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Safe, Clean, Affordable Water for a Nairobi Slum

Constance Hunt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:27 GMT

$33 — will establish one legal connection to the water utility’s network
$1786 — will establish one water point to serve 4800 people.
$2000 — will provide high quality pipes to convey water from main lines to one kiosk.

Summary
Up to 96,000 residents of the informal settlement of Mathare will gain access to a safe, clean, affordable water supply.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Mathare residents generally pay illegal vendors high prices for water of poor quality. KWENCH will replace the cartel of illegal vendors with legally registered community-based organizations (CBOs). The CBOs will establish legal connections with the Nairobi water utility. KWENCH will help them raise money for equipment and train the CBOs in financial management, operation and maintenance and hygeine. The CBOs will promise to maintain safe water supplies and operate legally and transparently.

Activities
Establishment of legal water connections and introduction of market competition will help CBOs buy and sell low-priced water. The purchase of high quality equipment and provision of training in operation and maintenance will increase water quality.

Potential Long Term Impact
This project will create jobs for impovrished women and youth, provide safe and affordable water for thousands of people and replace an illegal water supply cartel with a legal and competitive water supply network.

Project Message
KWENCH’s project will substantially improve the standard of living of thousands of Mathare residents.
- Frederick Egondi, Mathare Location Chief

Project Sponsor: Kenya Water, Energy Cleanliness and Health Project
Theme: Health | Location: Kenya
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$94,169
Project #3129 on GlobalGiving.com

Urgent Action for Sudan Cholera Outbreak

Erin Mote — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:30:02 GMT

$30 — clean water for 100 people for a month
$60 — clean water for 200 people for a month
$90 — clean water for 300 people for a month

Summary
Urgent help is needed for the people of Juba, South Sudan, to prevent a repeat of the 2007 outbreak of cholera. $30 is enough to ensure that 100 people have clean water for a month.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the first half of 2007 over 3000 people in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, fell ill with cholera and 74 people died of the lethal waterborne disease after drinking water from the Nile, the source of 80% of their water. Since that time, CHF International has been chlorinating water at seven key water pumping sites along the Nile, disinfecting 400-500 water trucks a day – enough safe water for 100,000 people. We need support to continue this crucial task.

Activities
CHF International chlorinates water at seven key water pumping sites along the Nile, the source of 80% of Juba’s water, disinfecting 400-500 water trucks a day – enough safe water for 100,000 people.

Potential Long Term Impact
The people of Juba need clean, safe water to avoid cholera and other sicknesses, and to be able to go about recreating their economy and essential services.

Project Message
Since 2007, CHF International has been chlorinating water and disinfecting 400-500 water trucks a day – enough safe water for 100,000 people. This will allow us to rapidly respond.
- David Humphries, Manager of Communications

Project Sponsor: CHF International
Theme: Disaster Recovery | Location: Sudan
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$10,000
Project #3169 on GlobalGiving.com

Community Leadership Training for Inner City Youth

Karen Mack — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:19:50 GMT

$50 — Buys supplies for a youth participant
$100 — Pays for a community workshop led by youth
$200 — Provides a stipend for a youth participant

Summary
Community leadership training for youth in under served Los Angeles neighborhoods.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Our project serves at risk youth between 15 and 25 in underserved Los Angeles communities through art and cultural literacy programs. Young people in these communities are particularly vulnerable to the struggles of urban life: poverty, poor education and gang violence.

Activities
LA Commons community based projects allow young people to gain the skills, confidence and vision needed to become leaders in their communities. We've worked with young people creating light pole banners, murals, woodblock prints and other public art.

Potential Long Term Impact
Through our community based art and cultural literacy programs young people become stakeholders in their communities and in that process transform their lives and their neighborhoods.

Project Message
"The Central American heritage installation beautified the park and changed everything. Now, rather than being afraid to go there, we see the park and the community as ours.”
- MacArthur Park Resident, Resident and Participant

Project Sponsor: LA Commons
Theme: Education | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$25,000
Project #2779 on GlobalGiving.com

Help Home Industry in Make Shoes and Slippers

Andi Asriadi Rauf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:00 GMT

$100 — Training in bookeeping
$100 — Training in marketing
$250 — to buy equipments makes shoes

Summary
Before global crisis, home industry makes shoes this have 113 employees, after global crisis knock over the world this home industry Menaced disband and at this time only have 5 employees.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Capital employed that required is to increase product by buy materials to make shoes and slippers, add equipments like sewing machine, rent of production place and add employees amount. More 100 people will get new job in this project

Activities
1) Participatory planning, 2) Publishing, 3) Funding received, 4) Implementation; a) bookkeeping practice, b) product marketing practice, c) giving capital employ. 5) Maintenance, 6) Monitoring and Evaluation, 7) Reporting.

