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Empowering Future Female Leaders of South Africa! Afrika Tikkun serves the most marginalized women in South Africa affected by Apartheid . Our comprehensive development model and Empowerment Program in particular, works to educate, empower and develop young women to become powerful and self-sufficient agents of positive change in their own communities. Afrika Tikkun's Empowerment Program works to eliminate socio-economic barriers that impede the development of marginalized women and has been recognized and featured by Human Rights Watch.
The Girl Impact: Gender Equality Project Built on the 6-pillars of self-confidence, income generation, education, health, early pregnancy, & safety, The Girl Impact (TGI) is a gender equality project in Zambia, Tanzania, & South Africa which provides workshops, health resources, educational opportunities, & income generating activities to girls & women in the communities we work with. Further, we empower boys & men through workshops focused on topics such as gender-based violence & the importance of keeping their daughters in school.
Supporting five Mexican children with special need We are seeking support for 05 children with special needs for a school year; they are deficient in the emotional, intellectual, language, motor skills, and vision and hearing areas. The children attend special education, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 until 13:00. Your parents and / or guardians are committed to rehabilitation; however, find it difficult to pay tuition due to the extra expenses that generates a sick child.
Education Brings Renewed Hope for Kids in Kenya! Every child dreams of what they will be when they grow up, but when you live in extreme poverty, that's all they are, just dreams. A key to breaking the cycle of poverty is education. Many kids in Oyugis, Kenya are hoping someone will begin the dream with them by paying for their Secondary School (H.S.) Education.  Others who were forced to leave school when their family could no longer pay tuition, yearn to return to complete their education. They can with your help! Give Hope-start the dream!
Let's help 400 families meet their basic needs The number of families requesting our help has increased since the beginning of the pandemic. Every day, new families with dependent children come to us asking for more help to meet needs that until now had been covered. Through this project, we seek to help 400 families to cover their most basic needs, through the delivery of shopping vouchers that allow them to cover part of their needs for food, medicines, hygiene or products for the little ones of the house such as clothes, milk, etc.
Advent International for PIH: Reach the Beach 2017 We will be running the 200 mile Reach The Beach Relay New Hampshire from Bretton Woods to Hampton Beach taking place 15-16 September 2017.  We are again collectively raising money for Partners In Health, to revitalize rural health clinics and train the next generation of Mexican doctors in the Sierra of Chiapas, Mexico-one of the most marginalized areas of the country, and to bring crucial surgical care to Kirehe, Rwanda.
Provide Education to Prevent Child Labor in Ghana Challenging Heights School provides an education for over 700 children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Winneba, Ghana and gives them the opportunity to find their own way out of poverty. Sponsorship is instrumental in keeping the school running and in providing vital support to children who are in need. Once a sponsor, you will receive the profile of a child representative in the school and you can begin a unique cultural exchange through the writing of letters.
A house for Diana and her girls. During the 2017 earthquake in Mexico, Diana lost her house. She and her four girls have been living in a makeshift wooden room that Pascasio, Diana's husband, built for them. Due to work, Pascasio lives far from his family and can only visit every fortnight for a weekend.  We want to build Diana and her girls a firm and confortable adobe house.
Provide WASH libraries and Pads4Girls in Nigeria By investing in girls' health, and literacy education, they are empowered to reach their potentials and build better lives for themselves and their communities. These projects by Hope and Dreams Initiative will boost: school attendance, hygiene and health; literacy education.
Give Education to 150 Children in Chinese Villages Millions of students in rural China lack quality education. In our efforts to combat this problem, we aim to provide students with the skills needed to thrive in the real world. Help us raise $8000 USD to provide scholarships to 8 underprivileged students so that they are able to continue their high school and college education. All donations will go towards scholarships, educational resources, and EFA Operations.
Bushmen Renaissance and Re-emergence We stand to lose the oldest people on earth, the Khomani San Bushmen, as well as their traditional knowledge. Based on the vision of one Bushman Healer and through a variety of programs, we aim to support Bushmen--on their own terms--to restore the health, power, and identity of their people. Thank you for checking us out and for helping us raise the funds needed to bring this support to the Kalahari.
Support ethical tourism in South Africa This project will support income-generating projects – traditional doll-making, beadwork, painting, crafts, a tourism center- for two impoverished villages in the Kwandwe Game Reserve, Eastern Cape.
Educate & nutrition 1500 Nicaraguan poor children To break the circle of the poverty from the infancy we educate, provide of agricultural skills, of small cattle and provide free meal to 1500 children in poverty of the rural communities of Nicaragua
Stopping the Violence Ba Futuru is working to stop the use of violence against children in the classroom in Timor-Leste! Help to support positive learning environments for children in one of the world's newest countries. Every little bit makes a big difference!
