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Submitted by bethjoconnell@g... on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:50

the problem:

The problems addressed by this project are vast and diverse. We are currently purchasing baskets and earrings made by Rwandan women struggling to provide or their families and reselling them in the United States to help them broaden their market and raise awareness of Rwandan issues In America. We hope to soon provide training to 25 more women in the village of Cyegera including how to make baskets and clothing as well as some marketing skills. This training program is the idea of the Rwandan women we currently work with.
Providing training and a means of income to these ladies addresses humanitarian issues including poverty, hunger, education, fallout of the genocide that occured in 1994, women's rights, and family planning. This project increases the chance of the children of these women to be educated and receive proper nutrition. It also encourages recycling and sustainability since the products are made from grass and recycling bean or rice bags. We also hope that empowering these ladies to use their own skills to provide for their families will inspire personal growth and empower them to greater progress.

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why it's important:

Mama Baskets is important to me because I know these women well and have seen both their sturggles and potential first hand. I have visited the village in which they live three times to date, one of these times being a ten-week stay in which I worked to address many community needs. These ladies are resourceful and kind women who have great potential if empowered and encouraged.

the plan of action:

The current plan of action is to continue purchasing and selling baskets and earrings and to find a funding source for the training project.

how you can get involved:

Others can help by visting our facebook page to purchase one of the items or by donating toward shipping costs or toward the training project.

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Submitted by Inspiration Men... on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 08:14

the problem:

Poverty, Gangs, Childhood Obesity, Broken Homes, Lack of Education/After School Enrichment/Mentoring/Role Models/Knowledge/Resources. There are several underprivaledged students that turn to gangs and drugs after school because there are no or very few after school programs offered.

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200

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why it's important:

It is important to me because I've seen several students turn to gangs and drop out of school. So many young ones are underprivileged and forced into negative lifestyles. I take any and all students who want to participate as well as students who are referred by teachers, parents and/or guardians. Typically those students have trouble at home or in school, and I use a one on one tactic to find out what there interests are so I can determine rewards for improvement. A lot of the students I've worked with were caught up in gang life/selling drugs, failing school and not participating in any after school programs because there weren't any offered at their schools. I thought that was one of the main reasons why students were turning to gangs, so I started by mentoring a few boys and they all got out of the gang life and became more focused on school, sports, arts and music. I think students just need the knowledge and opportunities to express there interests and talents to reach their potentials, succeed in high school and beyond.

Obesity is another issue that I have helped students battle. Teaching them how to eat healthier and giving them a work out plan that you motivate them through can do wonders. However, motivation is key and varies from student to student. It might be a work out plan playing basketball, wii fit, skate boarding, hiking or basic lifting/cardio etc. You just have to take the time to figure out what works best for each individual.

the plan of action:

Provide mentoring and after school programs such as Leadership, Music, Sports, Art, Tutoring, Guidance etc. Inspiration Mentoring

Mission Statement: Our goal is to assist students in reaching their fullest potential by offering them one on one mentoring and tutoring as well as several leadership and extracurricular enrichment opportunities they wouldn’t experience otherwise. We focus on students individual interests and reward them when they reach certain goals. Many of our students suffer from broken homes, gangs, obesity, poverty etc. We provide them with the knowledge and resources necessary to overcome these obstacles.

Every student is different, so every approach is different. We develop a, “Success Plan” for every student which includes goals with step by step, day by day, week by week and month by month objectives, so we can measure effectiveness and improvement. No one is turned down and we have a 100% success rate since we’ve started. Students have dropped out of gangs, improved academics and found passion for activities such as music, art, photography, outdoor education, sports, debate etc.

It is our belief that all students have a passion for something and want to learn, it is just a matter of finding out what that passion is and how to motivate each individual. If you can reward a student with an opportunity they’ve never experienced or dreamed of they will do anything to succeed. I have brought students to professional recording studios, vocal lessons, acting auditions/classes, movie sets, mountains for skiing/snowboarding/tubing, youth recognition ceremonies to receive awards I nominated them for, ribbon cutting ceremonies to meet the mayor, community service events and many other places/events all for the first time to show them I care about there individual interests and to earn their respect.

I base every “Success Plan” on a rewards system that students must earn to motivate them to reach their goals. I combat the lack of role models, broken homes, obesity and gang life on a daily basis. However, it’s these situations that keep me passionate and motivated to help. Some people go to third world countries to help better peoples lives, but I have found that are several people in my own community that suffer from some of the hardships. I believe it is my calling to do whatever I can to help and I will stop at nothing to succeed.

