The Crimson Foundation

The Crimson Foundation was originally formed in 2006 and today is a growing charity that is funded and run by the people who work for Crimson.

Our aims are:

• To invest our support - both financial and by sharing our knowledge - skills and experiences in educational and vocational programmes in schools, in order to support underprivileged pupils and students, and help them raise their aspirations.
• To support community activities that will nurture the talents of children and young people and encourage them to pursue their passions.
• To make a difference.

What we do:

By forging close relationships with local schools and community groups, we are helping to support imaginative, innovative projects that offer children and young people the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

• We have developed a series of learning programmes that will help those students who are preparing to leave school make more positive and informed decisions as they enter the world of work.
• We are funding projects within the community that encourage children and young people to develop their natural talents and ability.We sponsor competitions and events that recognise hard work and success in order to encourage entrepreneurial talent among children and young people.

Chauncy Maples - Celebrating 125 years

 Crimson is proud to sponsor the Thomas Miller Chauncy Maples project

Chauncy Maples is Africa's oldest motor ship (built 1899 in Glasgow) and has sailed on Lake Malawi since. The Chauncy Maples Malawi Trust, a UK Charity, is raising £2m to renovate the ship as a primary health clinic on Lake Malawi, serving 500,000 of the world's poorest people who have little or no access to medicine. Thomas Miller has agreed to sponsor the project. The needs of lakeside Malawian people combined with the history of Chauncy Maples, not least how she got to Lake Malawi, make this a tremendous endeavour.

This venture is high profile in Malawi and recently the President of Malawi publicly announced the project. Chauncy Maples herself is known to most Malawians and has played an important role in the history and development of Malawi.

£2 million needed - can you help?

We urgently need your substantial help now to raise £2m and make this project happen, the quicker we raise the money, the sooner we can improve the lives of lakeside Malawians. Sick people can't work; sick children can't learn.

Visit the site here: www.chauncymaples.org