Women and Girls Projects

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100 women from 8 nations at the Homeless World Cup

For the very first time we will hold a Women's Homeless World Cup in Melbourne Australia from 1-7 December 2008 with 8 national teams including Columbia, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Uganda and Zambia.

How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$10 - Training soccer ball for one national team's practice sessions
	$20 - National uniform for one female player to play and train in
	$50 - Visa and travel documents for one player to attend
	$100 - Water for one national team at the Homeless World Cup
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	$ Other amount
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Afghan Institute of Learning Empowers Afghan Women

Afghanistan,

Women and Girls

AIL works to empower Afghans by expanding their educational and health opportunitites and by fostering self-reliance and community participation.

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How You Can Help:

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	$25 - 15 women will learn to read.
	$50 - 36 women receive health services
	$75 - 44 girls will learn computer skills.
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Livelihood for 500 Disabled mothers in India

India,

Women and Girls ,

Project Challenge 2008 participant.

Empowering poor rural Disabled women and mothers with disabled children by providing micro credit as small as $250 to start their own business to support the disabled child as well as caring for him

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How You Can Help:

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	$20 - to provide home based service for 30 children
	$25 - to refer 30 children to Referral Centres
	$75 - can fetch school uniform for 10 children
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Help Rebuild Women's Lives in DRC

Congo, Democratic Republic of the,

Women and Girls

Women for Women started off 2008 with 60 Minutes featuring our program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the segment, Anderson Cooper shows women who have suffered from rape in the DRC.

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How You Can Help:

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	$50 - Teaches 5 Women about proper health education
	$100 - Gives 15 Women an opportunity to get a physicians check up
	$250 - Allows 30 Women the chance to obtain medicine and basic health education skills to remain healthy
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Improved Carpet Looms for 200 Families in Pakistan

Pakistan,

Women and Girls

Empower 200 rural carpet-weaving families in Pakistan by reducing reliance on child labor, improving income and health, and ending debt bondage by providing better-designed adult friendly carpet looms

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$500 - Supplies ergonomic carpet loom, work bench, first-aid kit, transportation, health and safety controls and follow-up visits.
	$2,000 - Buys 200 first-aid kits for the families.
	$3,000 - Provides training and awareness materials (posters, leaflets, etc.) to the families.
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Save the Children Empowering Girls in Bangladesh

Bangladesh,

Women and Girls

This project creates safe environments for girls living in poverty in Bangladesh to develop the skills and receive support to stay in school, learn how to remain healthy and develop life skills.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$10 - Can train two adolescent girl leader-educators in Bangladesh
	$12 - Can equip two adolescent girls with essential knowledge and information
	$60 - Can equip 10 adolescent girls with essential knowledge and information
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	$ Other amount
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Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco

United States,

Women and Girls

Provide job training and support for 17 at-risk young women in San Francisco who have been exposed to the foster care and juvenile justice system.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$50 - Pays for one young women's supplies for training: stationary, books, training curriculum and pens.
	$200 - Pays for a young woman to receive trauma counseling and care management monthly.
	$500 - Pays for a young parent to participate in Certified Parenting Classes that include nutrition classes, safe baby training, how to evaulate daycare options and daycare placement.
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Valuable Girl Project: Empower 1000 Girls in Egypt

Egypt,

Women and Girls

This educational mentoring program empowers 1,000 at-risk girls in Egypt by creating and providing role models, increasing self-esteem, leadership skills, creativity, and educational attainment.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$100 - provides mentor for young girl for 1 year at current program site
	$150 - will buy 10 educational games for the girls
	$175 - will purchase school supplies for 50 participants
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A Sanctuary for Empowering Refugee Girls

Kenya,

Women and Girls

The Children’s Empowerment Project is a safe space where adolescent girls regain their physical and mental health, create a network of peer support and achieve skills which lead to self-sufficiency.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$50 - Pays for the tuition for 1 girl to attend 3 month job training course in either cooking or tailoring
	$50 - Provides weekly bus fare for 5 girls to attend job-training classes for 3 months
	$75 - Provides 3 girls with school supplies for one year, including books, notebooks, handouts and pens
	$100 - Pays for one girl's specialized medical care treatmemt
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Training the Trainers - AIDS Skills for Women

Uganda,

Women and Girls

This sucessful program uses personal contacts and grassroots networks to spread information about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, as well as promoting family health and women's empowerment.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$35 - Transportation to the training for one woman.
	$50 - Food for two trainees
	$50 - Seeds for trainees to take home and grow a kitchen garden.
	$75 - 70 female condoms
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Help Adolescent Girls (15-24) Develop Businesses

Kenya,

Women and Girls

TechnoServe, with support from the Nike Foundation, is empowering young women to transform their lives by equipping them with skills and support they need to transform ideas into successful businesses

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$25 - Helps fund the start-up of a local entrepreneur club.
	$50 - Helps purchase equipment such as computers for use by the club.
	$120 - Provides entrepreneurship and life skills training for one young woman.
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

First Community Radio by Women in Rural India

India,

Women and Girls

Community radio run by women will broadcast entertainment, information, and educational material to reach 18,000 people in rural India. The radio creates open communication within the community.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$50 - Help Mhaswad community to buy radio equipment
	$100 - Help Mhaswad community to buy radio equipment
	$150 - Help Mhaswad community to buy radio equipment
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Adolescent Girls' Legal Defense Fund

Kenya,

Women and Girls

Through strategically selected legal cases, the AGLDF attempts to address and rectify the unique and devastating human rights abuses faced by adolescent girls in Africa.

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