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#233: LED Solar Lights, Belize: $50.00 will provide solar lighting to a family near San Ignacio, Belize. Currently many families use kerosene lamps for lighting. Families are at risk of burns, fume inhalation, fires and respiratory illnesses with the use of kerosene lamps. There are many benefits with the use of LED solar lights. They are easy to use, efficient and less expensive. Children's health is improved and therefore they are sick less and can attend school more. Associated Organization: Rotary Club of San Ignacio, Belize.

#232: Sewing Machines, El Salvador: $160.00 will purchase a sewing machine.  Mothers of children who recently have had heart surgery have completed a one year sewing course.  They now have the skills to earn income for their family but they need a sewing machine.  In many cases this will be the only income for the family.  Associated Organization: Latidos Esperanza.

#231: Food and Supplies, Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Due to the conflict in Syria, over 200,000 children have come into Jordan seeking refuge with their families just in the last few months.  They need food, $50.00 (lunch and snacks for 1 child for 1 month) and hygiene kits, $15.00 (ex: soap, lotion).  In addition, many children, ages 7 - 16, have missed out on regular schooling.  Temporary schools have been set up in the camp area and some students are able to go to schools in the cities.  $20.00 will provide a school kit (ex: pencils, pens, paper).  Associated Organization: www.salaamculturalmuseum.org.

#230: Cataract Surgery and Glasses, Amazon Jungle, Peru: $150.00 will provide cataract surgery and $30.00 will provide a pair of eye glasses for an Achuar Indian in the remote Amazon rainforest.  50 blind patients have been identified to receive cataract surgery from a volunteer team of ophthalmologists from the US who will work with Peruvian doctors.  This is the first time ever that eye care will be provided to this remote population.  The patients will be transported 8 hours by river, each accompanied with a family member, to the hospital in a small town.  Associated Organizations: Pachamama Alliance and Global Sight Alliance.

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#229: Pens and Pencils, Ghana: Middle school students in Accra, Ho and Elmina, Ghana need pens and pencils. Four dozen #2 pencils costs $5.00 and one dozen ink pens cost $4.00. A recent study identified that if one material were to be donated to needy students, pens and pencils were the most important. Associated organization: International School of Art, Business and Technology.

#228: Student School Desks, Cambodia: Student School Desks, Cambodia: A wooden desk with a stool costs $30.00. Feeding Dreams School provides free education and a hot meal daily for children living in urban slums of Siem Reap. They urgently need desks for a newly constructed school classroom as numbers are growing rapidly. The promise of at least one nutritious meal each day boosts enrollment and promotes regular attendance. Parents are motivated to send their children to school instead of keeping them at home to work or care for siblings. The education they receive provides hope and dreams of a positive future.

#227: Stethoscopes and Textbooks for Medical Students, Zimbabwe: Stethoscopes cost $100. Medical textbooks cost an average of $65 a book and five books per student are needed each semester. These young women students, from low-income families, previously received high school scholarships and have demonstrated success in meeting all qualifications to enter medical school or science programs. They are currently enrolled at the University of Zimbabwe or the National University of Science and Technology. Associated organization: JFKapnekTrust.org.

#226: Bus Pass Transportation for English Classes, England: $6.75 will provide a student with a bus pass to attend an English class that meets weekly. The Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum is a community hub that supports the integration of migrants and refugees into their new life in London. In addition to providing much-needed practical language instruction, the classes help students combat isolation by building community.

#225:  Boots and Land Mine Eradication equipment, Angola:  After more than 27 years of civil war (1975-2002), Angola is one of the most mine-affected countries in the world.  The most mine-impacted province is Moxico.  In 4 years this province had the majority of  531 mine related accidents in the country.  A large proportion of the rural population depends on agriculture, but mines continue to prevent farmers from accessing land.  This impacts livelihoods, food security and rural development.  Mines Advisory Group trains locals to demine the contaminated areas.  These skilled workers need Oakley Tactical Six Work boots, $130 each and Gerber EOD Mine Probe Kits, $420 each.  Associated Organization: www.magamerica.org.

