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I met Mads Kornerup in 2007 at the home of my mother and her husband, a watch-turned-jewellery enthusiast who had heard of a new jewellery brand stirring up the scene. At a time when men’s accessories were still roughly limited to watches and cufflinks, Shamballa Jewels launched themselves as a fine jewellery brand for men, inspired by Eastern culture; the culture, perhaps, most unfamiliar to the average Nordic man. BY C AROLINE NORDSTR AND IUEL

Named after a mythical, peaceful Kingdom in the Himalayas, Shamballa Jewels had officially been founded two years before. A decade earlier, between travels in Nepal, India and Bali, Mads had cultivated his love for yoga, meditation and tribal jewellery. He tried to share this with the Parisians, but it was in New York that he found fertile soils. With 9/11, Mads’ family, which now included wife Andrea and their first born, Storm, had to return to Denmark. New York had seen his own designs as well as important clients such as rapper Jay Z blossom, but the return came as a blessing in disguise. Over the course of the next years the Kornerup brothers developed a full Shamballa Jewels collection, and the public took a liking to the free spirited Dane who had returned from his travels with a treasury of spiritual knowledge, power symbols and fine gemstones. As Mads unpacked his suede bags in our dining room that day, spreading rings, pendants and bracelets across the table, my adolescent heart struck with wonder. In the shape of the most beautiful pendant I had ever seen, was the very same symbol I had discovered earlier that summer at a trinket stall in the old town of Eivissa, Ibiza. Ibiza, I later learned, is Mads’ second home, but he had more in store for me. The pendant, Mads explained, represented a Vajra; a double thunderbolt used especially in Buddhist cultures as a symbol of the highest energy. “Materially and spiritually,” Mads added, handing me a booklet spelling out the ancient sanskrit mantra OHM MANI PADME HUM next to their bespoke creations, including the macramé-braided SHAMBALLA® bracelet. Inspired by Buddhist prayer chains, it didn’t take long for the exclusive bracelet, which can be customized down to the smallest detail, to start a revolution. Worn by royalty, actors and super-entrepreneurs alike, the now iconic piece continues to win the hearts of those who, like Mads and Mikkel, never compromise the quality of their work. “Our secret weapon”, Mads explains, “has always been the sacred teachings of love, wisdom, compassion, joy. That is priceless, but a piece of precious jewellery can be a reminder thereof. That is our mission.” Clad in first class precious tones and gold, the Hindu demigod Shiva performs his cosmic dance. The Buddha blissfully meditates in his lotus pose, and the blade-headed Kartika dragon cuts through the evils on the path to enlightenment. Enchanted, I listened as Mads revealed the inner meanings of the pieces. This aspect of Shamballa Jewels hasn’t changed. But its design universe has expanded greatly since.

