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Trees Cultivation to lessen impact Global Warming

Indonesia,

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This project will cultivate a forest of 1 million trees that has been destroyed in West Java to lessen the impact generated by global warming.

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$50 - To recruit volunteer to care of forest
$75 - Top give counselling impacts of global warming
$100 - 100 trees will be planted

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Clean Water and Conservation in the Philippines

Philippines,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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On the island of Negros, in the Philippines, an innovative pump will bring clean running water to thousands of people in 13 villages and encourage watershed conservation within these communities

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$10 - fund the nursery and planting of 50 trees
$30 - fund the nursery and planting of 150 trees
$107 - Cost of one catchment tank

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Over 220 South African youth educated about nature

South Africa,

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Our mission is to inspire and educate underprivileged children to care for their environment, through the medium of a wildlife orphanage, while increasing their environmental job opportunities.

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$10 - feeds 2 underprivileged children for 1 day at the Daktari bush school
$25 - covers the education/accommodation/food of 1 underprivileged child for 1 day at Daktari
$50 - covers the education/accommodation/food of 1 underprivileged child for 2 days at Daktari
$75 - covers the care of the orphaned animals at Daktari for 1 week
$100 - covers the education/accommodation/food of 1 underprivileged child for the whole week at Daktari

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Solar cookers for the school in Fiadanana

Madagascar,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Using solar cookers in the village’s school to prepare meals by and for the students. Introducing a new technology to the village via the children, reduces the need to chop down firewood trees.

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$10 - Buys enough Mofo Gasy (Malagasy rice cakes) for 140 students for a day
$40 - Buys black pots for the solar cookers
$220 - Buys a parabolic solar cooker

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Environmental conservation builds families, India

India,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Support poor, rural women farmers in Rajasthan, India in sustainable agriculture and conservation techniques to improve the natural environment and create stable food and water sources.

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$50 - 1 group can start making organic fertilizer, allowing for good crop yields even during drought
$50 - 1 group can start a fruit orchard with 20 fruit tree saplings & sell the fruit they grow for income
$125 - 1 group can receive funds and training to renovate a well for household use and for crops

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Mapping a more sustainable future - for everyone!

United States,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Support locally-led Green Mapmaking projects that connect, engage and empower communities across the US and worldwide to promote green living, nature, social and cultural resources and eco-education.

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Help Farmers Rear Silk Moths to Restore Forests

Madagascar,

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Sustainable management of the Makira Forest requires changes in the practices of local subsistence farmers. CPALI teaches them silk rearing that bolsters family income by 60-200% and restores habitat.

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$10 - Purchases eggs to start a new season
$30 - Buys a month's production of cocoons from a farmer
$85 - 50,000 plastic pots, sufficient to start a new villages' rearing

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Promote Sustainable Agriculture in Chiapas, Mexico

Mexico,

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Help train subsistence farmers on eco-friendly farming methods. This improves the income and health of families, protects the rainforest and conserves resources for future generations.

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$25 - 1 coffee farmer can convert to organic methods, creating bird habitats
$50 - 2 farmers can learn how to raise cattle without cutting down the rainforest
$140 - 5 trees can be saved each year as 1 family can install wood-saving stoves

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Trees and Water for Masai in Kenya

Kenya,

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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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$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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Restore Australia’s Forest after the Wildfires

Australia,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Rehabilitate and replant key wildlife refuges and corridors destroyed in Australia ’s natural worst disaster, the February 2009 Victorian wildfires.

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$25 - plants and maintains two trees
$50 - buys 10 feet of wildlife fencing
$100 - replaces 30 feet of tree irrigation

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Train Women Farmers in Organic Agriculture, Nepal

Nepal,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Develop women’s cooperative groups in implementing sustainable agriculture and train groups with ways to connect to markets to sell their produce and improve their income.

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$25 - 25 women can be trained to save local seeds, avoiding costly trips to the city to purchase seeds
$50 - 50 women can be trained on organic vegetable cultivation (cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, potato, etc)
$100 - 70 women can receive business skills to sell their produce collectively to vendors and increase their incomes

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Solar electricity for 10 low-income families, USA

United States,

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Our technical staff trains and leads teams of volunteers and job trainees to install solar electric systems for low income families, helping them save money and energy while educating the community.

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$10 - Provides solar training for one volunteer
$25 - Purchases 12 energy efficient light bulbs
$50 - Purchases hand tools for volunteers to use during a solar electric system installation

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Protect Vital Rainforest in Australia for Climate

Australia,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Purchase, protect, and replant 100 acres in one of the world’s oldest and most diverse tropical rainforests, which contains rare and threatened flora and fauna.

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$25 - Buys 1 day food ration for sick cassowary (aka) the rainforest gardener.
$50 - Plants 10 rainforest trees in the right place for rainforest repair
$100 - Helps ARF buy 260 square feet of rainforest

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Capacity Building: Urban Farming and Gardening

South Africa,

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Individuals and teachers in poor communities are trained and supported to tackle hunger and environmental degradation by growing and replicating organic vegetable and indigenous teaching gardens.

