeds generated by income producing handicraft workshops. Currently 1000 Vietnamese and Nepalese are employed with fair wages based on an hourly rate and not on piece-work. All net proceeds from the handicraft sales are returned to Vietnam and Nepal to fund primary health care, medical and educational projects, giving to those involved in the production process a sense of pride that comes by helping and sustaining many others, in even greater need than themselves. Members of all The Spiral Foundation Workshops have an active role in the allocation and monitoring of all funds generated by proceeds from the sales of The Spiral Foundation Gift Line. Currently more than 180 gift items designed by The Spiral Foundation are produced in Vietnam and Nepal and successfully selling worldwide. All items are produced with a consciousness towards the environment. Discarded materials are often used for or incorporated in our gift line. All items are produced with a consciousness towards the preservation and the revival of the local handicraft traditions. Full transparency in all accounting with all workshop members, with all beneficiaries of the humanitarian aid funding and with all involved in the resale market. |
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