Progress Issue 1

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Pg. 6 “NFL 2014”No Finish Line

Pg. 10“Roma”

InternationalPiano Competition

Pg. 15Climate Change

IPCC, WRU &The Foundation

Cover Illustration: Métamorphose, Aziz Ndiaye (Senegal), 2014 © Cuomo Foundation

TABLE of CONTENTS

Editorial .....................................................

Metamorphosis .........................................

No Finish Line ............................................

"Roma" International Piano Competition ...

Global Climate Change ..............................

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etamorphosis’ is the keyword

for our Foundation this winter.

Since its establishment in 2001,

the Foundation has continued to evolve. From

two persons’ commitment to touch the lives

of others, the Foundation has become a solidly

structured organisation

eager to be a player,

however small its actions,

on the global stage. As

our President insists in

her introduction to this

inaugural issue-it is a metamorphosis shaped

by passion, compassion and commitment.

In 2008, we launched the first edition of our

newsletters, La Lettre, to keep you informed.

You have been our enthusiastic, loyal and

encouraging readership. Now, as the activities

of the Foundation expand in diversity and reach

more parts of the world than ever before, the

need to create a new medium to report and

archive these actions became evident. The

newsletter today has been transformed into a

more structured format with a new design and

richer content.

This metamorphosis is called‘Progress’and

will be as ambitious as

its’ name suggests. It

will report the progress

of our actions across

the continents and

the progress of our

commitments in the areas we embrace. All

our efforts made in the field of education, in

its most diverse and broad sense, are aimed

at one perspective: to give the young and

disadvantaged, the means and tools to transform

their own futures.

We hope you will continue to support and

follow‘Progress’in our issues to come.

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Beach... A near abandoned

school that would become an

Institution. A “Family” that

would learn how to learn.

What has happened to the Foundation since

its inception is not too dissimilar to the actions

of a chrysalis transforming itself into a butterfly.

From one beginning – Life changes!

This metamorphosis completes the cycle for the

beautiful butterfly. Yet, this journey is not enough

to sustain the Foundation that must continue

to evolve, to transform and crucially remain

transparent, like the gossamer wings!

Transparency in its actions and of its

expenditures and how they are used and how

they benefit are crucial.

This message may seem severe but it is

given with age, maturity and a deep sense of

responsibility.

Our bright future relies on being faithful to this

philosophy.

- Maria Elena Cuomo

The President

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Humanitarian WORK

Cuomo Foundation at The NFL 2014

rganised since 1999 by“Children & Future”Association, Monaco, the

No Finish Line is a fund-raising initiative of a special kind.

Placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco

and held annually in Monaco, the NFL invites the athletes, both professional and

amateur, to run, during its eight days of competition, on its specially arranged

running track at the Port Hercule. For each kilometre covered by the runners, the

Children & Future Association promises 1,15€ for the children in need around the

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According to the tradition, the first ever athletic competition was inaugurated in 776 B.C. at Olympia in the Peloponnesos, Ancient Greece. Later on, theses games were also practiced in other Greek-speaking cities such as Delphi, Nemea, and Isthmia. These games were then called Panhellenistic (pan=all, hellenikos=Greek).

Athletics, for the ancient Greeks, were all about one's physical endeavor to overtake an opponent. For this reason, sports in ancient Greece generally excluded team competitions. For this same reason, footraces were a major attraction during the Olympic Games. The race was the ultimate summation of the feat of an individual, propelled on his own on a racecourse before a demanding public, and – ultimately – his triumphant struggle against elements.

Panathenaic amphora, ca. 530 B.C.; ArchaicAttributed to the Euphiletos Painter, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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world.

Since 2009, Cuomo Foundation operates hand in

hand with the“Children & Future”Association

as the event’s main sponsor. While providing

the NFL with valuable financial support, the

Cuomo Foundation presents also its own

athletic team for this annual race. This year,

its energetic captain Emanuela Montagnese

led the Cuomo Foundation Team, including 58

enthusiastic runners. Hailing from Bordighera,

Italy, Ms. Montagnese is a high-profile athlete

who has shown her colours both in track sports

and aquatics. Covering together a distance of

3532.375 km, the Cuomo Foundation Team

was placed 22nd in a race run by outstanding

runners from all over the world regrouped into

250 teams. The captain herself ran 114.125 km

during the race, which constitutes a remarkable

personal achievement.

After eight days of race, the event ended by

covering a total of 342 322,75 km, a distance

which represents a sum of 393 672 € for the

children’s causes. The Cuomo Foundation,

vigorously active in the field of education of the

underprivileged children, plans to support this

event in the years to come.

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Miss Friederike Stegmann and Miss Karolin Stegmann performing during the award ceremony

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The Cuomo Foundation is the main sponsor for the “Roma”

International Piano Competition, organised by the ‘Fryderyk

Chopin’ Association and held annually in Rome. The patronage

and support the Cuomo Foundation provides to this event has been

instrumental in the success the competition has met over the years. Founded

in 1989 by the renowned pianist Marcella Crudeli, the competition recognises

each year young, emerging pianists from around the world and helps them

develop their international careers.

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Cuomo FoundationSupports New Talents

"Roma" International Piano Competition

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...the Foundation

itself has been

aspiring for over

a decade to

support needy and

meritorious youth

from around the

world and help them

find their place in

the competitive

modern world.