Potential Long Term Impact
About 100 people will get their job again in makes shoes and slippers.

Project Message
If executed, this program will be very help because more 100 people will get their job again in makes shoes and slippers.
- Ari Sunandar, Leader of home Industry in makes shoes

Project Sponsor: Centre for Community Development Studies (PUSPEM)
Theme: Economic Development | Location: Indonesia
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$5,366
Project #3117 on GlobalGiving.com

Sponsor HIV/AIDS Orphans Education

Peter Njodzeka — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:11:10 GMT

$10 — Covers a one week meals for a child
$15 — Covers uniform of a Child
$20 — Covers the a one month's antiretroviral drugs for one child

Summary
HIV/AIDS has left hundreds and thousands of kids between the ages of 0-20 without parents in Cameroon and these children does not have access to antiretroviral drugs, education & accommodation.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
There is over 300 orphans and underprivileged children living in three orphanage centers in Kumbo and Bamenda under the supervision of LWDG-Cameroon without any means of education, we need to support these children extend their lives with antiretroviral drugs and help them continue with their education, provide access to accommodation, beds, blankets, cloths, shoes, food, books, uniforms, toys, used computers, assist the staff in these centers and renovate the centers to be a better place

Activities
Helping the orphans and under privileged children to provide quality Education, Antiretroviral drugs, toys and careter for them by bringing smiles on their faces and let them leave a better live like others. We make them feel the presence humanity

Potential Long Term Impact
Good accommodation, quality education and books, feeding, medication for an orphan child who doesn't have any family member will help them concentrate and we will appeal to every donor to continue supporting us throughout so as to improve their lives

Project Message
We lost a child every three months in our centers because they do not have access to good treatment, feeding and other necessities. There are no family members, they don't know where they are from
- Peter Njodzeka, CEO Life and Water Development Group - Cameroon

Project Sponsor: Life and Water Development Group
Theme: Children | Location: Cameroon
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$50,000
Project #3119 on GlobalGiving.com

Community Development Through IT Training In Rio

Christine Clauser — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:50:01 GMT

$10 — will help offset the cost of CDI Monitoring and Evaluation Costs
$35 — will cover one half the cost of a scholarship for an intern
$60 — pays one weeks salary for an IT and Civic Engagement Educator

Summary
CEAC@DIGITAL is an internet and graphics service center in Morro dos Macacos, a Rio De Janeiro slum. The center provides job skills and income earning opportunities for residents of all ages.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
CEACA-VILA is a part of the Center for Digital Inclusion, an NGO who promotes social and digital inclusion through IT and civic engagement schools. Expanding the center's infrastructure will allow CEACA-VILA to be self-sustainable and will provide 30 jobs and internships for our graduates. This Rio De Janeiro slum, or favela, harbors 35,000 and is racked by violence and drug trafficking problems. Internet access and IT skills will promote vital social and economic development in the community.

Activities
Our educational programs provide social and IT skills training. At our service center, graduates and students put these skills to use in through jobs/internships; the computer services offered increase the income earning potential of the community.

Potential Long Term Impact
CEAC@DIGITAL’s will have a tremendous impact in digital inclusion and sustainable income for all the educational projects carried by CEACA-VILA in the long-term. It will better meet the increasing demand for services and training and generate jobs

Project Message
CEACA-VILA's education and IT skill building programs are incredibly important and impressive And how wonderful that they aim to be self-sustainable and a long-term community resource!
- Beatriz Pascuas, Director of Partnerships (Accenture Spain)

Project Sponsor: Center for Digital Inclusion - CDI
Theme: Education | Location: Brazil
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$45,395
Project #2363 on GlobalGiving.com

Facilitating Access to Tuberculosis Care in Mali

Anna De Groot De Groot — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:10:19 GMT

$5 — One patient's transportation to the hospital for TB testing
$20 — A Sikoro resident's consultation with the local doctor
$30 — One peer-educator's monthly salary for sensitizing the community

Summary
Malian peer-educators teach community members how to recognize the symptoms of tuberculosis and how to seek proper medical attention, with costs and transport covered by GAIA.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Mali has one of the lowest tuberculosis (TB) case detection rates in the world. Currently over 80% of Malians who suffer from tuberculosis remain undiagnosed, and thus cannot benefit from the free TB treatment provided by the government. In Sikoro, lack of education coupled with extreme poverty make it especially difficult for residents to access health resources. The TB BOLO program is needed to sensitize the community about TB and facilitate access to testing and treatment.

