Africa

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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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	$100 - Mobilizes public pressure to support grassroots efforts
	$1,000 - Campaign translation to engage the global community
	$2,000 - Litigation costs of a single case to see that justice is served
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Treatment for 100 youth with disabilities in Congo

Congo, Democratic Republic of the,

Health

This project provides 100 Congolese youth with disabilities essential treatment and equipment, increasing their mobility, dignity and opportunities for the future.

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	$33 - Provides a new pair of brace-adapted shoes
	$55 - Covers the cost of needed physical therapy for one child
	$88 - Covers the cost of one half-length brace (for ankle disorders)
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Computers Educate Orphans and Empower Women

Uganda,

Women and Girls

Computers and Internet access will enrich learning for AIDS orphans, open jobs for rural women and widows, improve AIDS education and support regional economic development. A self-sustaining project.

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	$35 - Provides food, basic medical care, water, electricity, clothing, and school fees.
	$420 - Provides a year of school for one Great Aubrey graduate who has no other resources.
	$500 - Provides one computer for use by Great Aubrey students, allowing gradual progress toward goal.
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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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	$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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Recycling 2,000 Tons of Trash in Kibera

Kenya,

Environment

Taka ni Pato (Trash is Cash) is an income-generating, solid waste management and recycling project that removes more than 2000 tons of trash each year from the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.

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	$25 - Buys 2 shovels and a rake for clean ups
	$50 - Buys 4 shovels and two rakes for clean ups
	$75 - Buys a wheel barrel for transporting trash.
	$100 - Helps pay rent for land used to sortand store collected recyclable materials
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Bed Nets for Malaria Prevention in Tanzania

Tanzania,

Health

This project provides life saving insecticide treated bed nets to women and children at risk for malaria.

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	$10 - Provides one life-saving insecticide-treated bed net, which can protect at least two people
	$20 - Provides malaria protection to an entire family with two life-saving insecticide-treated bed nets
	$40 - Provides malaria protection to two families with two life-saving bed nets each
	$60 - Provides malaria protection to three families with two life-saving bed nets each
	$80 - Provides malaria protection to four families with two life-saving bed nets each
	$100 - Provides malaria protection to five families with two life-saving bed nets each
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Educate 500 Orphans and Needy Children in Tanzania

Tanzania,

Education

This project will provide grants enabling schools in rural Tanzania to keep 500 orphans and vulnerable children in school by paying for uniforms, supplies or fees needed to continue their education.

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	$28 - Will buy a school uniform, backpack, and school supplies for one child.
	$42 - Will pay secondary school registration and exam fees for one child unable to pay.
	$105 - will buy school supplies in a rural area of Tanzania for 10 children.
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Improve Access to Clean Water in Kenya

Kenya,

Health

Fighting child mortality and diarrheal disease by protecting natural springs, organizing local groups to manage resources, and installing connections from water supplies to households.

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	$50 - Supports a committee of community members to maintain a protected spring.
	$150 - Pays for one family to directly receive piped water daily for one year.
	$1,500 - Pays for the protection of a natural spring in a rural village.
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Removing Obstacles to Primary Education in Kenya

Kenya,

Education

Free school uniforms will be given to primary school students in Kenya to encourage retention and reduce exposure to HIV and risk behaviors.

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	$35 - buys a school uniform for one child, enabling that child to stay in school longer.
	$200 - buys school uniforms for an entire classroom
	$1,500 - enables the school uniform program to be conducted in an additional schoo
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