empowerment

Pujehun Youth Center for Peace and Wellness

esnowak — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:11:19 -0500

We are working for three months to build a Youth Center for Peace and Wellness in Pujehun, Sierra Leone. The community has been greatly affected by the country's ten-year civil war, and one of the groups most impacted has been the youth in the area. School dropouts, teenage pregnancies, violence, and sexually transmitted diseases are just some of the issues with which we are working. At the same time, there are countless cultural and traditional elements of the community that reveal its beauty and strength in the face of these challenges.

Uhuru Summer Camp

habari momo — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:39:12 -0500

Uhuru means liberation in Swahili. This unique camp aims to teach our children to be self-sufficient as individuals through a variety of practical skills, while nurturing their imaginations and creative capacity through the richness and diversity of African culture.

4 PEACE

emarzotto — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:24:05 -0500

4 Peace was founded in October of 2006. Our various projects are innovative, well-organized and staffed with energized membership, but find themselves hampered by a lack of funding. The members of 4 Peace are aware of "Do Something” ’s reputation as a socially responsible and equitable community member, and believe our organizations are dedicated to the same goals. 4 Peace aspires to begin our work as soon as we possibly can, but we need help to do so. We therefore ask for the honor of your consideration for a Plum Grant.

WIN-WIN (Weight Initiative Now) at the South End Community Health Center

sinan.dennybrown — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:28:03 -0500

Background:
Childhood overweight and obesity has developed into such an epidemic in the United States that national health organizations such as the Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, and Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention have termed it a national public health priority and a critical public health threat.

Health Advocacy Program (HAP)

shubhat — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:26:55 -0500

Background :
Currently there is a health crisis facing our country’s youth. Poor health habits in diet and exercise are contributing to a rising trend in obesity that increases the risk for cardiovascular disease and threatens to seriously shorten life expectancy. Moreover, there is growing evidence that the burden of disease falls disproportionately on both minorities and the economically poor. Health Advocacy Program aims to address this growing problem by empowering youth with the knowledge and skills to be proactive about their health through good nutrition and physical exercise.

18 in '08

davidburstein — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:54:22 -0500

18 in ’08 (www.18in08.com) is an unprecedented a national nonpartisan peer to peer youth voter engagement and mobilization organization created to register, engage, and mobilize young voters specifically for the 2008 election. The primary tool used to engage voters is the documentary film “18 in ‘08” through screenings of the film, followed by discussions with leaders and students and on site voter registration.

EMPOWERMENT

unlimitedpotential — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:45:43 -0500

EMPOWERMENT

Using movement arts as a platform for individual and global change, this project will simultaniously create documentation to raise public awareness of both the use of therapeutic movement modalities and the issues of disadvantaged youth.

General Outline and Populations Served:

Empowerment Movement

empowerment1 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:42:04 -0500

Empowerment City Incorporated is dedicated to empowering people to achieve their goals in life. Our mission is to try to give the key components that will help unlock the potential that lies within. We are dedicated to giving hope and restoring faith in the endless possibilities that lies within. ECI provides services in the area of education, health, and spiritual growth.

Education:

Minga

delfinkay — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:02:16 -0600

Minga is a youth-run organization dedicated to ending the global sex trade of children. Since it was founded in 2006 by then 14-year old Katie Simon, it has grown into a non-profit organization that involves dozens of youth in its innovative awareness and fundraising campaigns. Minga has raised over $32,000 to build and support a rehabilitation center in the Philippines for recovering girl prostitutes ages 9-18.

The Movement

SashaGeanel — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:09:18 -0600

The Movement was founded by witnessing the formation of student organizations at Temple University. The organizations were innovative in their ideas to unite people of different backgrounds. Unfortunately, such organizations only targeted the needs of a few, but required the help of many. Although these attempts were admirable, The Movement decided to take it one-step further... So, do you feel like you are able and ready to make a social change? Are you tired of remaining stagnant when things progressively get worse? The Movement is your chance for change!