Schools: Educating underserved youth in Pakistan Now more than ever, youth in Pakistan need access to safe and quality education. This project provides scholarships to youth who would not otherwise have access, uniforms, quality teachers that receive training on current teaching methodologies, books/school supplies, and access to education that cultivates critical thinking and results in greater earning potential in the future.
Risk mitigation in urban settlements in Cartagena In Cartagena de Indias, the most vulnerable populations such as Afro-descendants, indigenous people, and migrants are  concentrated in the areas with the highest natural risks, having the highest levels of poverty in the city. Through participatory workshops, we seek to increase the resilience capacity of these communities, so that they are not so affected by catastrophic events and that they can recover better, through community risk maps, reinforcement of homes and greater awareness of risk.
Transportation for AIDS Vaccine Trial Volunteers Volunteers for a preventive AIDS vaccine often face major obstacles in reaching the testing center.  The Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative urgently needs a van and driver for these volunteers.
Military Spouse Scholarship Program The mission of the Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship program is to help prepare military spouses for meaningful employment and to better contribute to their family's financial security.
Food creativity: healthier families in Guatemala Let's get creative to improve our food! We deliver fruits, veggies & grains to 100 families in Concepcion Pinula village in Guatemala. This is how we elevate education through our food baskets and meals, to visually and tangibly embrace diverse healthy foods, comprehend their value for consumption and production, and to bring knowledge towards resilient livelihoods. All of this is possible thanks to our core team in the community, where they are mastering skills towards food and income security.
Improving Welfare For Captive Bears & All Animals Bears in captivity were traditionally kept in sparse concrete pits, while visitors peered down at them. While many facilities have since changed how they care for them, sadly a number have not, resulting in hundreds of bears around the world still suffering. We work tirelessly to change this, providing bespoke training, advice and support to captive wildlife facilities worldwide to improve the way they care for bears and other animals on a daily basis, ensuring they live a life worth living.
YouthAlert! (YA!) "Youth Peace" Program in U.S.A. Violence, bullying, and abuse, are the "Head of The Snake" TM. They are the number one root cause of many of society's woes including mental health, social health, physical health, substance abuse, unhealthy eating, risky behaviors, and extreme poverty. Fortunately, we know how to stop it; school-based universal, comprehensive violence prevention education "+" for youth. We must reach all 1.8 billion youth between the ages of 10 and 24 biennially.
Build a Community Center of Hope The Catalyst Foundation Community Center will empower our community’s women and children, provide assistance and resources for people to make a difference in their own lives, and ensure access to resources and tools that enable a positive change for the future.  Our multi-faceted development approach is community driven, low-tech and sustainable for the long run. It will be guided every step of the way by the community and targeted specifically to meet their needs.
Help Educate 250 students in Guyana The home economics program at Kingston Secondary School is one of the school's largest academic programs.  Many of the students who attend the school come from poor families with limited career options.  Students who go through the program can graduate and go on to pursue careers in culinary arts.  During 2018, Blossoms donated pots, pans and other kitchen equipment to support the home economics program. During 2019 our goal is to renovate the kitchen used by the students.
Give Women Recovering from Fistula a Bright Future The Mabinti Centre ('Mabinti') is a socio-economic empowerment program that provides vocational training and mentorship to women recovering from obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth related injury. By developing their skills in sewing, screen printing, beading, business skills and English, Mabinti empowers women with the tools and confidence they need to become financially independent, either by starting their own business or securing employment.
Help Feed 300 Pupils in Patmos Mathare Slums-Kenya The project will help feed & retain in school over 200 children currently at the Patmos school. It will also sustain the programs  to enable self sustainability of the Patmos school's feeding program. Mathare is one of the sprawling slums in Kenya, second largest after Kibera. Providing food in school (school feeding program) will attract the many children out in the streets & dump sites to school to secure a better future & reduce cases of crime, child prostitution, radicalization & others
Right of say for 8000 children in 20 schools This project seeks to secure the children's right of say through children's parliament that will enable them to grow up as responsible citizens who are aware of their rights, their influence and their responsibility within their schools and communities. It will strengthen their ability to participate in decision making processes which will lead to improved relationships between the school administration, teachers and the students through creating a platform of dialogue and learning of issues.
Revitalize Six Girls' Clubs in Kintampo North Dist FAWE Ghana plans to revitalize six Girls' Clubs in six communities. The immediate beneficiaries will be 240 girls, their families and the community members.
Homeless Diamonds at St Mungo's Through Homeless Diamonds magazine vulnerable people can develop their creative potential; especially self expression, self confidence, teamwork and communication. It also helps develop skills in English, creative writing, art, design, photography and IT.
