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Help Afghan Boys Trade Guns for Books

Afghanistan,

Children ,

Safer World Matching Funds Available ,

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Many Afghan boys want schooling but are too old and must work. Help 360 boys who have been refugees and/or soldiers get an education that will prepare them for successful, peaceful futures.

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	$10 - 1 boy has books and school supplies for one year
	$20 - 120 boys have a classroom in which to study for six months
	$55 - 1 boy fast-tracks his education in a six month course
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Trees and Water for Masai in Kenya

Kenya,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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This project promotes community development, environmental conservation and wealth creation around the process of growing trees for charcoal as an alternative source of energy for 3800 Masai.

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How You Can Help:

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	$50 - will provide 1000 seedlings for participating farmers
	$150 - will train 10 local farmers in agroforestry/conservation
	$500 - will plant out 1 acre of trees in the community
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Save Poor Afghan Families From Starving

Afghanistan,

Health ,

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Poor Afghans in Afghanistan with no jobs, food or homes face starvation in the winter and after natural disasters or being displaced. Provide emergency packets to support families.

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How You Can Help:

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	$15 - Provides one emergency packet for a family of four for one month
	$30 - Provides emergency packets for 2 families or 8 people for one month
	$60 - Provides emergency packets for 4 families or 16 people for one month
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Finance Microlending in Rural Afghanistan

Afghanistan,

Economic Development

CHF is one of the only agencies working to empower low-income families by providing microcredit loans averaging about $300—many to women—in Afghanistan’s rural areas.

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Indonesian Ecological Restoration & Education

Indonesia,

Environment ,

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Restore native forest and build an ecology education facility in Jepara, helping to rebuild economic capacity in a sustainable way, demonstrate environmental stewardship, and create community pride.

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How You Can Help:

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	$15 - Buys educational materials for 5 students
	$30 - Plants 15 trees
	$50 - Puts 10 educational signs on an interpretive forest trail
	$100 - Trains the site manager in Non-Timber Forest Product cultivation
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Help 100 Families Grow Food in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe,

Economic Development ,

Donations to this project are being matched

This project provides 100 at-risk families with irrigation kits and training so that over 600 people are able to grow enough food to attain food security, plus have extra to sell.

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How You Can Help:

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	$25 - Buys seeds and fertilizer for 4 families with drip irrigation kits.
	$50 - Buys 1/2 of a drip kit.
	$100 - Buys a complete drip kit with training.
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Protecting Umoja: A Village of Women

Kenya,

Economic Development ,

Donations to this project are being matched

The inspirational women of Umoja have asked MADRE to build a small fence around their village to stop hyenas and other wild animals from preying on their children and livestock.

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