I would like to expand across the entire district and eventually state and country. I have a big vision for Inspiration Mentoring and want it to improve the nations education, obesity rate, crime rate and drop out rate. It will start off small in every school and build every year until every school in the area has a program.

how you can get involved:

Others can help by volunteering, mentoring, facilitating, advertising/spreading the word, donating etc.

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Submitted by josh_sg1 on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 14:36

the problem:

I would like to make a universal paradise for everyone on the Planet through Investing and Inventing Technology and Extreme Science Advancements in Nano Technology that can do anything you can imagine, solve all your problems in any, create practically invincible anything, etc...

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I want to do it as I want to do something, anything to get the technology I want.

the plan of action:

I would like to create some inventions I design. I would like to do college, I want to be there to know graphic design and make money to invest with. There are small projects I can do with small amounts of money and there are large projects with a lot of money. Example: A Nano Technologically advanced Volumetric Molecular Scanner that can scan something and make a digitally programmed 3d working copy of it can work with a nano machine with a compupter where you can do anything you want to it instantly. That includes people, objects, items, anything you can think of, completely stop the need for farms and animals farming as all the acids and minerals can be practically instantly printed off a computer with this. I like to think it would cost around $990 Billion USD to design the Scanner. With the Scanner, it can be designed quickly and distributed everywhere. I am the only person in the universe that I know of actually doing something about it.

What I would like to do to make the money is make a Electric Generator that creates its own electricity to power things like helicopters and jets. I already design it and I can talk to engineers that can make it although it would be a hard concept as anyone I explain it to that thinks they know how to do it greater would just do it themselves, take small amounts of investment and the money that would be needed for the scanner would be distributed to lots of people at large companies an they wouldn't do anything to design the scanner. I would like to think that I would need more power from the electric generator as a idea to make people want to buy it. I design a lot of inventions and I can make designs and everything I would need to show engineers how to design them. The electric generator I design is about less than $100.00 in resources, and is less than a few LB's. It is in the shape of a acorn. I call it the Acorn. It is not all about the generator's. I design a lot of inventions and a lot of ideas, companies, etc... that are all amaing and I would like to think that people are interested in what I am interested in though I would like to be around people like that in college environment's.

how you can get involved:

People can work with me on project's and make money. People can invest with the company too.

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Submitted by Jacki'Lee O'hara on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 00:39

the problem:

How humans treat each other negatively and try to make people learn from pass mistakes and change their ways. Also find ways to prevent others from harming each other.

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people impacted:

2,083

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why it's important:

People all over the world are either hurt or dying cause of actions of others.

the plan of action:

•Students and family memebers should sign a contract saying to harm others by words or weapons. Not to damage the person emotionally, mentally and physically.
•buy a blue and purple ribbon or wristband for a dollar to be donated to charities
•student and families should listen or tell personally stories or other real life stories, about surviors of violence and bullying
•students and families should get there local school invole

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Submitted by phs.botball on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 14:10

the problem:

We are spreading awareness about different worldwide problems by participating in this competition which has its course based off of worldwide problems. By participating, we are promoting this competition and inspiring others to join through our performance.

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300

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why it's important:

This competition is very important to me because it covers areas of work in my ideal future career. There are also many environmental problems where I felt that more should be cone, and this competition promotes actions to solve these problems by spreading awareness.

the plan of action:

We Will attend a Botball Training meeting and meet every Saturday to work on our robot for the competition.

how you can get involved:

They can start Botball teams of their own and participate in this competition.

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Submitted by aniyahpapaya on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 23:42

the problem:

I want to help raising money for orphans in the community. By skipping recess to pick up trash, I help keep the playground clean and I also bring attention to my greater hope to make and sell bracelets to help kids without families.

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why it's important:

I think all children need a family. Helping others is the right thing to do.

the plan of action:

I want to continue to pick up trash at recess and help people know that they can help impact the community to. By getting donations for what I do at recess, I can make and sell bracelets to help Houston orphans.

how you can get involved:

By encouraging kids to give up recess at least one day a week to pick up trash and bring attention to the cause. Also people can purchase bracelets or donate to my project so I can buy material to make more bracelets http://dld.bz/a6H6f

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Submitted by Lifted Hands on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 14:13

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the problem:

Lifted Hands (a faith-based outreach organization) is sending out an “SIS” for service to people around this world to elevate the priority that service has in their lives. It doesn’t cost a thing! The SERVICE IS SIMPLE Campaign strives to help people begin to lead lives of service each and every day. The campaign runs 12 weeks (11/11/11 – 2/2/12). We're asking 100,000 people worldwide to stand up and say “I’m a servant!” This is a great way to end the year strong and begin the new year on the right foot.