Activities
GAIA educates around 1000 community members per month, and brings potential TB cases to the local clinic and hospital for medical attention. By detecting cases early, our patients are more likely to survive and less likely to transmit the disease.

Potential Long Term Impact
When TB cases are detected early, they are more likely to survive, and less likely to spread the disease to others. TB-BOLO could stem TB transmission in Sikoro and provide an example to the rest of Mali and beyond.

Project Message
We have become believers that our small program, our tiny David can battle against the Goliath that is the combined TB and AIDS epidemic.
- Anne De Groot, Founder and Scientific Director

Project Sponsor: GAIA Vaccine Foundation
Theme: Health | Location: Mali
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$1,500
Project #3036 on GlobalGiving.com

Water + Sanitation + Hygiene = Healthy Schools

Peter Njodzeka — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:05:07 GMT

$12515 — Health and hygiene education and follow-up for 65 schools
$89375 — Sanitation coverage for students and teachers at 65 schools
$158375 — Safe water coverage for students/ and teachers at 65 schools

Summary
Help young children learn and grow by providing filtered water, latrines, and health education in their schools. For around 13 dollars per student, this project is changing lives in Cameroon.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Before receiving safe water, latrines, and health education through this project, students at St. Theresia nursery school near Kumbo used the playground to relieve themselves. Diseases related to poor water and sanitation are an ongoing barrier to education in Cameroon, where rural access to water and sanitation is below 50 percent and one in ten children dies before reaching age five. Thousands more nursery and primary school students are still waiting for a clean and safe place to learn.

Activities
Trained technicians install latrines and modified biosand filters at participating schools and equip teachers and children to use and maintain them. Health educators help start hygiene clubs for students at each school.

Potential Long Term Impact
This project will help young children by removing barriers to their health and education, preparing them to work and lead as healthy adults. Behavioral changes learned at school are also demonstrated to positively affect families and communities.

Project Message
LWDG-Cameroon has a team that is working to change the lives of the children.Health team, sand filter technicians and latrine builders and has two offices operational in Cameroon with staff.
- Peter Njodzeka, Founding President

Project Sponsor: Life and Water Development Group
Theme: Health | Location: Cameroon
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$260,265
Project #3038 on GlobalGiving.com

Let slum children play to have a better future

Marianne Spoelstra — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:12:23 GMT

$10 — for educational material
$21 — gives a child an of uniform
$30 — for 1 football to train with

Summary
Through the organisation of football competitions, 10.000 slum children develop skills they need to improve their social and economical position. As such their lives will improve significantly.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Kisumu is a poor, large city in Kenya. 60% of its population live in slums. The quality of life is low. Due to lack of opportunities slum children are an easy prey for criminals, drugs and alcohol. Sports can change their behaviour improves: more self-confidant, more social skills, physical well-being and more concentration during classes. Through football children do learn how to grasp the opportunity to be included in society and therefore have a chance in life.

Activities
- 60 competitions for health + individual development
- 20 tournaments for girls to also discuss gender roles and equity
- Rehabilitate 7 fields
- Training courses to improve skills, attitude and social and economical positions

Potential Long Term Impact
10,000 slum children and youth and 40,000 people are being reached by unleashing their potential through the football teams by 2011. They get physical health, motor + social skills, well-being, confidence and become contributing members of society.

Project Message
“Untill recently my son was gloomy at home. Since he is playing football, he is our shining star!”
- Judy, Mother of of Ochieng, a young football player

Project Sponsor: Cordaid
Theme: Sport | Location: Kenya
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$37,200
Project #2646 on GlobalGiving.com

Women's Wheels: Bicycles for Rural Development

Vivian Stromberg — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:08:43 GMT

$30 — Provides one specially-designed front wheel or similar part
$150 — Provides one small motor for pedaling on hills and long distances
$1200 — Fully funds one specially-designed, load-carrying bicycle

Summary
Help MADRE and the Umoja Uaso Women’s Group bring load-carrying bicycles to Indigenous women in Kenya so they can earn income, haul water, and bring people to the hospital.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Umoja village was founded by indigenous Samburu women as a sanctuary for women fleeing sexual and domestic violence. Now climate change threatens their traditional herding economy and women must find new ways to support their families. They also need a way to haul water across long distances without sustaining injuries and ensure that the sick and eldery can access a clinic miles away. Umoja and 7 neighboring villages are now working collectively to meet these urgent needs sustainably.