Help 50 Women in Liberia Receive Training Jola House is a Liberian social enterprise committed to addressing some of the social and economic needs of the community following the country's civil war. This project will fund a training program for 50 women in machine-based sewing techniques, pattern making and merchandising. Our vocational and business development training will increase the number of women who will have their own source of income, thus contributing to their family, community and larger society.
Sustainable Employment Skills by Programmable Arts People with physical disabilities are facing  challenges to get trained in the latest STEM technologies. Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club is anchored to provide formal and informal education systematically and enduringly in STEM Programmable Arts area. This program will help in setting up a State-of-the Art Technology Innovation drop in lab for FREE access to all in need. We also help in improving capacity to promote knowledge and competencies for sustainable development.
Sustain Palliative & Hospice Care in Lebanon The devastating blast in the port of Beirut on August 4 and its economic repercussion on the national level has driven us to rearrange our priorities, bringing our sustainability at the forefront of all our concerns. This project will help SANAD to sustain its provision of comprehensive free of charge home-based hospice care to advanced chronically and terminally ill patients and their families in Lebanon, while preserving their dignity and enhancing the quality of their remaining life.
Empower 25 girls in rural Bulgaria This project comprises a transformative educational program to empower 25 young women to escape the cycle of poverty in Kovachitsa, Northwestern Bulgaria. The program will conduct 12 after-school workshops on essential life skills, finding a job and entrepreneurship. The program will also conduct 2 intensive 3-day academies to teach goal-setting and self-motivation. For 6 months the young women will also receive guidance from successful female Bulgarians through inspirational 1-on-1 mentorships.
Organic banana composting in Peru & Ecuador This project aims to improve the livelihoods of 178 organic banana farming families (426 total farmers) in Peru and Ecuador through building a compost producing facility in each country that will enable the members of the participating farming cooperatives to transform banana waste to organic compost, while building the skills of farmers to promote fair and healthy working conditions.
Plant 10,000 trees to grow resilience in Amhara In Ethiopian district of Machakel, a mere 8.61% of the land area is covered by forest. This project aims to tackle unsustainable use of land and forest resources and make local communities more resilient to the periodic droughts that precipitate famines. Villagers are at the heart of our efforts to combat soil degradation. Our strategy involves planting indigenous trees on community land, gullies, river banks and farmlands, and planting fruit and timber trees on farms.
Support a Home for 25 Homeless Girls in India This project will help to construct an urgently needed building with better facilities for 25 underprivileged girls at ATMA Gurukulam Girls' Home in Thrissur District, Kerala, India, and also support their care, boarding and education.
Entrepreneurial Program for Young Single Mothers This program aims to empower young single mothers, who often raise their children without sufficient family and financial supports, to enable them to cultivate their self-confidence and participate in society as responsible individuals. They will build foundation of business skills through the program and become economically independent for their families after graduating . The program is also to be a main source of funds to run the program once the participants start selling their products.
Help us support daily wage earners. Help us support daily wagers and other deserving families to live a healthy life.
Tea Leaf Vision Professional Development Centres Tea Leaf's professional development centres will provide life-changing education programmes for some of the world's poorest children and young people on the tea estate communities in Sri Lanka.  Our three centres will provide high quality English language teaching, alongside lessons in ethics, volunteering and emotional health. We will empower 350 students each year to affect social transformation, redressing the high rates of suicide, domestic violence and alcoholism within their communities.
Improve Wheelchair Access to Government Buildings The majority of government offices are not accessible by people with disabilities.  Accessible government offices are critical for ensuring all Iraqis are able to fully participate in democracy.
Help an Animal Live a Life Worth Living Worldwide, not all zoos provide good animal care, resulting in suffering, frustration and pain. We know animal carers want to improve but they just don't know how. Our project combats this by delivering workshops, fostering positive relationships and providing vital support to empower people to care for their animals, ensuring all animals can thrive, not just survive. Working in over 10 countries, our project changes attitudes and behaviour, helping hundreds of animals live a life worth living.
Unlock the leadership potential of 150 young women Resonate builds leadership and confidence for women and girls  in East Africa through storytelling workshops. For a young woman, self-confidence can be the difference between learning a craft and becoming an entrepreneur, or between having an idea about how to fix a problem and rallying others to implement community-based solutions.  By investing in women leaders, you invest in their ability to leverage their knowledge and skills to create a better future for themselves and their communities.
Parkour Gym to Reach More At-Risk Youth 500 at-risk youth in Washington will improve their self-esteem, fitness, and outlook by learning parkour - the art of overcoming physical and mental obstacles - in a safe environment.
Sport-social base in BG - hosting 90 youths/year Our goal is to buy, renovate and develop a sports-social base 100 km from Sofia (80 % highway) and located in a wonderful ecologically clean mountainous region. With the development of the base, our goal is to create an innovative space that combines many positive features - eco cleanliness, opportunities for non-formal education, sports, tourism, active rest, social contacts and work. We have also targeted our nearby partners that offer additional mountain and sports experiences.