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$20 - Plants one tree in a disadvantaged township, and includes training and follow-up.
$42 - Establishes one new township vegetable garden, and includes training, resources and follow-up.
$82 - Trains one teacher in a disadvantaged school to use the outdoor classroom.

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Energy Efficient Cooking Stoves in Lake Atitlán

Guatemala,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Helping local indigenous communities in Guatemala, especially Peña Blanca, to install carbon efficient stoves which use less firewood and allow the community health, educational and financial benefits

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$10 - Cooking pot for the family
$28 - Local mason's salary to build the stove
$50 - Bricks and mortar for 1 stove
$100 - Hotplate and chimney for 1 stove

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Plant a tree in Haiti and help 155 families eat

Haiti,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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For years, villagers cut down Haiti’s trees. Then, erosion destroyed the farmlands. Soon, families had nothing to eat. Today, planting trees — reforestation — is their hope for a future.

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$22 - Plant one tree
$75 - Plant two trees and provide erosion training
$220 - Plant a grove of ten trees

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Micro Hydro Power for 1,000 People in Philippines

Philippines,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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A community-based micro-hydro power (MHP) system will be installed to provide household lighting and run community-based corn mill enterprises allowing people to secure food and income.

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$10 - fund the nursery and planting of 50 trees
$30 - fund the nursery and planting of 150 trees
$100 - Contribute to Micro Hydro Power Project for one beneficiary

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Provide Renewable Energy to 22 Colombian families

Colombia,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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This micro hydroelectric project will bring electricity and lighting to 22 indigenous families living in rural Minaflores, Colombia, an area under threat by guerillas and paramilitary.

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$21 - Maintenance costs per family
$54 - Electronic equipment for one person
$636 - Cost of bringing light to one family

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Help Families Grow Food In Urban Farms, Mexico

Mexico,

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El Molino will work with 5 groups on organic farms in shared spaces, rooftops, balconies and gardens. They will build plant-beds, irrigation systems and compost units to grow food for 644 people.

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$10 - 1 family can buy vegetable seeds to plant
$25 - 1 family can buy critical gardening tools
$50 - 3 families (18 people) can attend a 2-week intensive training course on organic methods
$80 - 1 compost unit serving a community can be built

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Eco Technology for Indigenous Families in Mexico

Mexico,

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IRRI will train indigenous families to adopt low-cost, practical green technologies for clean water, sanitation, and renewable energy. This will improve their health and protect the environment.

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$25 - Train 1 person to maintain the eco demonstration site who will then go on to train others
$40 - Construct 1 wood-saving stove for a family of 6 which saves trees and reduces indoor air pollution
$100 - Build 1 water-filtration system to show communities how to implement similar systems for cleaner water

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Green Technology and Training for Farmers, Mexico

Mexico,

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EduPaz will train Mayan farming communities in sustainable agriculture and green technologies –including workshops and a hands-on demonstration center - to improve their livelihoods and land.

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$25 - Train 7 people to build wood-saving stoves- which means less smoke inhalation and more trees saved
$50 - Plant 10 organic fruit trees (avocado, peach, lemon, pear) for the demonstration site
$100 - Train 30 people to grow their own organic food to feed their families and communities

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Clean Water for Drought-Affected Families in India

India,

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GRAVIS will build water-collection tanks to ensure easy, continuous access to water for 700 families living in 10 remote villages in Rajasthan, and also give training to grow desert-appropriate crops.

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$30 - Train 7 families to harvest water by using taankas and means their daughters can attend school
$50 - Plant a fruit tree orchard for 1 village for better nutrition and income from selling extra produce
$100 - Create a “seed bank” for 1 village allowing its farmers to grow organic food for over 420 people.

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Schoolyard Gardens Program

United States,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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The Schoolyard Gardens Program offers urban children learning that engages the body as well as the mind, the opportunity to grow and eat fresh foods, and access to the natural world.

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$25 - Local food is donated to food pantries.
$35 - Elementary students understand their impact on the local environment.
$50 - Local food from schoolyard gardens is sold at the farmers market.
$100 - Increased understanding of fruits and vegetables
$100 - Increased understanding of how soil is made.
$100 - Increased understanding of where food comes from.
$100 - Increased understanding of carbon footprint as it relates to food.

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Green Stoves for Rwanda

Rwanda,

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CHF in partnership with Disney and Spencer Brodsky will be utilizing fuel efficient stoves to prevent deforestation, improve health, and create income for Rwanda's orphans and vulnerable children.

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$30 - Fund one stove
$60 - Fund two stoves
$90 - Fund three stoves

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Sustainable electricity for a Filipino village

Philippines,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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A 40kW hydro–electric system will be built with YAMOG to bring renewable electricity to 1800 people and community facilities in the village of Upper Sepaka, Surallah municipality, Philippines.