Activities
MADRE will provide durable, motor-assisted bicycle taxis to each community to enable women to: 1) earn income by providing taxi services to tourists, 2) haul jugs of water for their families and 3) bring sick and elderly people to the nearest clinic.

Potential Long Term Impact
The project will help women earn income to sustain their communities and will strengthen ties between 8 villages. It will also improve health as women avoid injuries from carrying water and increase access to health care.

Project Message
“Just a few of these special bicycles could change our lives. We’re so happy to work together with our neighbors to bring new resources to all our communities.”
- Rebecca Lolosoli, Director of the Umoja Uaso Women's Group

Project Sponsor: MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.
Theme: Women and Girls | Location: Kenya
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$19,200
Project #3029 on GlobalGiving.com

Remote Congolese College Needs Internet Resources

Amy Clanin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:04:31 GMT

$10 — Pays for two reams of printer paper
$25 — Covers a wireless mouse
$50 — Buys two ink cartridges

Summary
A satellite internet connection and solar power are being installed, so funding is sought for 10 laptop computers that will bring a world of resources to students’ fingertips for the first time.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Djolu Technical College, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the only institute of higher education within 30,000 square miles. Located in a nationally and globally important region of rainforest reserves, the college offers 70 bright, motivated young people in this impoverished region their sole chance of obtaining a college degree. The library contains only 45 volumes, and students have to make a two-week hike to the nearest city, Kisangani, to type and print out their theses.

Activities
Students and professors will share ten laptops and a printer, in a computer lab that doubles as an internet café for area residents. An online library subscription service will also provide access to millions of books and other technical resources.

Potential Long Term Impact
Access to email and current research and instructional materials is essential to preparing a workforce that can bring sustainable development to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s remote rainforest regions.

Project Message
Our students are learning environmental management, sustainable agriculture, and community development from just 4 dozen books. Computers and internet access could revolutionize their opportunities
- Albert Lokasola, Co-founder, Djolu Technical College

Project Sponsor: Bonobo Conservation Initiative
Theme: Education | Location: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$8,500
Project #3035 on GlobalGiving.com

Emergency Aid to Victims of Cyclone Aila

Michelle Chaplin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:36:05 GMT

$15 — A week of food-aid for a cyclone-affected family.
$30 — 5 liters of pure drinking water to 35 families.
$50 — Provides 40 families with cover for a temporary shelter

Summary
On May 25th, Cyclone Aila wreaked havoc in the southwestern coast of Bangladesh, killing 180 people. BRAC seeks to provide 3,000 families with emergency food packages and pure drinking water.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The needs are immense: 4.8 million people have been affected, 600,000 homes destroyed, and over 7,000 injured. Flooding caused by the cyclone has destroyed 318,140 acres of crops in the area and rendered virtually all of the water from local sources undrinkable because of increased salinity. Funds generated through Global Giving will support BRAC’s short-term relief and longer-term rehabilitation projects. These activities are outlined in greater detail below.

Activities
DELIVERY OF:
- Emergency food packages
- Pure drinking water
- Water purification packets & Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) packets
- Polythene sheets for families seeking shelter in embankments
- Food for cattle

Potential Long Term Impact
Delivering emergency aid following Cyclone Aila will facilitate the recovery of communities severely impacted by the natural disaster. BRAC hopes people will slowly be able to rebuild their lives and overcome tremendous losses.

Project Message
“Somehow these people are finding the strength to keep going. But they need to tell their story…They want someone to know….perhaps care. “
- Susan Davis, President & CEO of BRAC USA

Project Sponsor: BRAC USA
Theme: Disaster Recovery | Location: Bangladesh
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$54,000
Project #3033 on GlobalGiving.com

Green Stoves for Rwanda

Erin Mote — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:23:01 GMT

$10 — Fund a stove
$30 — Outreach for orphans and vulnerable children
$50 — Community training for stove users

Summary
CHF International in partnership with Disney will be utilizing fuel effiecent stoves to prevent deforstion, improve health, and create income for Rwanda's orphans and vulnerable children.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Women and children will benefit most as they are tasked with gathering firewood and cooking. Children are most susceptible to health issues due to prolonged exposure to indoor air pollution – which doubles their risk of developing respiratory disease – and pregnant women run the risk of complications during labor. The environmental impacts of traditional cooking methods exacerbate the issue of deforestation which is estimated to have claimed 78% of natural forest between 1990 and 2000 by WRI.