#224: School Equipment, Zimbabwe:  The Child Resource Institute in Zimbabwe (CRIZ) is developing an income generating child care center in Harare.  The preschool is named Rolf Valley International Day School. The goal of this income generating center is to empower the CRIZ to be able to construct preschool centers in rural areas for disadvantaged children. Many preschool aged children in these areas do not have proper learning environments.  CRIZ believes that all children, regardless of  their social economic environment, have the right to learn in environments that are healthy, safe and stimulating.  The following items are needed: Tables, $25.00; Chairs, $7.50; Shelves, $25.00; Curtains, $15.00; Rug, $38 and Carpet, $58. The school will serve 50 students.  Associated Organization: www.icrichild.org/zimbabwe.

#223: Program Equipment and Supplies, Indonesia:  YAKKUM Rehabilitation is a non-governmental organization in Yogyakarta which provides medical services and education and vocational training for young Indonesians who have permanent disabilities.  Their goal is to assist the individuals to become independent physically, economically and socially. Their education program aims to improve literacy and physical mobility.  The following items are needed: Slide, $190.00; Swing, $145; Educational toys, $5.00 - $10.00 per toy; Musical instruments, $38.00 per instrument; Books approximately $10.00 each.  The center serves 1000 people with disabilities through rehabilitation programs at the Center and in the villages..  Most of the young people stay at the Center to access treatment and to develop the skill base necessary in order to return to their communities and live as independently as possible.  Young children who suffer from cerebral palsy also come to the center each day on an outpatient basis.  

#222: Classroom Supplies, Afghanistan:  The House of Flowers Montessori Orphanage in Kabul is a home and school for 32 vulnerable children in Kabul.  The following items are needed to strengthen the Montessori implementation in the classroom.   Low children's tables, $40.00 each; work boards, $5.00 each: building blocks and educational toys, $150.00; fabric (to hang on the walls) to display children's work, $25.00; low book shelves for children to be able reach Montessori materials, $240; radio/CD player for music lessons, $30.00.  Associated Organization, www.mepoonline.org.

#221:  Paper, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):  Paper supplies are needed for a group of girls who are studying computer basics under the auspices of a non-profit group which works with women and children.  This groups identifies girls at risk who live in the streets and provides educational opportunities for them.  Costs: $84 copier paper; $60.00 lined paper; $120 toner cartridges; $30 paper cutter.  The girls will produce tourist guidebooks which they can sell.  They are located in the North Kivu Province in Butembo town.

#220: Learning Guides, Colombia:  A set of learning guides is comprised of 44 individually paced books ($12.00 each) in Math, Language, Science and Social Studies, from Pre-school to 5th grade. They follow the national curriculum and standards of Colombia and encourage reflection and collaboration.  The teachers at the school of Zipacon, a Colombian village,  are highly motivated to work with the Escuela Nueva (New School) model. They need the Learning Guides to improve the quality of the education they offer to their students, therefore bettering their quality of life and their professional opportunities in the future.

#219: Library Books and Projector, China: The Jingpo minority children of Yingpan village in Yunnan, China grow up in a highly impoverished, but ethnologically and ecologically very diverse area.  Drugs and AIDS leave many children as orphans and the under-funded local school system cannot meet their educational needs.  The nonprofit organization, Prop Roots, aimed at empowering the Jingpo children with their own culture and creativity, is establishing a small library for the children.  $3.00 Chinese and English books; $40.00 bookshelf; $45.00 projector screen for showing videos to children; and $300.00 projector.

#218:  School Furniture, Sierra Leone:  Six schools educating 900 students in both city slum and rural areas in West Africa are in need of school furniture.  Currently 20 children are crammed onto one wooden plank placed on cement blocks for both seats and tables.  Costs are: $5.00 bench; $8.00 chair; $10.00 long table; $57 blackboard and $100 teacher desk and chair.  Education is the primary way out of the cycle of poverty for these families.  Associated Organization:  www.lemonaidfund.org.  

#217: Ethiopia, Books: $2.00 - $8.00 will provide local language books and $30.00 - $60.00 will provide reference books and dictionaries for the 1500 students who attend the Gaynt School in northern Ethiopia, 600 km from the capital. The students are on double session - young ones in the morning and middle schoolers in the afternoon, due to lack of space.