“ Mrs. Maria Elena Cuomo with Miss Friederike Stegmann and Miss Karolin Stegmann

Mrs. Rosanna Vaudetti, Mrs. Maria Elena Cuomo and Mrs. Marcella Crudeli

Piano recital by Mr. David Cadeddu with Miss Charlotte Masci (vocalist)

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This year, the 24th edition of the Competition

took place between 15th – 25th October,

2014 at the Chiostro di S. Giovanni Battista

de’Genovesi. The award ceremony along

with the prize-winners’concert was held at

the Auditorium della Conciliazione, Rome on

October 25th with the participation of the Jury

members, Association members and sponsors

among whom was Mrs. Maria Elena Cuomo, the

President of the Cuomo Foundation.

The international Jury, which designated the

winners after closely scrutinising them during

ten days of competition, was composed of

prominent figures from the world classical musical

scene. The winners were chosen from 5 distinct

categories: Soloists A (under 20 years of age),

Soloists B (under 25 years of age), Four Hands

Duet (under 35 years of age), Two Pianos Duet

(under 35 years of age) and Soloists “Chopin

Prize” (under 35 years of age).

Placed under the patronage of the Italian National

Commission for UNESCO and the endorsement

of the President of the Italian Republic, the

contest awarded the winner of the Premier

“Chopin Prize, a personalised Plaque

Mrs. Maria Elena Cuomo with Mrs. Marcella Crudeli

Mr. Peter Hungerbuhler at the award ceremony

Mrs. Maria Elena Cuomo with the winners

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from the Italian Head of State and the opportunity

to perform in 10 prestigious concerts around the

Italian Peninsula. The grand winner was also

awarded the honoured“Cuomo Foundation

Prize”and a B.Steiner Grand Piano.

This year's most prestigious and coveted

award, the“Chopin Prize”was won by the 20

years old young candidate from China, Guang

CHEN. Friederike and Karolin STEGMANN,

twin sisters from Germany, won top prize in

the“Two Pianos Duo”category and the

Russian duet Anastasiya GOROKHOVTCEVA

and Ekaterina MURAVYOVA received the top

prize in the“Four Hand Duo”category. Uram

KIM, from South Korea, won Soloist A section

and Maxim KINASOV, from Russia, won Soloist

B section.

The Cuomo Foundation finds a perfect echo

in this annual cultural event, whose objective

is to“support worthy and needy young artists

through the culture of music”. In fact, the

Foundation itself has been aspiring for over

a decade to support needy and meritorious

youth from around the world and help them find

their place in the competitive modern world.

The patronage thus granted by the Cuomo

Foundation over the years has come to full

fruition; a large number of young talents have

now comfortably established themselves in the

professional field of music thanks largely to the

recognition they obtained through the “Roma”

International Piano Competition.

We look forward to supporting next year's event

in Rome, which will mark the 25th anniversary of

the competition and the 10th year of support and

encouragement from the Cuomo Foundation.

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Global Climate Change

The Cuomo Foundation Collaborates with The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in The Field of Research

Since 2013, the Cuomo Foundation, in partnership with the Prince Albert

II of Monaco Foundation, grants scholarships to a number of doctoral

researchers from developing countries. This scholarship programme,

originally launched in 2011, is an initiative of the Intergovernmental Panel

on Climate Change (IPCC), Geneva. Established by the United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988,

the IPCC is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change.

The relevance of the submitted project proposals to the issues related to climate

change is in fact a determining factor to be eligible for this programme.

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Within the framework of the IPCC

Scholarship Programme, placed under

the generous patronage of the Foundation

are six high-calibre researchers from six

countries: Cambodia, Columbia, India,

Myanmar, South Africa and Vietnam.

The research projects of these scholars

directly focus on measuring the impact

of the global climate change and solving

problems related to the worldwide

environmental issues. Within the context

of this programme, they are entitled to two

years financial support provided by the

Cuomo Foundation.

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...both the fellowship

programme and this

new partnership are

major steps taken

by the Foundation

to contribute to

the global efforts

made in favour

of a sustainable

natural resource

management.

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The consideration of applications for the next

edition of the fellowship programme is now

active. The Cuomo Foundation and the IPCC are

now in the process of examining the candidacies

for the next initiative.

Through the mediation of Duong TRAN ANH

DUONG from Vietnam, one of the current

participants of the fellowship programme, the

Cuomo Foundation was introduced to the Water

Resource University, where Duong Tran Anh

Duong is a close collaborator.

The Water Resource University of Hanoi,

founded in 1959 formerly known as the Academy

of Water Resources and Electricity, is a leading

research institution in the region of South East

Asia with a multi-discipline curricula covering

topics such as water resources, hydropower,

water supply, sewerage, natural resources,

environment, disaster management and climate

change.


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Discussions are now underway

between the administration of the Water

Resource University and the Cuomo

Foundation to determine specific

aspects of aid and support that the

Foundation could provide the University

with. The fact that this University has

been conducting valuable research

and creating highly skilled professionals

for over fifty years in the field of natural

resources management – especially

of water – particularly appealed to

the Foundation. It goes without saying

that, in order to limit the harm already

caused to the planet by climate change

and to implement solutions for the

future, States need to have their own

local actors who perfectly grasp the

specificities of each country. Hence,

both the fellowship programme and

now this future partnership with the

Water Resource University are major

steps taken by the Foundation to

contribute to the global efforts made in

favour of a sustainable natural resource

management.


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Mrs. Maria Elena Cuomo, The President of the Cuomo Foundation with Mr. Trinh Minh Thu, the Vice Rector of WRU , Hanoi | Photo: © Cuomo Foundation

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