Activities
CHF International plans to partner with E+Co to develop a contextually appropriate form of a fuel-efficient stove through market research of existing production capacity, identification of local partners and collaboration on a design for production.

Potential Long Term Impact
The stoves require as much as 75% less fuel than current stoves. They reduce exposure to indoor air pollution and improve the health of the children of Rwanda. Also, they will assist in reducing the rate of deforestation and improve forest habitat.

Project Message
The CHF/Disney Green Stoves Project improves the health of both the population and the environment of Rwanda, educates families and small business owners on the benefits of fuel efficiency in cooking.
- Annaliese Herring, Global Green Initiative Program Officer

Project Sponsor: CHF International
Theme: Climate Change (GG Green) | Location: Rwanda
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$100,000
Project #3025 on GlobalGiving.com

Increase Salaries for Teachers in Urban Slums

Bill Cummings — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:24:47 GMT

$100 — Increase one month salary for one teacher
$200 — Increase one month salary for two teachers
$500 — Increase one month salary for five teachers

Summary
Help create sustainable living for teachers and their families by increasing their salaries to reflect a fair wage.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
23 teachers at two schools in the La Limonada slums of Guatemala City currently make approximately $7/day (less than $2,000US/year). Average Guatemala pay rate is $14/day. These teachers feed, educate and mentor more than 350 children in one of the most extreme poverty that exists in Central America.

Activities
We will be reaching out to our network to raise awareness of the need to increase the salaries for the teachers and creating a "Teacher to Teacher" program where teachers or educators here in the US can sponsor a teacher in the schools in La Limonada

Potential Long Term Impact
By increasing teachers salaries we will help create a sustainable life for them and their families. We will relive the stress the teachers continually live with to provide for their families and help them to be more effective in the classroom.

Project Message
These teachers are amazing people. They have dedicated their lives to loving and educating the poorest of the poor in the La Limonada slums of Guatemala City.
- Bill Cummings, Executive Director

Project Sponsor: Lemonade International
Theme: Education | Location: Guatemala
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$27,600
Project #2975 on GlobalGiving.com

Vehicle to transport underprivileged children

Michele Merrifield — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:24:27 GMT

$10 — goes towards the purchase of a new vehicle
$25 — goes towards the purchase of a new vehicle
$50 — goes towards the purchase of a new vehicle

Summary
Our mission is to inspire and educate underprivileged children to care for their environment. To do this we urgently need a vehicle to safely and legally transport the children.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
We allow underprivileged children to experience their local environment. We inspire these children to protect their environment and inform them about eco tourism job opportunities. We develop the children’s self-confidence while diminishing the stigma of apartheid through working with international volunteers. We give a safe home to orphaned and injured wildlife. We urgently need a vehicle to safely and legally transport the children.

Activities
Weekly 8 kids are collected from their village and taken to the bush school where they stay for 5 days. Rescued animals, bush walks and lessons inspire students to care for their environment. Children are also taught about life skills and careers.

Potential Long Term Impact
Today’s local underprivileged children will be able to secure good employment in nature reserves. The children, future custodians of nature, will be inspired to protect wildlife and their fragile environment. Transporting them safely is essential.

Project Message
I believe the future of our environment lies in the education of our children. If people care about nature, they will look after it. Transporting the children to and from their village safely is vital
- Ian Merrifield, Director

Project Sponsor: DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
Theme: Children | Location: South Africa
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$32,152
Project #3013 on GlobalGiving.com

Stop Child Labor in Yemen

Erin Mote — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:13:47 GMT

$25 — Sponsor one year of school books
$50 — Sponsor one year of school fees
$100 — Fund a local workshop

Summary
CHF has launched a program in Yemen to educate the public and provide alternatives to child labor practices in Yemen. So far we have succeeded in reaching more then 9000 children.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the Middle East and North Africa, many children from low-income families suffer from inadequate access to flexible, low-cost and appropriate education, putting them at risk of entering into exploitative or illegal labor practices. By partnering with parents, local organizations and municipalities, we will continue addressing both the direct and indirect causes that expose children to exploitative labor.

Activities
Since its launch in December 2008, ACCESS-Plus has been able to partner with key players in local government to implement awareness raising campaigns and hold workshops for the public on the importance of education.

Potential Long Term Impact
CHF's holistic approach aims to not only work with the community to withdraw children from child labor but also address the root causes. So far we have succeeded in reaching more then 9000 children.

