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UniversalGiving is thrilled to announce our new partnership with The Carr Educational Foundation- Daraja Academy!
Founded by a Bay Area couple, The Carr Educational Foundation works to provide a transformative education to gifted African girls who would otherwise have few opportunities for a better life. The Foundation’s first school, the Daraja Academy in Kenya, offers students not only traditional classes, but also an education in areas such as sustainable gardening, sex education, and women’s empowerment so that, by the time they leave the school, girls have to tools to reach out to their communities and improve their life and their society. On top of all that- the school is the first free school in East Africa offering secondary education to girls!
Check out their organization profile page here
Watch Girls of Daraja, winner of the Jury Prize at the “Lights. Camera. Help” film festival:
The Girls Of Daraja
The rising cost of living in Uganda has led people to take to the streets in protest in recent days. Thursday, an intended solidarity “walk to work” day, turned violent as authorities reportedly used disproportionate amounts of force resulting in many of the peaceful protesters being taken to the hospital or to prison. In an attempt to halt the spread of these protests, many opposition political leaders have been arrested, including Kizza Besigye, the runner up in the recent presidential elections. As police continue to assault protesters with beatings, tear gas, rubber bullets, and in some reported instances live ammunition, civilians continue to pour in to local hospitals.
UniversalGiving’s partner Groundwork Opportunities is working tirelessly in Uganda to report the truth on the recent uprising and to provide support to the victims of police violence. GO’s team is currently working directly with the civilian victims of the demonstrations and have made direct contact with a local hospital in Kampala to help these innocent bystanders.
Media Sources: New York Times, BBC News, Groundwork Opportunities
How can you help Ugandans caught in the violence?
Support Groundwork Opportunities efforts by donating to their Stop the Violence in Uganda campaign. 100% of donations made through UniversalGiving will go directly to Groundwork Opportunities, and in turn they are sending 100% of donations to the Mulago Hospital in order to help them care for the victims of violence.
Gift Package: Sponsor a Child in Africa
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Every child has the right to live a life free from poverty, undernourishment and worry. This gift package will provide shelter, food, education, health care and clothing for a child in need. Sponsoring a child is our top recommended way to impact
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Gift Package: Help Indigenous People Survive
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Take a look and then help us if you can... Let Kids Be Kids is supporting the work of our co-founder Terry Graham, an Australian, who has spent a great deal
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Organization: Build Change
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Our mission is to greatly reduce deaths, injuries and economic losses caused by housing and school collapses due to earthquakes and typhoons in emerging nations. |
Organization: Friends of the Great Baikal Trail--a Lake Baikal Heritage Foundation project
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To support environmental education, sustainable development, conservation, trail-building and ecotourism at Lake Baikal and northern Asia. |
Project: Vision Equipment Updates
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Engage in supporting our equipment that provides sustainable community development while incorporating education for basic vision care needs with The Hope Alliance! There will be several vision expeditions scheduled for 2019 to Guatemala, Uganda, and
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Project: Maintain Community Resource Centers
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Community Resource Centers are essential to fostering community cohesiveness and provide an outlet for members to seek help and for support and education. Resource centers provide communities with a place to gather, a haven where individual and
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Project: Help Provide Secondary School Scholarships for Destitute Kenyan Children
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In order to help 8th grade graduates from our primary school for orphans and destitute to live successful lives, secondary school (high school) education is vital. Contribute toward the scholarships for our graduates who otherwise have no money to
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Project: Helping kids with special needs!
In the mountains of Romania, there is an enclave of villages with a staggering 80% unemployment rate. The average child drops out of school in the 5th grade to help his family forage for food. They live in shanties with no running water. They are
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Project: Removing mines to make families safe in Kosovo
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There have been 580 reported accidents caused by landmines, cluster munitions, and other unexploded ammunition left from the conflict in the late 1990s. Explosive debris continues to litter the countryside, buried in fields and family gardens. This
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Project: CRADLE - help 125 new & expectant Indian mothers
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This project provides the required nourishment for 125 disadvantaged pregnant women and new mothers & their infants in a south Indian fishing community. Our 10-week programs (twice a year) provide these women a strong understanding of their own
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