The Foundation
 

Objectives

Based on his extensive professional expertise in overseas social sciences, the founder of the Foundation sought to set up a structure serving the following goals:

1°    To promote non-profit-making scientific research in the field of overseas social sciences by Belgian and european (British, mainly) students.

2°    To promote significant contributions in the field of overseas social sciences by granting regular awards to persons from any country having acted remarkably in this field.

3°    To continue the development of the Library created by Paul Raymaekers, to make it available to Belgian and european PhD students, and to donate it after one century to specialized institutions all around the world.

4°    To maintain, study and develop the collections gathered by Paul Raymaekers, and to donate them after one century to specialized organisations in their countries of origin.

Realization

1°    According to its financial income and resources, the Foundation will grant to overseas PhD students, under 30 years of age, financial support not exceeding 10.000 Euros and renewable only once. The recipient shall provide a personal contribution of at least 1.750 Euros.

2°    According to its financial income and resources, the Foundation will award periodically, if possible every year, a Prize of 3.000 Euros to reward a noticeable contribution in the field of overseas social sciences.

3°    The Library created by Paul Raymaekers shall be made available, on request, to Belgian and european PhD students, subject to the rules defined by the Code of Practice of the Foundation.  According to its financial income and resources, the Foundation shall continue its development in the fields selected by its founder.  The Foundation will also provide a computerised library database dedicated to social sciences.

4°    The Collections gathered by Paul Raymaekers shall be made available for research purposes under the rules defined in the Code of Practice of the Foundation.  According to its financial income and resources, the Foundation shall continue to develop these collections in the fields selected by its founder.  They may constitute the subject for Exhibitions.

Every year the Foundation publishes a newsletter named « NGONGE, Carnets de Sciences Humaines ».
In the form of a new series, this newsletter follows the « NGONGE, Carnets de Sciences Humaines », liaison bulletin for the scientific research offices (B.E.D.H. and B.O.P.R.)** directed by Paul Raymaekers between 1960 and 2000.  Fifty issues of the first series have been published so far.
Other publications concerning social sciences will be published, in the future, by the Foundation.

Moroccan fetters, perfect copy of roman Army
shackles discovered in a "Castra" of the roman
Limes at  Künzing-Quintana,  near the Danube.
(P.R.F. Collection)

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**    B.E.D.H.   Bureau d'Etudes pour un Développement Harmonisé,
founded at Leopoldville in 1956 ;

non-profit-making and non governmental organisation, as from 1976
Discontinued in 2006.

        B.O.P.R.    Bureau d'Organisation de Programmes Ruraux,
Attached to the Kinshasa University campus (1964-1985)