Project Message
The project aims to help children get out from "the worst forms of child labour and also prevent this kind hazardous works"
- Kunera Moore, CHF Yemen Country Director

Project Sponsor: CHF International
Theme: Children | Location: Yemen
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$10,000
Project #3017 on GlobalGiving.com

School Yard Garden in Inner City DC

Lindsey Buss — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:13:11 GMT

$25 — provides 1 pre-school age child with a set of gardening tools
$50 — watering can, watering hose and gloves for the teen program
$75 — provides 3 yards of mulch/soil, this is about 1/3 of the garden.

Summary
This project provides 250 children with the tools to plant and grow fresh produce in a school yard garden, which will be distributed by Martha’s Table to over 2600 children, families, and individuals.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This project addresses issues of hunger, poverty, and nutrition among at-risk children, youth and families in Washington, DC. The children in our daycare, summer and after-school programs will learn how to plant and maintain a garden and acquire the knowledge and the ability to feed themselves and others. Lindsey Buss, the President of Martha’s Table says, “This garden creates a hands-on way for our children to learn about food, nutrition, health, science, the environment, and the community.”

Activities
Their cultivation educates them about nutrition as they gain a healthier relationship with food. Demetri Recachinas, Martha’s Table’s Food Program Manager says, “Most of our kids do not know that potatoes grow in the ground".

Potential Long Term Impact
This project will serve over 2600 people and educate 250 low-income youth about health and nutrition. We hope to help break the cycle of hunger and poverty and allow the children to have a healthier connection with food.

Project Message
The idea of a schoolyard garden is the dream that food can educate children—and better their lives through it—thus shaping the future and the world we live in.
- Demetri Recachinas, Food Program Manager

Project Sponsor: Martha's Table
Theme: Education | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$5,000
Project #2755 on GlobalGiving.com

Rice processing creates jobs for 10 people Nigeria

Bruno Gerstendorfer — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:31:33 GMT

$10 — part payment of the machineries
$20 — part payment of the machineries
$40 — part payment of the machineries

Summary
To create secure jobs in the rural area of
Igbeagu-Izzi the project gives 10 women and men the machineries and training for processing and marketing of parboiled rice for the reduction of migration.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In Igbeagu-Izzi more than 90% of the population live from agriculture. The farmers have generally only small lands (average of 2 hectares) which they are able to cultivate by hand. They face many barries to progress and have few opportunities for income. Specially young people loose often hope for the future and try to migrate. Their concern is how to earn an income which can improve the quality of life. Therefore the Project IZZI has startet programs to create secure jobs.

Activities
1. Cooking of raw rice in big pots. 2. Drying on mats.
3. Milling of the dried rice in the huller. 4. Cleaning of the milled rice in the distoner. 5. Filling the rice in ricebags (10, 20, 50 kg). 6. Marketing.

Potential Long Term Impact
The project makes it possible that 10 people with their extended families escape poverty in a rural area.

Project Message
"The rice mill is very important for Igbeagu-Izzi!"
- Chief John Ndugo, General manager of the Development Project IZZI

Project Sponsor: Entwicklungshilfeverein IZZI
Theme: Economic Development | Location: Nigeria
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$6,500
Project #2996 on GlobalGiving.com

Zooming in on science education for girls

Kimberly Ogadhoh — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:22:36 GMT

$30 — Buys 500 bricks to build one classroom wall
$45 — Provides all of the science textbooks for a ZoomUganda girl
$60 — Covers the cost of all the science apparatus a girl needs to run experiments

Summary
This project provides equal access to science classes and practical laboratory experience for 200 girls by building and equipping a science classroom block with four laboratories.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
More than half of the 400 students at St. Andrews Secondary School are directly affected by the AIDS epidemic – including over 100 girls. Education is the single most important step the girls can take to improve their lives, but their school is at risk of being closed by the government if it does not have an equipped science laboratory. This project will offer girls equal access to practical science education, and open new doors of opportunity.

Activities
By providing the science laboratory, girls will have the same opportunity as boys to fulfill their dreams. Josephine, a ZoomUganda girl, says, "When I grow up I want to become a nurse because I do sciences well. As a nurse, I can help people."

Potential Long Term Impact
The project will help educate more than 200 girls, allowing them to increase their incomes and provide for their families' health and well-being.

Project Message
"When I grow up I want to be a doctor, because the doctors interest me a lot when they cure people."
- Betty Namawejje, A member of the ZoomUganda photovoice project.

