Welcome.
Welcome to the website of the Shauna Rose Kaufman Foundation. We are working to make the world a better place through Art, Equality, and Education in Shauna's memory.
We recently received our non-profit status! We are now a 501(c)3 public charity and all donations are fully deductible. Federal status dates backs to July 27, 2009. Please donate and help us in our mission. A small donation goes a long way.
Donations may also be sent to:
Shauna Rose Kaufman Foundation
31463 Wingate Rd.
Dagsboro, DE 19939
Shana Kala
Learn about our project in Nepal! Providing art education to impoverished students for the first time in their lives...
Shauna's Hope
To read news articles, updates, and information about the Shauna's Hope policy, click here.
Learn about our project in Nepal! Providing art education to impoverished students for the first time in their lives...
Shauna's Hope
To read news articles, updates, and information about the Shauna's Hope policy, click here.
About Shauna
Visit our "About Shauna" page to read a short bio about her and her passions.
Visit our "About Shauna" page to read a short bio about her and her passions.
News
February 15th, 2012
Niños de Ecuador
On February 6th, Amy and Holly returned from a three week trip to Ecuador where they brought art supplies, educational games, and their teaching expertise to Segundo Miguel Salazar Primary School on behalf of the Foundation.
Third Graders at Segundo Miguel Salazar show off their "god's eyes", an art project from Mexico.
The Foundation donated art supplies including yarn, scissors, paper, and other craft materials as well as Math 24 cards and bilingual children's books to this small school in Machachi, Ecuador. Read more under the Education tab.
On February 6th, Amy and Holly returned from a three week trip to Ecuador where they brought art supplies, educational games, and their teaching expertise to Segundo Miguel Salazar Primary School on behalf of the Foundation.
Third Graders at Segundo Miguel Salazar show off their "god's eyes", an art project from Mexico.The Foundation donated art supplies including yarn, scissors, paper, and other craft materials as well as Math 24 cards and bilingual children's books to this small school in Machachi, Ecuador. Read more under the Education tab.
December 22nd, 2011
Photos from Nepal
Since August, the foundation has been funding an art teacher at Samata Shiksaya Niketan in Nepal. In addition to overseeing the art teacher and providing much-necessary cultural perspective on the Shana Kala program, Ram Krishna has recently sent us some beautiful photos of the children and their artwork, including their recycled paper house project:
To learn about how Shana Kala was started, and to see photos, visit the Shana Kala page under the Art tab.
To learn about how Shana Kala was started, and to see photos, visit the Shana Kala page under the Art tab.
December 14th, 2011
Press
In the past few months, two more articles have been written about the Foundation and about Shauna's family. Christina Weaver's article, which was published following Shauna's celebration of life on July 9th, 2011, focuses on the creation of Shauna's Garden and how we can remember those that we have lost. Another article published in the News Journal in October, 2011, talks about the Foundation's work in Nepal and how it relates to the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur.
August 17th, 2011
TREES!
On August 11th, students at Samata Shiksaya Niketan School worked together to plant almost 300 trees on the grounds of their school. The foundation sponsored the planting of these trees. Learn more about our work in Nepal under the Education tab.
July 15th, 2011
Math 24
The foundation has begun several projects to benefit children in Nepal. Among these projects is the contribution of Math 24 game cards to impoverished schools. The effects of teaching this game are immense in terms of improving math skills, but the joy and fun brought by the game is even more evident. Students who learned the game were so eager that they would practice during their lunch hour and ask to take the cards home.
The game is played with a card that has four numbers written on it. Players must do mental math to add, subtract, multiply, or divide those numbers until they get the answer 24, using each number only once. Students in Nepal were able to learn quickly and process the answer in their own language, Nepali, because only math skills are needed to play. Over time, they learned to play the game very well in English, too.
To read more about Math 24 in Nepal, visit our Education page.
The game is played with a card that has four numbers written on it. Players must do mental math to add, subtract, multiply, or divide those numbers until they get the answer 24, using each number only once. Students in Nepal were able to learn quickly and process the answer in their own language, Nepali, because only math skills are needed to play. Over time, they learned to play the game very well in English, too.
To read more about Math 24 in Nepal, visit our Education page.
June 20th, 2011
Art in Nepal
Shauna's mother and sister (board members Amy and Holly Kaufman) recently returned from volunteering in rural Nepal. While they were there, they visited an impoverished school named Samata Shiksya Niketan (Sa-MAH-tuh Sik-SAH Nik-uh-TAHn) which serves over 1200 students.
This school was founded on the principle that all children in Nepal should have the right to a good education, not just those who can afford private school. This is an especially important issue in Nepal, where there is a huge disparity between public, or 'government' schools and private schools. Though Samata Shiksya Niketan strives to provide proper education to its students, it is still very poor and low on resources.
The Shauna Rose Kaufman Foundation has now teamed up with Nepali activist Ram Krishna Sahi to provide an art teacher for the school. The teacher will instruct 14 classes a week, serving over 500 students from grades 3-8. To read more, click here.
Shauna's mother and sister (board members Amy and Holly Kaufman) recently returned from volunteering in rural Nepal. While they were there, they visited an impoverished school named Samata Shiksya Niketan (Sa-MAH-tuh Sik-SAH Nik-uh-TAHn) which serves over 1200 students.
This school was founded on the principle that all children in Nepal should have the right to a good education, not just those who can afford private school. This is an especially important issue in Nepal, where there is a huge disparity between public, or 'government' schools and private schools. Though Samata Shiksya Niketan strives to provide proper education to its students, it is still very poor and low on resources.
The Shauna Rose Kaufman Foundation has now teamed up with Nepali activist Ram Krishna Sahi to provide an art teacher for the school. The teacher will instruct 14 classes a week, serving over 500 students from grades 3-8. To read more, click here.
March 16, 2011
Circles Spin Out
In honor of Shauna's birthday, the Shauna Rose Kaufman Foundation would like to share this piece of Shauna's poetry. Shauna cared deeply about the impact that she made on this world, and she wrote this poem to highlight the fact that the actions of a single person can carry on endlessly in ways seen and unseen. Following the poem is the commentary Shauna wrote about what inspired her to write Circles Spin Out and what it meant to her.
To read it, click here.