Today, on top of a list of global luxury retailers, The infrastructure of the company can widely Shamballa Jewels boasts two state of the art flagship be attributed to Mikkel, who recently developed stores in Copenhagen and New York. With wood The Creator-tool which allows clients to design beams inspired by Tibetan monasteries, Hindu SHAMBALLA® bracelets from the comfort of their sculptures such as the yoni and lingam, smoked preferred digital device. Meanwhile, Mads seeks oak and brass reminiscent of the Nordic hinterland, insight and inspiration in spiritual practices, gatherEast elegantly meets West in their unique aesthetic. ings and far off shores. “Ayahuasca opens up to a The Jewel suite at luxury hotel Villa Copenhagen is higher dimension,” Mads says about the ceremonies their latest masterpiece. Created in collaboration with he has been attending for years. “It teaches us Olga Krukovskaya, refined details include a mandala about another realm, and festivals like Burning tile floor and thunderbolt brass handles set with rubies Man teaches us how to live as modern tribes.” He and sapphires. “We wanted to evoke the feeling of pauses. “Returning to Bali after two decades a temple”, the brothers explain about the luxurious touched my heart.” He refers to his 2020 tour to space, “a calm place that you intuitively feel drawn to.” Papua New Guinea and Bali with his friend, environmental explorer, Johan Ernst. “It reminded me I was instantly attracted to Shamballa Jewels’ uni- how respectable Mother Nature is, and how I miss verse, and when Mads left that 2007 afternoon my the rituals in the temples.” wrist was adorned by a SHAMBALLA® bracelet. Later that summer, I joined Mads as his assistant, embar- “We aim to shamballize the world with experiences king on a new and exciting journey. Materially and that go far beyond what is simply luxury”. That is spiritually, that is. When you enter a family busi- the spirit of Shamballa Jewels. Among the many ness, you become a part of it, and the next five things I learned during my time at their Copenhagen years were a fun ride full of valuable experiences. headquarter, that is, perhaps, the most important. And as destiny willed it, I found my own ShambalI loved the brand and what it stood for. I loved la; my inner Kingdom. At a temple in South India, being busy. I loved Mads and Mikkels’ toddlers zig- at the feet of a golden, larger than life Dancing Shizagging through my legs while I stood in the va, performing yoga, offering flowers and chanting workshop assembling, sometimes, million-dollar prayers, I found a new source of energy. For a few pieces. I didn’t mind working late, because a queen years, all I needed was my mat, prayer beads and of the Middle East had requested a customized my lucky charm: The Skull Purpa necklace, which Pink Argyle diamond bracelet. Mads usually had I had acquired from Mads and Mikkel for my first to deliver such pieces in person, and we did what full-time salary. It stayed with me as I grew stronger, we could to assist him… At trunks shows in London. physically and spiritually, until one day it disappeaPop-up stores in Paris. Monaco Grand Prix. The an- red. I often wonder who is wearing it now, and I am nual Couture Show in Las Vegas (the SHAMBALLA® sure this will put a smile on the brothers faces. Lock Cuff won the 2018 prize for Best Men’s Jewellery). New York fashion week. Polo events. The “We exist to remind humans to shine with love, joy, Oscars. Around 2013, our press book was so full, I compassion and wisdom.” For two decades Shamhad to divide it into sections. balla Jewels has been faithful to this mantra through the medium of unique fine jewellery for men and With success came copyists, however, and they spread women, who might not share the same taste in colors like wildfire. The brothers had to fight for what has and gems, but who undoubtedly share a taste for expealways been rightfully theirs: The Shamballa Jewels riences that go beyond mere material luxury. They trademark and the SOS, the signature STAR OF mean it when they say: “Together we Shamballize.” SHAMBALLA®, which has been guiding them since the beginning. “Only the best ones get copied”, they As Mads recollected his treasury that 2007 afterplayfully remark, but cheerfulness didn’t always noon, I grasped a last look at Buddha smiling come easy. Shamballa Jewels had to stand the test peacefully from his golden throne. Curiously of time and trial, and Mads and Mikkel’s intense flipping the pendant known as the Sakya medallion, desire to create a world of jewellery with spiritual I discovered what I still love the most about messages proved successful. And it binds them Shamballa Jewels: The largest diamond of the together: The artistic, hippy-hearted Mads and piece was set in the back. A hidden reminder the tech-savvy, solid-as-a-rock Mikkel. that the real treasure, perhaps, lies within.

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Who doesn’t love a dive into the wonderful world of Surrealistic art, where all physical laws are broken and through the artists a window of dreamlike visions take us further into a strange world beyond waking life? Surrealism’s goal was to liberate thought, language, and human experience from the oppressive boundaries of rationalism. As an art loving, woman owned magazine, there is no reason for us not to cast our light upon these women Surrealists and support Louisianas exhibition AMAZING WOMEN, who does them justice, by exposing their work, in a world where we mostly hear male names. Here we give a spotlight to a few of the many intelligent and talented women.

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F R I D A K A H L O 1907 Coyoacán – 1954 Mexico City

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One of the only women artists who’s name was listed among the famous Surrealists. Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón is born in 1907 in Coyoacán, she had a rather difficult life with health issues already from a young age. Later on (1925) she got serious injuries after a major bus accident. Because of lasting health effects, she was forced to give up her plan to study medicine. In 1929 she married Diego Rivera. It was the beginning of a symbiotic relationship, with numerous affairs and separations on both sides, which lasted for the rest of her life. She managed to rise above it all, known for her strength, she used the pain to her benefit by expressing her self through her art. 1939 marks a special moment in the history of women and Surrealism in Mexico. Frida Kahlo presented her paintings that year in Europe for the first time at the gallery Renou et Colle in the group show Mexique, organised by Andre Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Wassily Kandinsky de-

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scribed the night of the inauguration: ‘There are works of ancient Mexican art and a lot of popular art and finally a large number of paintings by Diego Rivera’s wife, which have a strong Surrealist tone. She was there in person, dressed in a Mexican dress; she was a sensation.’ By means of her ‘persona’, of her costume, jewels, and hairdos, of her way of moving and expressing herself in colorful colloquial language, and of the audacity of her paintings, Kahlo offered a powerful introduction to her fascinating universe. The Mexican painter, whom Andre Breton described as a ‘ribbon around a bomb’, wove a net of relationships and influences linking a group of women artists in Mexico, the United States, and France. She has her first solo exhibition in Mexico in 1953 at the Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo of Lola lvarez Bravo. The following year, Frida Kahlo dies of a lung embolism in Mexico City.