Project Sponsor: Harambee Centre
Theme: Education | Location: Uganda
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$10,000
Project #3009 on GlobalGiving.com

Education for U.S. Victims of Sex Trafficking

Jennifer Jones — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:39:22 GMT

$15 — Recreational Activities for one girl for one month
$20 — Education for one girl for one month
$70 — Clothing for two girls for three months

Summary
ICA’s SAFE Campaign provides rescue, shelter and rehabilitation to victims of sex trafficking & advocacy to bring awareness in the U.S. This project will provide education services for US victims.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Over 200,000 American children are at risk of trafficking into the sex industry (USDJ). There are currently only 49 beds for US victims. When rescued, authorities have no choice but to put them into the juvenile system. ICA is opening homes for US victims of sex trafficking. This project will help with their education. ICA has 6 homes around the world. Our goal is to rescue and rehabilitate at least 6,000 girls. ICA also seeks to bring awareness and advocacy to fight for these victims.

Activities
ICA is interviewing experts and researching legal & other pertinent information. ICA is forming an advisory committee & partnering with accredited children’s agencies. Homes have a family environment & holistic approach & private schools on-site.

Potential Long Term Impact
ICA will work closely with law enforcement to become the 1st choice of where to send girls when rescued. ICA’s goal is to rescue and rehabilitate at least 6,000 girls worldwide. ICA hopes to become the best model for other organizations to follow.

Project Message
I’ve been through war zones & refugee camps. Seen orphans, widows, sickness & disease. But nothing grasps my heart like the face of a young girl that has been held captive by sex trafficking.
- Pat Bradley, President & Founder

Project Sponsor: International Crisis Aid Inc.
Theme: Education | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$33,000
Project #2902 on GlobalGiving.com

Jericho Project Veterans Initiative

Mary Taylor — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:08:08 GMT

$10 — Helps with transportation costs for veterans going to job interviews
$25 — Pays for one GED tutoring session for a veteran
$50 — Purchases a Welcome Basket for a veteran

Summary
The cornerstone of Jericho’s Veterans Initiative is the development of two new supportive housing residences in the Bronx for homeless and low-income veterans.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
1 out of 4 homeless individuals in the U.S. is a veteran. There are an estimated 200,000 homeless veterans and more than 400,000 veterans experience homelessness over the course of a year. With thousands of veterans returning home from the Iraq war soon, only a concerted effort will prevent an escalation of homelessness among our nation’s veterans. Jericho has made it a priority to help veterans who are currently homeless and to prevent homelessness for new veterans.

Activities
-Construction of two new supportive housing residence for homeless and low-income veterans.
- Development of a replicable, evidence-based service model to provide the highest quality care to veterans.

Potential Long Term Impact
Jericho Project will servie more than 150 homeless and low-income veterans annually by 2011 and anticipates that least 90% of veterans at our residences will maintain stable, permanent housing.

Project Message
On any given night in America there are hundreds of thousands of Americans who have fought for our freedom who go without their own home. That's just not right. That's just not who we are as a country
- Barack Obama, President of the United States

Project Sponsor: Jericho Project
Theme: Human Rights | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$4,000
Project #2853 on GlobalGiving.com

Help 10,000 NYC families get ready for college.

Kendra Shumway — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:16:29 GMT

$25 — gives a Guide to parents of 25 9th-graders.
$50 — gives a Guide to 50 9th-grade families.
$100 — gives a Guide to the family of every freshman in a small high school.

Summary
   Your donation will help educate 10,000 parents about preparing their 9th graders for college. New Visions publishes "Aiming Higher" each year in English and Spanish.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
   In most high schools, students don't truly begin planning for college until the 11th or 12th grade. Delaying the conversation until the junior year hurts our students, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college, because they miss out on the information they need to get ahead early and maximize their chances for success.

Activities
   Funding will go directly to the publication and distribution of Aiming Higher, our 9th grade parent guide (app. $1/guide). We use the guide with 9th grade students, teachers, and families, so they can work together to make sure students get on track.

Potential Long Term Impact
   Students whose families benefit from this information are more likely to get on track and stay on track for college.

Project Message
Parent involvement is essential to student academic success. The New Visions’ 9th grade parents guide helps parents get their 9th grader onto a strong start on the road to a successful future by educating them about the four pillars of success in the 9th grade – attendance, grades, credit accumulation, and passing at least one NY State Regents’ exam with a score of 75 or higher – and, most importantly, how they can help their student reach these important benchmarks for college-career preparation, entrance and success.

