julia

  • Location: Brooklyn & Pittsburgh
  • Occupation: extraordinaire
  • My Passions: art, architecture, engineering, development, philanthropy, environment, economics, ethics, humanism, human rights, internet, radio, technology, photography, traveling, writing
  • About My Inner Philanthropist (why I give): "To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived -- that is to have succeeded." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Reach the unreached! Delivering care in Africa
Zimbabwe, Health
Funded $21,000 (of $21,000 requested)
Training one public health nurse (phn) to ride and maintain her motorcycle to provide delivery of immunization and disease prevention. progress reportread updates from the field
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Community Center for Sex Workers in Mexico
Mexico, Human Rights , Donations to this project are being matched
Casa Xochiquetzal will serve as a community center for independent sex workers and as housing for elderly sex workers who want to explore alternate forms of income and lead dignified lives. progress reportread updates from the field
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PlayPumps: Bringing Water to Children in Africa
Mozambique, Health , Donations to this project are being matched
We will bring clean drinking water to children in Africa via the PlayPump water system (a merry-go-round connected to a water pump), other safe water solutions and associated programmatic activities. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Provide sanitary napkins for 200,000 Indian women
India, Health , Donations to this project are being matched
Poor women use the dirtiest rag in the house during menses. Most don’t even have enough cloth to cover themselves. We provide clean sanitary napkins made of repurposed waste cloth (from the cities). progress reportread updates from the field
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or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone
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Build Skills & Income by Training Guatemalan Women
Guatemala, Women and Girls
Funded $5,007 (of $14,585 requested)
Train 35 Guatemalan women in foot loom weaving to make products in high demand on the international market. Training will offer new employable skills and increase income for their families. progress reportread updates from the field
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Build Sustainable Housing for Families in Africa
Burkina Faso, Climate Change (GG Green) , Donations to this project are being matched
La Voute Nubienne trains and supports local builders (over 100 to date) in the construction of earth brick vaulted houses which are environmentally sound and economically feasible in Burkina Faso. progress reportread updates from the field
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or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone
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Capacity Building for Local African NGOs
Ghana, Education
This project will train 450 founders, staff and volunteers who work for grassroots nonprofits in Africa in areas such as education, healthcare, former child soldiers rehabilitation, and agriculture.
retired