By David on Jun 25, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
The Save Darfur Coalition, founded in 2004, is an alliance of over 180 faith-based, advocacy and humanitarian organizations that are united together to help the people of Darfur, Africa. The Coalition’s member organizations represent 130 million people of all ages, races, religions and political affiliations.
Save Darfur uses media outreach, public education, coalition building and grassroots [...]
By David on Jun 13, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
LJ Urban, a California-based ecologically sensitive home builder, has a Good Project that will fund the training of a West African home builder for every home sold in the Good Project in Sacramento. In addition, for every 10,000 website visitors between now and July 1st, LJ Urban will fund training for a home mason … with [...]
By David on Jun 9, 2008 in Africa, Featured | 0 Comments
Could you forgive those who murdered your family? But even more, could you reconcile with them and accept them as neighbors?
“As We Forgive Those” is a documentary by American producer/directory, Laura Waters Hinson, that examines the Rwandan lives of genocide survivors as they come face to face with the men who slaughtered their families. “Struggling to [...]
By David on May 29, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
Student Project Africa Network (SPAN), founded in 2005, has sent nearly 50 volunteers to over 15 organizations in Kenya during the past two years. Volunteers have built basketball courts and libraries, taught students, cooked, brought electricity and water to schools, installed wiring and plumbing, worked on malaria and typhoid campaigns, assisted in HIV/AIDS clinics and many [...]
By David on May 25, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
OmniPeace sells t-shirts and consumer products and donates 25% of all profits to Millennium Promise in their efforts to end poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. OmniPeace has raised over $150,000 for Millennium Promise and has sold their products to Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Zac Efron, Kevin Costner, Hugh Laurie, Rachel Ray and other celebrities.
Products [...]
By David on May 23, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
Paths of Native Africa (PONA), based in San Francisco, is an American charity that works in Africa to integrate modern technology for the sole purpose of overcoming suffering and hardship. Solutions are provided on individual and communal levels, and educational and cultural exchanges are opened through the process.
In June 2008, three members of Paths of Native [...]
By David on May 20, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
The Tanzanian Children’s Fund (TCF), based in Portland, Maine, is an American charity that provides support to improve the lives of marginalized children in Tanzania, Africa through cooperation with local organizations. Most of the children supported by TCF have been orphaned because their parents died from HIV/AIDS.
TCF is working with the Rift Valley Children’s Fund, [...]
By David on May 15, 2008 in Africa | 0 Comments
‘Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up’ is a program by the American Alpine Institute (Bellingham, WA) that supports the American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA). AFCA provides relief, services, medical and social support, education and advocacy to children with AIDS in Africa.
Climbers and hikers all across the USA are invited to participate in climbing [...]