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JA N E G R AV E ROL The school of vanity, 1967

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JA N E GR AV E ROL 1905, Ixelles, Belgium - 1984 Fountainebleau, France

Jane Graverol is born in 1905 in Ixelles, Belgium. The daughter of a painter and illustrator. In 1927 she has her first solo exhibition. A few years later she moves to Verviers, where she becomes the chair of the local artistic and literary association in 1938. In 1949 she exhibits her work at Galerie Lou Cosyn in Brussels and the following year she becomes an important member of the Belgian Surrealist Group. In the 1960s Graverol meets Andre Breton and Marcel Duchamp in New York, which strongly influences her style. She corresponds with Breton. Around the same time, she meets the Surrealist poet and physician Gaston Ferdiere, who becomes her life partner. She changes residence to France but maintains close contact with the Belgian Surrealists and exhibits every year in Belgium. Graverol along other female surrealists suffered from relative neglect. The fate of many women so often as-

signed an ancillary role, or worse, simply ignored. Adopting divergent attitudes towards the movement, she participated in the Surrealist adventure in her own way.

With her strong personality Jane Graverol created memorable bodies of art that left an enduring mark on history of post-war surrealism.

The oevre Graverol forcusses on is the destiny of women. To highlight the multifaceted nature of the feminine and to explore her diverse identities, Graverol primarily employed mythology, which was to become an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Her unique interpretation of myth reflects a modern vision of the female gender, a concern that occupies a privileged status in her painting. The women she depicts are strong characters who experience their sex lives to the full (Lorelei, Sappho, Circe, Lolita, etc. Graverol, marked by the authority of a protective father figure, uses painting to convey a liberated image of a woman as one who embraces sensuality and erotic desire. In 1984 Jane Graverol dies in Fontainebleau.

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T O Y E N 1902 Prague – 1980 Paris

Toyen was born Marie �ermínová in 1902 in Prague. She was among other reasons interesting because of her reaction against categorizations. Over the period of more than sixty creative years spent between her native Prague and Paris, Marie explored new ways beyond established categories intended to separate visual art from poetry, realism from abstraction, the applied from the free form of expression, the individual from the collective, presence from absence, presentation from representation, the female artist from the male artist. As a twentyone-year-old, she already refused the latter of categorisation and came up with a pseudonym which freed her from the gender

identification of names typical of Slavic languages. ‘Toyen’, which is neutral in this regard, is derived from the French word citoyen, meaning ‘citizen’. From self-naming to self-staging, from the canon of materials to that of the forms and subjects of her applied and independent works, Toyen sought to avoid the assignment of female roles and defy any categorizing definition. In fact, questions regarding male or female, animal or human, crystalline or biomorphic, cruel or innocent, humorous or existential, playful or serious, alive or dead are not easy to answer in Toyen’s universe. Her oeuvre, instead, makes it clear that those questions are phrased wrongly in their syntax alone: what counts is not the ‘or’ but the ‘and’.

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D R E W Rising pop sensation Drew Sycamore is not the type to rest on her laurels. In the Immediate aftermath of the release of her very successful debut album, Brutal, she began writing songs for her second album, set to be presented to the world in the beginning of 2021. But with success and a platform comes the responsibility to know the power of words, and when she writes, she thinks carefully about what she manifests into the world. She hopes to inspire others to do the same - or find solace and joy in what she represents.

