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Giving the Opportunity of Education in Zambia

Zambia,

Education ,

Project Challenge 2008 participant.

The Supporting Success Scholarship Fund provides the opportunity of education to gifted students from poverty stricken families in Zambia, where a primary education is not free or guaranteed.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$30 - School uniform and shoes for one student
	$75 - Tuition for one year of school for one student
	$150 - All expenses for one year of school for one student
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Fight HIV/AIDS and Build Lives in South Africa

South Africa,

Health

Women contract HIV/AIDS, because of factors like child marriage, wife inheritance, poverty, and ignorance. Support, counseling, and education help women overcome such issues to access resources and im

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$20 - 1 HIV-positive woman can receive business training to initiate a small business to support herself
	$40 - 2 women will learn how to correctly take their medication, giving them longer and healthier lives
	$80 - 45 women can receive information and support on issues such as prevention, treatment & counseling
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Reforestation with Masai Communities in Kenya

Kenya,

Environment

This project promotes community development, environmental conservation and wealth creation around the process of growing trees for charcoal as an alternative source of energy for 3800 Masai.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$50 - will provide 1000 seedlings for participating farmers
	$150 - will train 10 local farmers in agroforestry/conservation
	$500 - will plant out 1 acre of trees in the community
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Improving Lives of Youth with Disabilities, Kenya

Kenya,

Sport

Best Buddies brings social opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities and strives to reduce their barriers to full participation with in their community; creating a more inclusive society.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$10 - Sponsor a one-to-one outing for one selected ‘Buddy Pair’ by providing funds to purchase lunch and sports equipment
	$50 - Assist BBK with production of quarterly newsletter, recruitment materials and sponsor a buddy outing
	$100 - Sponsor a 4-hour Local Leadership Training for 30 chapter leaders
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

BRAC schools in Sudan for 175 poor children

Sudan,

Education

This project builds 5 schools in Southern Sudan, providing 175 of the poorest children (mostly girls) with an accelerated quality primary education.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$15 - Will provide one student with textbooks
	$25 - Will provide one student with school supplies
	$60 - Will provide one teacher with a year’s worth of monthly training
	$100 - Will provide one student’s schooling for a year
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Mobile HIV Testing and Counseling Outreach Teams

Uganda,

Health

This project would increase the number of HIV testing and counseling outreach teams for the communities around the AIDS vaccine study sites in Entebbe, Uganda.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$12 - Provides HIV testing and counseling for 3 people.
	$185 - Pays for 1 outing of a mobile unit serving 50 people.
	$750 - Pays for 1 month of VCT services for more than 200 people.
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Send Rural Girls to School in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe,

Children

In the rural area near Victoria Falls, many girls are in great need of school fees to continue their education. This fund provides school fees, uniforms, meals and support for an empowerment center.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$75 - 1 girl is able to go to school for a year with a uniform
	$100 - 10 girls will benefit from GCN’s recognized HIV-prevention campaigns
	$500 - 8 girls, who are victims of rape and abuse, will be provided with emergency services, food, shelter, and counseling.
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	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Smart Business Solutions vs. Poverty in Africa

Ghana,

Economic Development

5 high-growth, business development programs for African firms to help them maximize operations, train staff, create new jobs, spur innovation, inspire younger generations, and compete globally.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$10 - Provides a worker with on-the-job training
	$15 - Supports a business owner with bi-weekly mentoring
	$50 - puts the "want-ads" into the hands of 200 jobseekers
	$70 - Can fund a local pharmacy for a day
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	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Library for 5000 Moroccan Berbers

Morocco,

Education

This project provides four remote Moroccan villages a library through the restoration of an historic building. Literacy & knowledge are increased through cultural preservation.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$15 - A subscription to a newspaper or magazine
	$20 - A library table and chair
	$25 - Resource Books
	$50 - Librarian weekly salary.
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

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