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Sudanese Women Farmers Unite

Sudan,

Environment

Help MADRE and sister organization Zenab improve economic sustainability in Sudan by giving women farmers access to seeds, land, and tools, and helping form the first Sudanese Women Farmers' Union.

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How You Can Help:

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	$30 - Covers all expenses for 1 woman to attend two days of training; she will share her knowledge with others when she returns home to her village.
	$125 - Buys 50 lbs. of seeds, enough for 10 women to farm sorghum, sesame, and millet for one season.
	$500 - Provides cleared land that's ready to sow to the women of 1 village.
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	$ Other amount

Bring efficient, smokeless stoves to rural Eritrea

Eritrea,

Environment

Equip poor villages in rural Eritrea with safe, economical, and smokeless stoves, greatly reducing carbon emissions and improving the community’s overall health and standard of living.

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How You Can Help:

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	$30 - Purchases one stove for a household
	$60 - Purchases two stoves for two households
	$90 - Purchases three stoves for three households
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	$ Other amount

Retrofit Dirty 2-Stroke Vehicles in Philippines

Philippines,

Environment

Promote the use of retrofitted two-stroke vehicles by Filipino taxi drivers. These vehicles significantly reduce emissions and fuel consumption and enable drivers to save money and increase income.

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How You Can Help:

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	$15 - Buys a set of stickers - a fantasic sticker will be applied to all retrofits, help us spread the word!
	$20 - Directly reaches one driver, informing them about the benefits of retrofitting
	$50 - Pays for the vehicle refurbishment and service required to keep them running
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	$ Other amount

Internships on Environmental Education

Argentina,

Environment

The project is based on three areas: Education, Work and Environment. Its central area is Education, since it promotes that students can finish their secondary studies.

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How You Can Help:

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	$100 - Provides materials for the training and education of 100 secondary students as environmental agents
	$200 - Prints 5,000 flyers with information on the recycling of plastic packings (bottles) in the local community
	$400 - Provides financing for a student’s whole year allowance for the internship
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	$ Other amount

Tree Cultivation to lessen impact Global Warming

Indonesia,

Environment

This project will cultivate a forest of 1500 trees that has been destroyed in Bogor, province West Java to lessen the impact generated by global warming.

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How You Can Help:

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	$250 - 50 participants will gain knowledge about the impacts of global warming
	$250 - 50 volunteers will get new jobs to take care of forest
	$500 - 1500 trees will be planted
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	$ Other amount

MARINE DESERTS ON THE COAST OF KENYA

Kenya,

Environment

This project provides Kenyan fishermen with new methods to improve fishing, consequently, conserving the marine environment. Our artificial reef will help with overfishing which is a major problem.

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How You Can Help:

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	$50 - will feed 5 fishing families
	$150 - will train 8 fishermen in marine conservation
	$500 - will supply materials for 1 section of reef
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Turning waste into wealth for 1000 households

India,

Environment

Engaging 1000 households in solid waste management, thereby improving the living environment for poor people as well as rejuvenating soil and safeguarding agricultural biodiversity.

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How You Can Help:

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	$25 - Train one Green Friend, garbage collector, to mobilize and increase household segregation of waste in towns
	$50 - Provide a Green Friend, garbage collector, proper uniform and protective gear to ensure the safety of the worker
	$100 - Conduct awareness campaign for poor, rural communities on the benefits of solid waste management for public health, sanitation and the environment
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	$ Other amount

Saving Wildlife Through Environmental Education

Brazil,

Environment

Donate 2,000 educational kits, containing video and informational folder to public schools in the Distrito Federal state.

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How You Can Help:

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	$30 - Donation of 2 educational kits for one school.
	$90 - Donation of 6 educational kits for three schools.
	$300 - Donation of 20 educational kits for ten schools.
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Primary School Environmental Education

Peru,

Environment

6,000 children will improve reading comprehension and appreciation for Lima's natural surroundings through a fun story that tells the adventures of 2 characters in Lurin, Lima’s last existing valley.

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How You Can Help:

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	$220 - Provides environmental training and materials to 30 students.
	$240 - Trains 20 teachers in environmental education.
	$600 - Sensitizes 1,000 people through mobile tent installed in municipality.
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Rainforest Conservation in Calakmul, Mexico

Mexico,

Environment

Preserve 60,000 species, including the threatened jaguar, and prevent millions of tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere, by protecting important rainforest land in the southern Yucatan Peninsula

How You Can Help:

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	$45 - Save one hectare (2.5 acres) of Rainforest
	$90 - Save two hectares (5 acres) of Rainforest
	$135 - Save three hectares (7.5 acres) of Rainforest
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