- Barbara Taveras, Director, Community Engagement

Project Sponsor: New Visions for Public Schools
Theme: Education | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$10,000
Project #2874 on GlobalGiving.com

Age Can't Stop Dreams, Send an Elder to Israel

Carol Silver Elliott — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:32:56 GMT

$10 — participants will plant a tree in the Biblical Landscape Reserve
$18 — supplies for a blanket to be made by particpants and delivered ot an orphanage in Israel
$36 — sponsors a special prayer book for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony

Summary
In October 2009, thirteen elders, with an average age of 86, will take part in the first ever senior Bar/Bat Mitzvah to Israel. It will be transformative for the seniors, staff and community.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Cedar Village is committed to proving that age is just a number not a handicap. This mission demonstrates not only the value of enriching the lives of our elders but also their remarkable abilities and wisdom. “We truly believe that age is just a number,” says Carol Silver Elliott, CEO/President of Cedar Village, “and this mission is a way to prove it. Our seniors can learn, experience and share in ways that are powerful and far reaching."

Activities
Seniors, accompanied by their one-to-one staff buddies will tour sites from Masada to the Golan, from Tel Aviv to a kibbutz. The highlight, of course, will be the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony in Jerusalem.

Potential Long Term Impact
The ripple effect of this mission is enormous. The story of this mission, of these elders both visiting Israel and re-consecrating themselves to their faith, will be shared both locally and nationally. It will inspire all who face challenges.

Project Message
“Bat Mitzvah was not an option for girls when I was young. And even if it had been, those years of my life were spent in a concentration camp. A Bat Mitzvah at 96, in Israel, is a dream fulfilled."
- Edith Carter, Mission participant

Project Sponsor: Cedar Village
Theme: Education | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$50,000
Project #2834 on GlobalGiving.com

Gulf Coast Bay Buddy: Conservation for Grades K-3

Bethany Kraft — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:29:56 GMT

$10 — Purchase 4 Bay Buddy Activity Booklets
$25 — Purchase 6 Bay Buddy Activity Booklets
$50 — Train 1 volunteer to conduct Bay Buddies in schools

Summary
The Gulf Coast Bay Buddy Program was created to inspire critical thinking skills with an emphasis on causal relationships between humans and the natural environment.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Bay Buddy is available to all students in public and private schools in Grades K-3. By learning what they can do to help protect the health of our coastal ecosystem, students forge a connection to the environment and grow into environmentally responsible adults. The need for environmental education for elementary students is critical if Alabama is to protect and preserve our precious coastal natural resources for future generations.

Activities
Students learn about water quality, recycling, sanitary sewer protection & litter. Students participate in a 45 minute classroom interactive presentation led by ACF & volunteers, taking home an activity booklet to share w/ family & friends.

Potential Long Term Impact
By learning how to protect our valuable coastal resources at an early age, Bay Buddy participants can help preserve those resources for future generations to enjoy.

Project Message
“Riviera Utilities is proud to support the Bay Buddy Program in Foley. In order to preserve our natural resources it is of the utmost importance to teach children these principles.
- David Horton, Superintendent, Public Affairs, Riviera Utilities

Project Sponsor: Alabama Coastal Foundation, Inc.
Theme: Environment | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$10,250
Project #2822 on GlobalGiving.com

Empowering the 78,278 Foster Youth in California

Jacque Lindeman — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:23:05 GMT

$20 — Covers supplies for 1 Leadership Skills Workshop
$30 — Covers 1 foster youth's participation in CYC's Legislative Committee for 1 month
$50 — Covers 1 foster youth's participation in Media/Communications training

Summary
The project would train & empower the in care and emancipated foster youth members of CYC, & support them as they gain leadership skills & volunteer in their foster care community.

Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Statistics show rising rates of homelessness and unemployment, continued poverty, and poor physical and mental health outcomes among former foster youth. For many foster youth, being disempowered and unable to voice their concerns contributes to their lack of self worth and their inability to overcome their obstacles. Through CYC, current members gain the skills and opportunities to share their experiences with key decision makers, that in turn translates to improving their own personal success.

Activities
Foster youth rarely have input in their lives, but by participating in CYC leadership opportunities they learn to not only advocate for themselves but also for the thousands of other foster youth in care.

Potential Long Term Impact
Individually, all members will begin to break the cycle of abuse and neglect that has dominated their lives & have a better chance of succeeding as independent adults when they emancipate from care, due to self awareness and empowerment.

Project Message
“I had no idea how important our voices were. Together we (current and former foster youth) can really make a difference for foster youth all over the State”.
- Simone Tryon-Williams, Member, Former Foster Youth

Project Sponsor: California Youth Connection
Theme: Children | Location: United States
Funding to Date: $0 | Need:$35,000
Project #2988 on GlobalGiving.com