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Teach 4200 women in the Congo (DRC) basic literacy

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Education

We will teach women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo how to read and write. Using these skills, they will participate in the reconstruction of their communities and establish peace in the DR

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$45 - Teach 1 woman basic reading skills and how to write her name.

$135 - Teach 3 women basic reading skills, how to write her name and basic business education.

$270 - Teach 6 women basic literacy which she can pass on to her children, educating generations to come.

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Save a Mom's Life in the Congo

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Women and Girls

International Medical Corps is saving lives of mothers and children around the world by giving midwives the tools and skills they need to deliver babies safely.

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$10 - you can help IMC deliver health services to one mother and her baby.

$65 - you can help provide one medical officer the kit he or she needs to perform a caesarean section.

$135 - you can help train one midwife in the Democratic Republic of Congo who can go on to provide life-saving health care to thousands of women.

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Make College an Option for 70 Congo (DRC) Students

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Education

Courses in environmental management, sustainable agriculture, and community development equip students to build the region’s economy and expand the use of low-impact development techniques.

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$10 - Pays a professor to teach a two-hour class for 30 students

$20 - Buys enough textbooks for one student per year

$35 - Covers one year of room and board for one student

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Equip 35 Midwives in Remote Congolese Villages

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Health

Women in Kokolopori, a remote impoverished community of 35 villages in Equateur Province, DR Congo, have been trained as midwives, but need basic equipment to help them deliver babies safely.

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$10 - for a fetoscope to hear the fetal heartbeat

$15 - for 25 doses of Misoprostol to stop postpartum bleeding

$25 - for 5 tubes of Erythromycin eye ointment

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Diego Gutierrez & Nothing But Nets prevent malaria

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Health

Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. It costs just $10 to provide a life-saving bed net to prevent this deadly disease

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$10 - $10 covers the cost to purhcase and distribute a bed net and educate the recipient on its use!

$100 - $100 covers the cost to purchase and distribute 10 bets nets!

$1000 - $1000 covers the cost to purchase and distribute 100 bed nets!

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Support 112 Bonobo Ecoguards in the DRC Rainforest

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Animals

One key element to BCI's conservation success is on-the-ground local monitoring. Once sites are identified and communities commit, local teams are trained and equipped to monitor and protect bonobos.

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$20 - 1 digital stopwatch/clock

$25 - 2 waterproof field books

$30 - 1 headlamp

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Remote Congolese College Needs Internet Resources

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Education

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.

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$10 - Pays for two reams of printer paper

$25 - Covers a wireless mouse

$50 - Buys two ink cartridges

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