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$10 - fund the nursing and planting of 50 trees
$30 - fund the nursing and planting of 150 trees
$100 - Sponsor electricity for one person

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Restoring 10 sacred groves in Rajasthan

India,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Using water conservation techniques and tree and grass planting we revive these forests and restore the sacred groves. This secures the livelihoods of the 8000 people who depend on the groves.

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$10 - Raising and planting in oran of ten tree saplings
$150 - One month’s salary for a community worker teaching conservation and management
$1,500 - Renovation of one whole water harvesting structure

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Trees and Education Protect Rainforest in Brazil

Brazil,

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Project educates farmers to restore Rainforest in Brazil with sustainable forest farming. They learn to preserve and recover the environment, water and wildlife, resulting in enhanced rural earnings.

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$50 - Takes 10 children to know the forest in an ecological guided visit tour.
$50 - Buys 50 seedlings of Rainforest trees, palm trees or fruit trees.
$100 - Makes possible to plant and care of 30 of those trees.

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Provide Kibera Slum Children with 1500 Solar Lamps

Kenya,

Climate Change (GG Green)

Providing a first reading and lighting experience for children in Kibera through the provision of 1500 solar lamps and establisment of a resource centre

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$20 - A set of story books to go with each lamp
$40 - Two sets of story books to go with each lamp
$100 - A solar lamp for one family for the next ten years

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Build Sustainable Housing for Families in Africa

Burkina Faso,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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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.

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$50 - Provides 3 months of training for an apprentice to learn the VN basics
$100 - Helps 1 family help to obtain a VN house
$200 - Provides 1 month's salary for an AVN staffer in the Sahel

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Fuel Efficient, Life Saving Stoves for 40 Families

Honduras,

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Train local tradesmen to produce fuel-efficient stoves for 40 rural Honduran families, improving the health of approximately 500 people in the first year and increasing long-term income potential.

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$50 - Utensils for new stoves
$100 - 100 trees to be planted in deforested areas
$250 - Builds a stove for one family

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A Clean Solar Alternative to Kerosene Lamps, Nepal

Nepal,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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This project aims to replace kerosene lamps with solar-based household lighting (known as Solar Tuki) through an integrated approach of community mobilization and technological intervention.

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$40 - for training ONE person on repair/maintenance or social mobilization
$50 - for providing ONE set of solar tuki (2 lamp units and one solar panel)
$6,000 - Trains 150 youths.

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Solar power to help environment & reduce overheads

South Africa,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Daktari is situated in an area with more than 300 days of sunlight per year. We will use solar power to reduce the use of gas and fuel in our centre, which inspires & educates underprivileged children

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$10 - contribute to equipment of solar power for the office
$25 - contribute to the equipment of solar power for the refrigerators
$50 - contribute to the equipment of solar power for the deep freezers
$75 - contribute to the whole equipment of solar power
$100 - contribute to the whole equipment of solar power

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Solar Autoclaves for Rural Nicaragua

Nicaragua,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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This project will enable a local women's group to manufacture and distribute solar medical instrument sterilizers to health clinics without electricity in rural Nicaragua.

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$50 - will train 1 community member in marketing solar cookers and autoclaves
$100 - will fund pathogen testing to verify sterilization
$400 - $400 will fund a pilot study in one clinic

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Children's Land:Promoting responsible citizenship

Colombia,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Children's Land sponsors 120 colombian children from Medellín and Tadó in the exercise of active and responsible citizenship, respect for the environment and interculturality.

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$45 - 5 boys and girls from Medellín and Tadó will attend an environmental workshop
$50 - 5 boys and girls from Medellín and Tadó will attend a children`s rights workshop
$60 - Buys a school kit for 10 children from Medellín and Tadó
$65 - Buys tools, seeds and plants for a Children`s Land Plot
$90 - Buys the materials needed for a workshop for 60 children from Medellín and Tadó

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Solar electricity for Karen children dormitory

Thailand,

Climate Change (GG Green) ,

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Solar panels will provide electricity to a dormitory which houses, feeds and supports 30 Karen children of all ages. The solar system will power lights, a computer, and satellite internet access.

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$50 - Installs one energy efficient light in the dorm
$150 - purchases a battery for the system
$640 - cost of the system for one child

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Wild Gift - Leaders United for a Better World

United States,

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Support leadership action projects driven by better world entrepreneurs.

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$10 - Build improved cookstoves in Nigeria
$25 - Raise organic chickens in Conway, Arkansas
$50 - Protect loons in the Adirondack State Park

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Toilet block for 350 Rural Pupils in Kenya

Kenya,

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The action project will give 175 boys and 175 girls hygienic sanitation; reduce hunger through increased school food production (farm manure) and preserve environment (saving trees through biogas for

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$40 - can provide 3 cement bags enough for building two brick wall courses.
$80 - will buy two standard gauge corrugated iron sheets for part of the latrine roofing
$140 - provides 5 tonnes of sand capable of starting building works.

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