If you have been listening to Danish radio over the past two years, you have most likely come across the Danish-Welsh singer Drew Sycamore. After having released several singles in 2018 and 2019, she dropped her debut album, “Brutal,” about a year ago. The album was praised by music critics and yielded successful singles like “All the Things (I’m Not)” and “Perfect Disaster” that have both been streamed millions of times. In the age of streaming and an alarmingly decreasing attention span by consumers, the music industry is a singles game. However, for Drew, creating an album was important. Not only was it the format she grew up with, she cherished the memories of her favourite CD’s by her idols and played them until the scratches started skipping in the CD player. The dream to one day make that work of art herself had not been obscured by the times that seem to have changed. So when the day came, Drew Sycamore, was moved by how much it actually meant to her. When you make an album, you can tell an entire story. More so that you would be able to do on one song or even an EP. It was so important to me to somehow carve my name in stone somewhere with album tracks and interludes all mixed up with the singles. It really is incredibly difficult to explain who you are in 180 characters or two ver-

ses and a chorus. With an album it’s like writing a book with ups and downs, beginnings and ends. I feel very privileged that I got to do that. It was a bumpy ride to get there, but honestly, I think it’s like that for most debut albums. Imposter Syndrome 101 Drew Sycamore is a writer. Others are involved such as producers and collaborators but she is a writer because “she can’t help it”. She started when she was just six years old and wrote a song for her dog. But Sycamore didn’t put pen to paper before she discovered Avril Lavigne at aged 13, who herself, had written her first song at 13. I was mortified! I hadn’t written any songs and I didn’t even know how to start, so I started writing random sentences that sounded like something along the lines of what Avril wrote but I quickly felt very inadequate which made me give up on it for a while. In high school, Sycamore met fellow students who were interested in creating music, but as she was confronted with other music students she discovered a new hurdle to overcome. I barely dared to sing in front of anyone. I was so shy. I had this burning desire to be a big pop star but was afraid to sing in front of people. That was a problem. I guess I was afraid that people would discover that I wasn’t any good and my own perfect

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illusion about my own abilities would burst into flames. Kind of like having a nightmare about going to school without your trousers. I don’t know, I always knew I was good, like some feeling in my gut that I was good even if I wasn’t really. I had to overcome that feeling of imposter syndrome to be able to share the music I made with the world, she explains. In the years that followed, she worked hard on putting her fears behind her and progressed into writing on her own, experimenting with producing and recording her songs in her bedroom. Left with a good dose of the restlessness of youth and the terrifying feeling that time was running out as Britney Spears had had her breakthrough at age 16. With fuel to the fire, she had to write, inspired by her idols, Linda Perry, Lady Gaga and Amy Winehouse and many more who all had in common, that they were strong female songwriters. This is where I stand The fascination with words is the center of why Drew Sycamore is a songwriter. She is obsessed with the way words are the manifestation of our imagination and how they can define the world we believe in. You can manifest the reality you wish to experience by the power of words. Words are sound waves and they will create a reality around you. If you use positive words, your world becomes more positive. But I am also fascinated

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And words are indeed powerful if you ask, Drew Sycamore. She does not limit her thoughts on words to her songwriting. In her everyday life she will think about the words she chooses to speak. I think many people underestimate how much words affects us and our surroundings. Words will manifest in your body and your muscles the second they slip your lips and even if you think its bollocks I promise you they do. It’s there in your muscles, the air around you and the people you say the words to, she explains. Furthermore, she believes that being a song-writer comes with a lot of responsibility. Especially now that she has experienced commercial success. It has definitely made me think about what I stand for and what I promote. Not only in the media but in the songs. Do I promote destructive behaviour or am I giving someone a space to feel hopeful that it’s going to be alright? I don’t have the answer but I am aware and I try to do the best I can. I want to push the status quo about how a female in pop music can express herself. Sometimes, I am ‘just’ a pop girl, but I am fucking strong and I know exactly where I stand, and it is important to me that it is said loud and clear in every move I make, she adds. Nobody puts baby in a box With the release of her latest single ‘Take It Back’, the first single from her upcoming album ‘Sycamore’, Drew Sycamore will once again strike a blow for being put in a box. By anyone. Ever. In the music video for ‘take it back’ Drew came up with the idea of dancing in a big empty hall to the tempting beats of the single. However, having not thought it through entirely and not being a dancer she still went and pulled off the idea. I honestly don’t know what I was thinking, she laughs. I just wanted to dance and I did the choreography with an amazing choreographer who has a very theatrical and dramatic vibe and it turned out amazing I think. I worked so hard on that as I had to learn the whole choreography, co-direct and overcome all my inhibitions. I like that I get to show this new side of me though. She cannot reveal much about the album yet, but she promises that if someone thinks they can put her in a box, they can think again. While “Brutal”, in her own words, took an entire life to write, “Sycamore” has only been about half a year in the making. “Brutal” was all about the brutal journey of finding out where I stand, who I am and how I want to say it. What I have been doing now with the new album has been about letting go of control and getting out of the head, into the gut and just go with the flow, she explains and adds: In this process, nothing else has existed. No emails, no bedtimes, no name, no sleep. I have just been writing and having amazing time. I’ve really come round to the fact that, if you get the giggles because of something you have written, its most likely genius, and you should just go with it and stick it in the song. It’s good vibes. The track “Take It Back” was released in June and has already conquered the Danish charts. Drew Sycamore will venture out on tour in August and September to a sold-out Lille Vega and Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen on September 24th. Follow @drewsycamore