We'll be sending out (join email list below)/posting weekly thoughts on how you can incorporate SIMPLE acts of service into your week.

www.facebook.com/serviceissimple
www.twitter.com/serviceissimple
Join Email List - https://serviceissimple.wufoo.com/forms/...

You'll be able to post video and notes about how what you are doing is making a difference.

Please help us to meet that 100,000 mark by sharing this link and the information with your friends and family. This only works if you are added to the number and help us spread the word! We can change the world one act of kindness at a time.

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people impacted:

100

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why it's important:

Getting people to serve in their daily lives.

the plan of action:

We would like to get 100,000 people worldwide to say "I am a servant!" by joining us by making this pledge online.

how you can get involved:

Join the pledge at www.pledgebank.com/serviceissimple and help us by spreading the word through email, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Submitted by cisvsaskatoon on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 17:13

the problem:

We are looking at the issues that exist in our community. We are doing interactive and educational workshops to raise awareness to these issues (ie; Poverty) and then we correspond by doing local volunteer work with another organization that is involved in this issue (ie: the Soup Kitchen). We are looking at raising awareness to, educating ourselves and others, learning the facts, and creating action plans for these issues. We are hoping to be involved in things that surround diversity, sustainable development, human rights and conflict and resolution. We are trying to empower youth in our community to take action, and to realize that one person can really make a big difference in someone's life.

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people impacted:

400

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why it's important:

We are very concerned with issues that occur on a global scale, but we also realize that there is a lot of issues that happen closer to home. We are hoping to make world change by starting small in the community that we go to school in. Its important to us that other youth get the opportunity to experience enrichment and diversity in their lives, with access to basic human rights.

the plan of action:

We are doing a series of workshops and volunteer activities throughout the upcoming year. Our first workshop was focused on the theme of Poverty. One of the leaders researched Poverty worldwide, and poverty in Canada, and poverty in Saskatchewan. We brainstormed our definition of poverty, learnt about what poverty was, discussed our upcoming volunteer work at the soup kitchen, and did a variety of activities to explore the issue of poverty and where we stood in regards to it. At the end of the workshop we created a Poverty Action Plan, where we brainstormed a whole bunch of ideas that we could use to combat poverty. After brainstorming we looked at the list and determined which were the most feasible at the moment and we are hoping to conquer those. Throughout the month of December and January we will be volunteering at the local Soup Kitchen. We also helped to run games and activities with the kids at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Christmas Party. Each month we are going to have a new issue, run a workshop, and have corresponding volunteer work.

how you can get involved:

Anyone is welcome to participate in the workshops and the volunteer experiences. If anyone has a great organization to volunteer with, an idea for volunteering, or an issue that they want to focus on and explore we can incorporate it.

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Submitted by uraidah on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 21:53

the problem:

My project provides inspirational, customized composition books (“Notebooks for Peace”) to marginalized and vulnerable youth, particularly in conflict zones, through youth empowerment-focused NGOs. The children in these areas usually have endured much trauma in their lives, yet they exhibit resilience and appreciate every little act of kindness - something that has always inspired me. I want very much to give them a present, in this case, a personalized notebook just for them!

Notebooks for Peace falls comfortably in the following categories: community empowerment and development, literacy, education, youth empowerment, self-expression, art, social change, social justice, conflict resolution.

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people impacted:

100

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why it's important:

The notebooks allow youth in unstable environments to express themselves and collaborate; they are tools to help youth organize and mobilize. Notebooks for Peace are an outlet for artistic expression and a tool in the struggle for social change and justice. I hope that not only will the notebooks bring a smile to the children's faces, but it will also allow them to express themselves and thus deal with the experiences in their past.

the plan of action:

I had the idea for Notebooks for Peace in the middle of the night. I designed the notebook myself - my friend allowed me to use his social justice painting as the front cover, and the inside cover includes an inspirational poem from my poetry book. I am having them manufactured by Walgreens, and hopefully will be given a discount on purchasing 100+ books from them.

Each shipment of notebooks costs between $1,000 - $1,500, depending on location and amount of books needed, and I want to fundraise the entire project through contributions by the global community and other fundraising events such as bakesales at my alma mater, New York University. Because I know that people often need an extra push to donate to a cause, I offer rewards for each pledge of $1 or more. The details can be found on the site.

how you can get involved:

The success of this project depends on people like you!
Please share this project with your network of friends, but most important to its success, please back our project with a contribution! http://womenworldwideinitiative.wordpress.com/donate

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