Africa

Converting One Man's Trash Into Another Man's Hope

RaheemH — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:19:12 -0500

As a frequent attendant of the local 24 Hour Fitness Gyms, I noticed that the bottles and cans frequently consumed by the fitness enthusiasts were always being thrown away inside the regular trash. However, with such a strong message in the community to recycle, I felt that it was necessary to make a change for both the environment and the world. In California, a CRV tax is placed on every single beverage container purchased. However, there are many recycling stations were the CRV can be redeemed, with a proceed of $.05 for containers less than 24 oz.

Music that Matters

Celebs — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:53:56 -0500

Bono has been a role model for years, using his celebrity status to bring attention to causes in Africa, from poverty to AIDS via the launch of the ONE campaign and (RED).

Like a Filmmaker, Touched for the Very First Time

Celebs — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:20:31 -0500

Superstar Madonna wows us with her new role as Producer, Writer, and Narrator of her feature documentary "I Am Because We Are," which she premiered this past weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

CGG checked out the film, which opens with Archbishop Desmond Tuto proclaiming "I am because we are," or "Ubuntu," an idea present in African spirituality which means that we only exist because of each other, and that we are all connected in community, health and faith.

Project Amani

jrecotta — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:20:18 -0500

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).

Children In Need

Erica Sampayo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:19:44 -0500

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).

HELPRZ Club (Humanitarian, Education, and Leadership Projects in Rural Zambia)

Lennae13 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:31:23 -0500

HELPRZ is a club of high school students from Steamboat Springs, Colorado going to Zambia, Africa to complete service projects. I am Lennae Jenkins, club leader and Steamboat High School graduate. I lived in Zambia twice: working at a chimpanzee sanctuary and building a school for the local kids who's families work at the sanctuary. I raised over $15,000 for the building of the school. While i was there, I worked with the people to build the school and I hired a local teacher to teach.

AFA Benefit Concert

klangberg — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:10:03 -0500

Inglemoor High School's clubs, Project Darfur and Amani (Peace) for Africa (AFA) are joining together to put on a benefit concert this May. The profits from the concert will benefit World Vision, and their work along with giving aid to a school in Tanzania. The concert will take place on May 30th, at El Corazon in Seattle. Band that have already committed are local groups, including Wimbleweather.

Spooktacular for UNICEF

lexiwallace — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:10:10 -0500

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.

S.L.B.B. ( Saving Lives Bite Back)

asmith0815 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:52:56 -0500

This project is mainly about saving the children in rural Africa and Asia. One day I was searching the internet for " top causes of death around the world" and came across a website describing the horrendous dieases that the mosquitoe carried and how it killed many children in rural Africa and Asia. So decided to research websites that could help me do something about this issue.

Websites that i searched:
www.aandolan.org

Saving the world one country at a time!

Africa Dream Project

gilde — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:27:40 -0600

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.