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by how emotions are categorised under umbrella words. Say, the feeling of anger as an example. It’s seldom that it is the same feeling of anger. It is always a new emotion, however the only word we use is anger and therefore we do not notice the nuances of that emotion. Love towards a new found flame is much different to the experience of love I feel when my nephew smiles at me. I think it is incredibly interesting, and I try to find a way with words to describe very specific emotions that we all experience. I hope that I can inspire people to feel more understood but more important to understand others more clearly.

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MOT H E R S W I T H

M IS SION 220 million children grow up without the care they need. Meet three inspiring mothers who are fighting for the future of vulnerable and orphaned children through the innovative, charitable fund M Y FOUNDATION.

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To make a difference. It is a wish that lives in most, and many do just that every day. For children, parents, siblings, neighbors, friends or colleagues. But how many of us are prepared to do it for strangers we have never met before?

firming children’s village of Buru Buru, was striking. It was completely inconceivable to us how little it costs to change a child’s life forever. We realized that life is about changing the world for the better, if one can. It also makes your own life better to contribute positively to other people’s lives. And then we simply could not live with just going home and doing nothing. That is why we started MY FOUNDATION,” says Mathilde Gøhler, who is now co-founder of MY FOUNDATION.

FOUNDATION. Up to 220 million children in the world grow up without the care they need. And that number is expected to increase as an effect of COVID-19, as many of the primary caregivers in developing countries are grandparents. They are particularly vulnerable, and on top of that they live in sanitary conditions that are far from matching international recommendations in the fight against the pandemic. It is these children in risk and families on the edge of life that MY FOUNDATION work to raise money for through concrete, earmarked and documentable charity funded by companies and private philanthropists.

More and more. Part of the explanation may lie in the fact that we’ve had a natural and much-needed break in 2020 to get our priorities in order. The rutine of everyday life came to a standstill during covid-19, and it gave us the opportunity to take a good and thorough look at the world while it stood And the trip to Kenya changed the couple’s lives still - and take a stand. To politics, discrimination, on several levels. Along the way, Mathilde Gøhler race, resources and the love among us all. And be became pregnant with the couple’s now 5-yearactive, not passive. Make a difference. old daughter Kenya, named after the country that If you want change, take the lead And that difference is exactly what drives the gave them insight, and a new purpose in life. One of these private philanthropists is serial entrepre27-year-old mom, model and influencer Mathilde “Apart from the fact that the name is so beautiful neur, business angel, funder of MY FOUNDATION Gøhler. Together with the 53-year-old serial and strong, it is the best bedtime story to tell my and mother of three, Christina Rind Helsbro. In 2018, entrepreneur and business angel, Christina Rind daughter about the country she is named after, after a long career as one of the sharpest advertising Helsbro and the 39-year-old journalist and concept and about our children’s village, Buru Buru, which agency profiles in Denmark, Christina Rind Helsbro developer Camilla Natascha Nivaro Holm, she today has both music and computer facilities, a dance broached in to a new chapter of her life, and now plays a central role in the new charity fund MY school and an art space where the city’s children invests, together with her husband, Steffen Rind HelsFOUNDATION, which her fiancé, entrepreneur, have the opportunity to grow their unique talents. bro, only in projects and companies that make the music producer and longtime ambassador for SOS All children deserve a good and fair start in life, and world a greener or better place. Children’s Villages, Remee S. Jackman, has initiated. they get that in MY FOUNDATION’s children’s villages,” explains Mathilde Gøhler. “After many years where everything was commercially All children deserve a fair start driven, I now need to focus on purpose-driven “The first trip to Kenya in 2014 with SOS Children’s Massive need of help after COVID-19 projects that are doing good. If you want a change, Villages changed our lives. The contrast between And after COVID-19, there is particular good reason you have to take the lead yourself and start the the relentless Kibera slum and the beautiful, life-af- to support charitable initiatives such as MY change, and when I met Remee (S. Jackman.red),

