Our Projects
Wheelchair Foundation
The Wheelchair Foundation is a nonprofit organization leading an international effort to create awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, to promote the joy of giving, create global friendship, and to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen and adult in the world who needs one, but cannot afford one. For these people, the Wheelchair Foundation delivers Hope, Mobility and Independence. $200 helps purchase, ship, and deliver a new wheelchair to a person in need and supports the mission of Wheelchair Foundation. To sponsor a container of 100 to 280 wheelchairs, please see our Sponsorship Program page.
Global Natural History Day
Global Natural History Day® (GNHD®) is an international youth education initiative launched in 2012 by Kenneth E. Behring, founder of the Behring Global Educational Foundation. This annual program inspires primary and secondary school students to explore the natural sciences through extracurricular research projects, exhibitions, and competitions. By partnering with museums, educational institutions, and cultural organizations worldwide, GNHD® provides young people and their teachers with opportunities to engage in scientific discovery, develop critical thinking, and cultivate a spirit of exploration that extends beyond the classroom.
Kenneth E Behring Named ‘Chinese Museums Goodwill Ambassador’
Shanghai, China — The Chinese Museums Association has awarded the internationally renowned philanthropist, Founder and Chairman of the Global Health & Education Foundation (GHEF), Mr. Kenneth E. Behring, the ‘Chinese Museums Goodwill Ambassador.’
This year’s International Museum Day coincides with the Chinese National Day of Disabled Assistance. In celebration of this occasion, Mr. Behring and the Wheelchair Foundation (which is part of the Global Health & Education Foundation), have donated 500 wheelchairs to the Chinese Museums Association.
“These wheelchairs will be made available to 100 museums nationwide and will help to make the collections of these museums more accessible to people with disabilities,” said Behring. In the last 10 years Mr. Behring has donated countless amounts of specimens to more than a dozen museums across China. His donations are used to recreate natural wildlife settings for people who might otherwise be unable to visit them and to support unprecedented interactive learning programs at each museum site. Through fruitful cooperation with Chinese museums, GHEF annually organizes Global Natural History Day (GNHD), an international educational program designed to inspire student’s interest in natural science and protection of the environment.
In recognition of Mr. Behring’s notable partnerships with museums nationwide and for his endless desire to provide opportunities for everyone to visit the inspirational collections of museums throughout China, Mr. Behring has been awarded the distinction of being named the first ever ‘Chinese Museums Goodwill Ambassador.’
Donate Your Taxidermy
Behring Global Education Foundation is a United States-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that donates taxidermy to Museums worldwide through our International Museums Partnership.
We promote the conservation and preservation of wildlife through numerous educational programs and by providing top-quality taxidermy specimens for the world’s newest and most exciting Natural History Museums.
