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The Amani Baby Cottage is home to over 50 children age 0-5 years old who have been orphanged due to AIDS or other extreme factors. ABC, located in Jinja, Uganda, is an orphanage run almost entirely by volunteers and the support of individual donors. Since Amani opened in 2003 they have had 131 children come through their doors. 48 of those children have been either reunited with extended family or placed in foster homes. 12 of the children have been placed in another ministry house (they can only stay until they are 5). 16 of the children have died because Amani does not refuse children based on their health status. The children at ABC are brought their either by local authorities or the social welfare system. Almost three years ago I saw the documentary "Invisible Children" about the war in Sudan and the children soldiers. It was then that I felt particularly called to this area of Africa and began researching orphanages in Uganda (located under Sudan). www.amanibabycottage.org This summer I will be going to Jinja for 36 days to spend time loving and caring for the children at Amani. I will be helping with the basic everyday needs as well as working along side the nurse helping to provide medical care. With almost 60 infants and toddlers running around, they need a lot of help!

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Mama Tina’s Resource Center seeks to meet the needs of impoverished children who have been orphaned or abandoned because of a variety of uncontrollable circumstances in Kisumu, Kenya. Mama Tina provides basic needs (food, shelter, education and health care) to these children. With these basic needs met these children will have an opportunity to become successful members and leaders of society.

Current projects that we are working on include:

• Providing housing & education to orphans (currently provided for 45+ children).

• Providing at least 1 meal a day to over 100 people in the surrounding area.

• Helping young women who have been subject to abuse.

We are currently trying to expand by building wells to provide clean water for more people. It costs around $10,000 to build. Clean water reduces the chances of people contracting diseases such as cholera, malaria and dysentery.

We have many fundraisers we are currently undertaking and welcome any additional ideas. All proceeds from the current fundraisers will go directly to building these wells.
We will be holding a Mother’s Day Flower sale where we will be selling potted tulips along with a mixture of other assorted flowers. If you would like more information please feel free to contact us.

Our current needs include:

• More funds to build wells

• Expanding orphanage to include more children

• Providing multiple meals to people in the community

• Increasing our volunteer base

• Creating separate housing for male & female residents at Mama Tina’s

• Adding a medical facility

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Six schools: Edison High School, Fountain Valley High School, Huntington Beach High School, Oceanview High School, Marina High School, and Westminster High School get together the first time ever to make a difference in the world.

On Friday, April 11th, 2008, Edison High School hosts the first ever, district wide, DANCE MARATHON in their gym from 6pm-Midnight to fight Pediatric AIDS!

There will be dancing, buffets, games, raffles, speakers, more dancing!

Admission into the event is $20, so come support the fight against AIDS by dancing today!

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This October, the Key Club of Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona, will host its second annual "Spooktacular for UNICEF," a Halloween-themed carnival that will raise money for UNICEF's service intiative, the Swazi Children Care Project.

It is common knowledge that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has thoroughly devastated the continent of Africa. However, in the small African nation of Swaziland, the disease and its consequences have been incredibly catastrophic. Life expectancy in Swaziland is currently 27 years of age. 40% of children are plagued with malnutrition, and over 100,000 children are orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS virus. These children are some of the most helpless individuals in Swaziland. As their parents die from HIV/AIDS, they are left to be the caretakers of their families, and most of the time, these children are uneducated about the HIV/AIDS virus as well as the dangers of sexual intercourse, consequently perpetuating the virus in the African population.

The Swazi Children Care Project provides neighborhood care points in Swaziland where children can receive health services, nutritious meals, and supplies necessary for everyday life. These care points allow children to stay in their home villages, as opposed to having to live with extended families, and help to manage the growing number of orphans in Swaziland.

Last year, Spooktacular for UNICEF raised over $2000 for the Swazi Children Care Project, and Pinnacle Key Club hopes to completely surpass that amount with this year's carnival.

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Helping AIDS orphans in Kenya! Friends of Kakamega is a non-profit, Quaker organization that is based in Freeport, Maine. Its purpose is to support and nurture the AIDS orphanage in Kakamega, Kenya, which was started by the Quaker women there. Each year a group of 10 Americans (they are not all Quakers) travels to Kakamega to run a summer camp for the 40 children who live at the orphanage, and another 60 who come for a meal every day. This year the trip's focus is going to be helping and healing the children. The highly disputed Kenyan elections at the end of December 2007 led to severe violence between tribes/political parties. The town of Kakamega has been involved in this violence, and buildings have been burned and people have been prosecuted and killed. The orphans have been exposed to the kind of violence that children should never see. This summer our trip will try to help them cope with whatever level of trauma they have dealt with. I went on the 3 week trip in 2005, and I am going again this summer.

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The Mission of Africa Dream Project is to construct the first full International Baccalaureate high school in the area, collaborate with top universities around the world, and equip Kibera's next generation of leaders to transform the slum into a healthy, vibrant community. By empowering its future leaders with a world-class education AND empowering its current residents with micro-enterprise programs, we plan to Kibera transform into a health, vibrant community.

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I have started creating t-shirts that raise awareness of world causes. Two shirts have been designed and are currently being sold. One for the sexual exploitation of children and one for child soldiers. Three more will be created. On the backs of the shirts there is a paragraph of shocking statistics and facts about the cause and it always ends with "Be a part of something bigger than yourself." On the front is a design. Students from my school have drawn the designs for the t-shirts. The shirts are sold for 20 dollars and the proceeds go to World Vision.

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Rise Up: Simple Ways to Make Big Change is an event in planning hosted by NJ Students for Change in Somerset, NJ. The event will focus on various topics, primarily serving to evoke a sense of global connection and social responsibility in youth. This rally is mainly for middle school and high school students.
The topics of focus are HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Hunger, Child Soldiers, and Human Trafficking.

Speakers are from the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, Refugees International, the Young General Assembly (NGO), and a local faith based initiative focused on the homeless.

Admission is free. The event goes from 10am-3pm on Jun. 28, 2008. See below for address.

Projected date:June 28 2008.
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