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and he introduced me to the idea of MY FOUNDATION, there was no doubt that I should be a part of the change that we are now creating. The vision of offering companies the opportunity to earmark funds for a specific project, your own children’s village or for project families as part of your CSR strategy is ingenious. Usually when you donate money, they go to big undefined box, and you do not know exactly what your money go to, but here we earmark the money, follow it and document the difference they have done, so you can document and communicate it further on through your company’s channels,” explains Christina Rind Helsbro, funder, MY FOUNDATION. That is why Christina Rind Helsbro has helped fund the first year of MY FOUNDATION. 9 children, 1 mother, 24 sq and 1 dollar = happiness Like Mathilde Gøhler and Remee S. Jackman it was also a trip to a Africa, more specifically Zanzibar, Tanzania, that really got Christina Rind Helsbro’s attention focused on projects in developing countries. “You must be Tefloncoated not to be moved by the joy, care and love that the children receive from their fantastic SOS mothers who dedicate their lives to the children of the village. The project families, where you support the close family so that the children can stay in a familiar, safe environment, are just as remarkable. One of the families we visited was a single mother with nine children, a 24 square meter house, and $ 1 a day to support the family, and she made it. She had a das and a water pump installed by SOS Children’s Villages, and that help was crucial for her and her kids. Despite having so little, the children were full of charisma and joy, and the mother was grateful, humble, and proud that the family could survive. It was inspiring to experience a woman like her and motivating to see how easily you can make a huge difference in a family’s life,” says Christina Rind Helsbro.

Make that change And the one that will make the difference happen in MY FOUNDATION’s projects is Camilla Natascha Nivaro Holm, head of fundraising and communication. After 14 years in the magazine industry she felt the need to dedicate herself to a deeper cause. “Growing up my father was a pilot and my mother was CEO of the Brazilian Varig Airlines, so we have always traveled a lot, and often to very poor or unstable destinations. My parents wanted to show me that there was a different world than the posh surroundings of North of Copenhagen. I have experienced apartheid at its peak in South Africa, heartbreaking poverty in the streets of Manila, mined children in Cambodia and Rio’s lost children who we invited to dine at our table to be sure they left with a full stomach instead of full pockets for drugs or other people. It gave me a perspective on the world, and planted a seed of obligation to change the conditions of vulnerable and orphaned children,” remembers Camilla Natascha Nivaro Holm. And no better reminder of that promise, than motherhood and seeing your kids thrive and grow from the love and attention you give them. “After I had children myself the urge to make a difference grew simultaneously with the love for my two boys. I simply couldn’t bear the thought of kids, just as mine, not having loving parents to protect, nurture and shower them in love, and a safe home. It just felt wrong. I therefore decided that the time I spent away from my kids, should be spent on making life better for children in need of love, care and stability. Luckily that is exactly what I, along with our amazing supporters and partners, do now. I hope you will join us and be a part of the change,” encourages Camilla Natascha Nivaro Holm.

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PA RTN ER MY FOUNDATION collaborates with SOS Children’s Villages, the world’s largest NGO for orphans and abandoned children. For more than 70 years, they have worked to ensure the rights and wellbeing of children in 136 countries worldwide.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOA LS MY FOUNDATION supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and addresses in particular Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 16, which relate to the development of better conditions for children and young people so that they can reach their full potential, and create a bright future for themselves.

WOM EN OF I M PACT Mathilde Gøhler Co-founder of MY FOUNDATION Christina Rind Helsbro Founding partner and chairman of the board of MY FOUNDATION Camilla Natascha Nivaro Holm Head of Fundraising and Communication at MY FOUNDATION

INFO See more about MY FOUNDATION on myfoundation.dk or follow the foundation on Facebook or Instagram @myfoundation_

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CONCEPT MY FOUNDATION is a charitable foundation that helps individuals and companies lift their CSR strategy and make positive impact on the world. The fund does this through concrete projects and partnerships in developing countries, specific earmarking of donations and documented effect of the support.

Through MY FOUNDATION, you or your company also get a communication package for profiling your charitable efforts on your or your company’s channels and a tailored microsite for your charitable activities, that enables fundraising through friends, family or partners for your projects.

FOCUS The focal point is children and the socially disadvantaged, whom the foundation supports through the work in their children’s villages and selected projects outside the children’s villages in countries that do not have the resources to carry out that task alone.

SUPPORT Support the work of MY FOUNDATION. Mobilepay an optional amount to 712 669.

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