Tuesday 06th of January 2009
An estimated 4,100 people die in sub-Saharan Africa from AIDS every day.
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Hanson will donate $1.00 for each mile walked for all walks registered with TakeTheWalk.net. That means if 200 people participate in a one mile walk, $200 is donated by Hanson to the category the walk was geared towards. The overall goal is to collaboratively walk the distance around the world, being 24,902 miles.
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Visit Pennies for HIVSA to make a donation and receive a flattened Ngi Ne Themba - I Find Hope penny.
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"The primary goals of the organization are to free children from poverty and exploitation and free young people from the notion that they are powerless to affect positive change in the world. Through domestic empowerment programs and leadership training, Free The Children inspires young people to develop as socially conscious global citizens and become agents of change for their peers around the world.
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Blood:Water Mission needs our help! |
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Blood:Water Mission is focused on clean blood and clean water efforts in Africa. Their goal is to reduce the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic while addressing the underlying issues of poverty, injustice and oppression. They are building clean wells in Africa and supporting medical facilities caring for the sick. With your help they plan to make a lasting impact in the fight against poverty, injustice and oppression in Africa. Visit bloodwatermission.com to find out how you can donate or volunteer. |
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Tampax/Always brand is working with HERO to take action and provide for Africa. The Protecting Futures program is providing sanitary pads, funding a health, hygiene and puberty education program and building classrooms, dorms, toilets and wash stations. They are also providing desks, chairs, uniforms and school meals. Tampax and Always are funding a four-kilometer long pipeline from the nearest water point to a local primary school in a remote region of Southern Africa |
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School Supplies for DD Dliwayo |
The schools in Africa are very poor, and supplies are so scarce that the students actually break pencils in half so that there are enough to go around. Jessica Bonzek, an inspiring young woman, is collecting school supplies for the DD Dliwayo school in South Africa. There are 1500 students in the school and her goal is to send at least one pen or pencil for each student.
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TOMS Shoes is devoted to making a difference in a needy childs life. For every pair of TOMS Shoes purchased, a pair goes to a child in need. In 2007, with the help of Hanson and their fans, TOMS was able to donate of 50,000 pairs of shoes to poverty stricken communities in Africa. |
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Give up drinking two mochas per month, and donate that $7 you saved each month to mochaclub.org. Your $7 can feed a family of four for a month, educate two children for one school term, save one persons life from malaria, or provide clean water to seven Africans for 1 year.
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Ethos Water is committed to making a difference -- helping children around the world get clean water and raising awareness of the World Water Crisis. Teaming up with Starbucks, Ethos will donate $0.05 of each bottle of Ethos Water purchased toward Starbucks' goal of making $10 million in grant commitments toward humanitarian water programs by 2010.
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Visit the HERO website and sign up to be a champion for change. |
ZAO: To Live. Visit zaowater.com for a list of retail locations where you can purchase ZAO water. The profits are used to build wells and springs to provide safe drinking water in Africa. Those who have the means to donate in larger portions can also sponsor a well or a spring through zaowater.
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Visit worldvisionexperience.org to find out how your church or organization can put together caregiver kits. World Vision will then distribue the kits to family members and local volunteers who are caring for those living with aids. Also Reserve tickets for the free 'Step into Africa' exhibit.
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Buy Viva Glam Lipstick and Lipgloss |
Purchase Viva Glam Lipstick and Lipgloss at M.A.C. Viva Glam lip gloss sales have funded 11 new grants from the M·A·C AIDS Fund aimed at preventing the spread of HIV among young people, ages 15-24, who account for approximately half of all new infections. Read more at macaidsfund.org.
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ONE campaign has the goal to "make poverty history". They not only strive to raise public awareness of these global issues, but they target the government campaigning the urgency of the pandemic. Join ONE and pledge to fight against povery and AIDS. Let your voice be heard!
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Make Aids History is a small organization started by a young woman named Natalina Wanda, in 2005. Nataline, originally from Sudan, was living in Norway when she decided to focus on what she felt was most important, helping the women and children of Africa and its surrounding countries where Aids is most common. The main goal of Make Aids History is to build a new hospital in Natalina's homeland of Sudan. The site offers an assortment of products available for purchase, with all proceeds going towards their cause.
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Visit borninseptember.org to learn about charity water and how you can donate to help the organization drill water well which will supply over 150,000 people in Ethopia clean and save drinking water.
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(RED) was created to eliminate AIDS in Africa. Check out joinred.com to view (RED) products you can purchase from Dell, Microsoft, Apple, Emporio Armani, American Express, Converse, Gap, Starbucks and Hallmark. 50% of the profit from the (RED) merchandise is donated to buy and distribute antiretroviral medicine to those dying of AIDS in Africa.
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Until There's A Cure is a national organization dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS by raising awareness and funds to combat this pandemic. Purchase a bracelet to contribute to the cause at utac.org.
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