Arto Carpus Castelo Foundation (ACCF) was founded in 2004. ACCF, with its headquarters, Resife, in Finland, is a nonprofit organization. We are devoted to entrepreneurial sponsorship, and our principles are based on the tripartite, intermingled relationship between Man, Nature and Culture. ACCF is a charitable organization which aims to guide others towards independent entrepreneurship by inspiring harmony between mankind, nature and various cultures. ACCF educates and instructs small enterprises and entrepreneurs, concentrating especially on developing countries - nowadays mostly in Africa.
ACCF has taken part in the following projects:
- Constructing a kindergarten, a community centre, and an orphanage
- Providing support for local infrastructures
- Water well projects
- Wildlife preservation, in co-operation with local nature conservation organizations
- Donations to charitable organizations and schools
- Supporting female entrepreneurship in Third World countries
- Participating as a shareholder in the Women’s Bank in Finland
We in the ACCF value genuine charity work that is uninterested in profit hunting, and we believe that humanitarian projects should be free of selfish financial motivations. Our foundation emphasizes global and communal responsibility, which outlast a single human lifetime.
A PRECIOUS HUMAN LIFE
“Every day, think as you wake up,
today I am fortunate to have woken up.
I am alive, I have precious human life,
I am not going to waste it
I am going to use
all my energies to develop myself,
to expand my heart out to others,
to achieve enlightenment for
the benefit of all beings,
I am going to have kind
thoughts towards others,
I am not going to get angry,
or think badly about others,
I am going to benefit others
as much as I can.”
(H.H.THE XIV DALAI LAMA)