Web-based Small Business Mentorship for Guatemala Pajebal will create mutually beneficial business-to-business relationships between U.S. firms and Guatemalan small businesses via direct lending, mentorship, and high-bandwidth web communication. Pajebal is driving innovation in web-based micro/small business finance. Help us with the initial funding to roll out this new platform, which will enhance our ability to create sound business growth in western Guatemala.
Equip a Day Center for Orphans in North Macedonia Lighthouse of Hope MK exists to provide care for orphans living in North Macedonia. This project seeks to establish our first day center and family-style group home  - The JOY Home - with clean drinking water, a working septic system, water heater, an on-site kennel for the two therapy dogs, and safety/therapy equipment for the children. With your help, The JOY Home Day Center will be ready to open in August 2020, and will serve 5 special needs orphans, ages 5-12.
Restoring hope to 22 gender based violence victims This project aims at empowering 22 victims of GBV with professional's skills they need to produce knitted clothing for low-income families and children in Bubanza area. The fundamental goal is to foster empowerment through easing financial stress and developing friendships among them and other community members. This supportive and strong culture of resocialization will be the foundation of our project and our victims will be proud to be a part of it.
Special Education With Therapy to 100 MR Children Special education basically refers to "Educational programs and practices designed for students- who are with mental, physical or emotional disabilities.  In Ujjain  ,M.P Viklang Sahayta Samiti is running   Special School Manovikas    with a noble mission to cater those students who have special educational needs due to Intellectual or multiple disabilities . Along with  special education we also provide therapeutic facilities .
Purchase land for a school in Togo In the school Yanfouom in Togo there is a lack of space : we had 40 students in 2000 and now in 2015 over 900 !! So we need to purchase land for new buildings and to have an appropriate schoolyard.
Educate 100 Kenyan girls rescued from child labor Lifting the Barriers plans to purchase tailoring, cookery, computer and hairdressing equipment for the girls development centre to educate 100 girls rescued from child labour and exploitation in Kenya. Couselling services will be offered to all rescued girls and medicare will be given to those physically and sexually abused.  The girls will be given basic numeracy, language and life skills to enable them contribute to their own development and that of their communities
Adjuntas "Manatial" Project for Water Conservation The project will identify existing springs and create  3 water fountains through artists intervention  to facilitate access to clean water in case of emergency and/or natural disaster in Puerto Rico and raise consciousness about water protection access and importance.  One visual artist and one creative writer will be paired to intervene in 3 existing springs in the Puerto Rican mountain range of Adjuntas , which is 15 minutes away from  the epicenter of last January 2020 earthquakes.
Teach Chess to Low-Income New York City Students Our goal is to improve the lives of New York City children by raising a total of $25,000 to pay for programming in an additional school.
Help 1000 Girls Manage their "Days" in Kasese From the age 12-16 most young girls experience their Menstrual Periods for their 1st time. As a result they feel embarrassed when accidentally they find their Menses in either class,or Playground without any preventive tool to stop bleeding,Innocent and ignorant about Menstruation, they end up using grass, sponges,feathers,soil,handikerchiefs,and pieces of Paper. Some end up being mocked,nicknamed and laughed at. Your support will help provide Sustainable Sanitary Pads and reduce School dropouts
Tackling the Global Antibiotic Resistance Crisis Phages for Global Health is teaching scientists in Africa and Asia how to develop cheap, natural antibiotic alternatives (phages) that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic-resistant infections are expected to kill 5 times more people each year than HIV did during the peak of that crisis. Sadly, almost 90% of those deaths will occur in the developing world. Phages have been used for >100 years in certain regions, but they have not been broadly utilized in developing countries.
Help Expand Forest Areas for Endangered Lemurs Lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals on earth. The Duke Lemur Center (DLC) in North Carolina is the largest collection of lemurs outside of their native Madagascar with 250 animals living on 80 acres of Duke Forest. Only 75% of this acreage is fenced to allow the lemurs to free range like wild lemurs. For the DLC to take advantage of all 80 acres, the DLC needs to expand the fencing to allow more lemurs to live in forests. These lemurs are the genetic safety net for future generations
Champion -  Community Health, Test & Treat. Reducing transmission of HIV and TB through community development, health services and prevention and education, empowering and enabling improving the quality of people's lives. In 2016 / 2017, Sahara identified and tested 4112 for HIV, 2550 tested HIV positive, 2257 on ART. 2319 tested for TB, 695 on TB Treatment. Follow-up showed 95% adherence. To scale up with your support, Sahara's tried and tested model @ $ 3 per person, will provide 7000 people with treatment, care & support.