Climate Change Projects

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Indonesian Ecological Restoration & Education

Environment

Restore native forest and build an ecology education facility in Jepara, helping to rebuild economic capacity in a sustainable way, demonstrate environmental stewardship, and create community pride.

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	$15 - Buys educational materials for 5 students
	$30 - Plants 15 trees
	$50 - Puts 10 educational signs on an interpretive forest trail
	$100 - Trains the site manager in Non-Timber Forest Product cultivation
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	$ Other amount

2 for 1: Safe Drinking Water & Planting Trees

Haiti,

Health

This project has dual benefits: Provide safe drinking water for 600 families in Haiti AND plant 100,000 trees to reforest the surrounding area. Healthy children + healthy land = hope for the future.

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	$50 - Plants 50 trees.
	$75 - Supplies 10 water hoses.
	$100 - Covers roof of tree nursery.
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	$ Other amount

Restoring 10 sacred groves in Rajasthan

India,

Environment

Using water conservation techniques and tree and grass planting we revive these forests and restore the sacred groves. This secures the livelihoods of the 8000 people who depend on the groves.

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	$10 - Raising and planting in oran of ten tree saplings
	$150 - One month’s salary for a community worker teaching conservation and management
	$1,500 - Renovation of one whole water harvesting structure
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	$ Other amount

PlayPump® Water System: Bringing Water to the Poor

Mozambique,

Health

We will bring clean drinking water to the poor in Mozambique via a next-generation water pump, the PlayPump® Water System: a merry-go-round water pump powered by play with a decade of maintenance.

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How You Can Help:

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	$36 - Access to clean water for 6 people for ten years.
	$60 - Access to clean water for 10 people for ten years.
	$14,000 - Purchase an entire PlayPump® water system for a village.
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	$ Other amount

Training for Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia

Indonesia,

Democracy and Governance

This project empowers local communities to secure land tenure rights, protect biodiversity, and improve incomes through sustainable agriculture and formation of forest-protection committees.

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How You Can Help:

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	$111 - Training session on sustainable agriculture.
	$556 - Soil and water conservation training for 9 groups of farmers.
	$611 - 4 trainings of 120 farmers on group dynamics.
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	$ Other amount

Rainforest Conservation in Calakmul, Mexico

Mexico,

Environment

Preserve 60,000 species, including the threatened jaguar, and prevent millions of tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere, by protecting important rainforest land in the southern Yucatan Peninsula

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	$45 - Save one hectare (2.5 acres) of Rainforest
	$90 - Save two hectares (5 acres) of Rainforest
	$135 - Save three hectares (7.5 acres) of Rainforest
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	$ Other amount

Renewable Energy Systems for Better Water Access

Brazil,

Technology

Training women to install, maintain & use renewable energy systems for irrigation and water pumping. The systems enhance sanitation and generate income through better agricultural practices.

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How You Can Help:

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	$1,000 - Installs the whole system to the community.
	$1,100 - Trains one
	$2,000 - Covers one teacher's costs.
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Reduce disease & provide clean energy in Tanzania

Tanzania,

Health

Construct a compost/biogas facility in rural Tanzania, reducing disease transmission for 600 families, creating 10-20 new jobs and providing households with clean energy for lighting and cooking.

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	$25 - Provides a village home with gas lighting
	$120 - Provides composting training for 3 youth for work in the market
	$150 - Will provide a waste worker with protective equipment
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Environmental Standards for Lead Battery Plants

India,

Environment

The objective of the Better Environmental Sustainability Targets (BEST) Certification is to reduce emissions from lead battery plants and recyclers to prevent lead poisoning in developing countries.

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How You Can Help:

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	$50 - Invested in our project would result in an increase of $910 in lifetime earnings.
	$500 - Invested in our project, would result in an increase of $9,100 in lifetime earnings.
	$5,000 - Invested in our project, would result in an increase of $91,000 in lifetime earnings.
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	$ Other amount

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