{"id":19,"date":"2019-12-27T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jafari.fr\/jalehesfahani\/en\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:17:27","slug":"foundadtion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jalehesfahani.com\/en\/foundadtion\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Foundadtion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Jaleh Esfahani Cultural Foundation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation was set up in December 2007, a few days after the death of Jaleh Esfahani, an Iranin poet who lived in exile in London the final 25 years of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaleh Esfahani Cultural Foundation is a charitable cultural organisation and is registered as a charity with the UK Charity Commission, no. 1187620.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main objectives of the Foundation are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To advance public education and participation in, and appreciation of, Iranian\/Persian culture, tradition, language, history, music, poetry, film and theatre, in particular but not exclusively by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Organising public performances, poetry nights, lectures, literary and arts and cultural events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>\u2022<\/strong> Help young persian-speaking poets and artists from Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan and the diaspora, by supporting their work and organising annual poetry and arts festivals and awarding prizes (started in 2009 ). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Educational workshops and talks in Persian and English on issues of culture, literature and arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong>Promoting the study and research of Iranian and Persian arts and literature and to disseminate the results accessible to the public<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong> The provision of grants to other orgnisation or individuals in works related to the charity&#8217;s objecs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation has adopted the Charity Commission&#8217;s CIO (\u2018Foundation\u2019 model constitution) as its governing document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation is open to all who agree with its aims, abide by its constitution and apply in writing to be an associate member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to join the Foundation or help it in any way please contact the  Chairperson of the Foundation Mr. Foroutan Parand.<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 7957348112 E-mail: bonyad@jalehesfahani.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to donate please directly pay into Foundation&#8217;s bank account and inform us of your donation if you wish to do so:&nbsp;<br><strong>Account name: Bonyad Jaleh Esfahani<br>Sort Code: 20-24-64 (Barclays Bank Croydon Branch)<br>Account number: 43885186<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or you can donate through PayPal using your bank debit\/credit card or your PayPal account.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-select,\r\n        .wpedon-container .wpedon-input {\r\n            width: 171px;\r\n            min-width: 171px;\r\n            max-width: 171px;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style><div class='wpedon-container wpedon-align-left'><form target='_blank' action='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr' method='post' class='wpedon-form'><input type='hidden' name='cmd' value='_donations' \/><input type='hidden' name='business' value='bonyadjalehesfahani@gmail.com' \/><input type='hidden' name='currency_code' value='GBP' \/><input type='hidden' name='notify_url' value='https:\/\/jalehesfahani.com\/en\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=add_wpedon_button_ipn'><input type='hidden' name='lc' value='en_US'><input type='hidden' name='bn' value='WPPlugin_SP'><input type='hidden' name='return' value='' \/><input type='hidden' name='cancel_return' value='' \/><input class='wpedon_paypalbuttonimage' type='image' src='https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif' border='0' name='submit' alt='Make your payments with PayPal. 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