#216: Kenya, Lunches for Street Mothers and Their Children: Lunch is provided to homeless women and their children in Nakuru, Kenya. Cost: 35 cents per lunch. The daily lunches are an incentive to the mothers to come to the shelter that is available to them. The shelters provide safety and support that they need but are often hesitant to seek. There are approximately 30 mothers a day.

#215: Indonesia, Bicycles: $125.00 will provide a bicycle for a child in the town of Sukadana which is located at the foothills of the Gunung Palung rain forest. The bicycles provide transportation to school and a community farm project. They are beneficial to the rider and the environment. Associated organization: Health in Harmony, heathinharmony.org.

#214: Bhutan, School Uniforms: Students must have a uniform in order to attend school. $15.00 will provide a school uniform for a student who attends the Jamkar Primary School in eastern Bhutan, 400 km from the capital. Two teachers teach half of the students in the morning and two teachers teach half of the students in the afternoon due to lack of classroom space. Many of the students are orphans.

#213: Liberia, Safe House Roof Repair Supplies: Building supplies are needed for the repair of a roof at the Center for Liberian Assistance's safe house for young girls who have experienced domestic violence. The home is located 45 minutes from the capital of Monrovia. Materials are need to repair and renovate the roof of the clinic, classroom, kitchen and meeting hall. Zinc roofing, $150.00/bundle; ceiling tiles $11.00; wood planks, $3.00-$5.00; nails, $25.00 a box and paint, $55.00.

#212: Laos, Baby Blankets & Diapers: $5.00 will provide a new born baby with an undergarment, hat, blanket and two diapers to go home. 1200 babies are born in this Luang Prabang, Laos hospital each year. 50% of the families cannot afford to provide these items for their newborn.

#211: Mali, Onion House Building Materials: Baniko Jaba Ton, the local onion cooperative needs construction materials to build a storage house to store their onion crops for up to 6 months. Onions are seasonally farmed, so the market becomes flooded with onions during the harvest and the prices go down. The farmers come from 15 villages approximately 200 km from the capital of Bamako. They will provide the labor and 50% of the building material cost. They need: 10,000 mud bricks (6 cents each); 100 bags of cement ($120.00 each); eight shelving units ($400.00 each); two doors ($240.00 each) and ten small windows ($130.00 each). This project is being coordinated by a former Mali Peace Corps volunteer.

#210: Haiti, Goats & Books: $100.00 will purchase a goat and books. 4th grade children receive 9 months of animal husbandry and life skills training. They receive a pregnant goat after 3 months. They give back one offspring to the project so it can continue and become self-sustaining. The goats are providing a way for the children to pay for their schooling and build a future for themselves. The Give a Kid a Kid project also supplies books and teaches students how to read.

#209: Malawi, Nursery School Building Project: $855.00 will provide the construction materials for a nursery school. The Chilimba Women & Orphan Care Center in the Zomba District provides support for women who are suffering from domestic violence and small children who have been orphaned as a result of the high incidence of AIDS in the country. They need 10 bags of cement ($243); doors ($43); 2 locks ($43); a plastic water tank ($243); 10 iron metal sheets for the toilet ($195); a large cooking pot ($73); and roofing nails ($15).

#208: Cambodia, Computer: $600.00 will provide a computer for a university woman to further her studies. The Harpswell Foundation, www.harpswellfoundation.org, provides the only dormitories for university women in Phnom Penh. Each year several students are sent to US universities for a one-year post graduate fellowship. All the Harpswell young women, who are from very poor families, have been trained to become leaders in their country.

#207: El Salvador, Roofing Supplies: The El Naranjo School with over 100 students from Kindergarten - Grade 8, needs a new roof. When it rains water pours everywhere, damaging desks and books, disturbing the students. The parents will repair the roof structure and install the metal sheets. $53.00 per metal sheet; 36 sheets needed.

#206: Zambia, Malaria Bed Nets: $6.00 will provide a bed net for a student att he Dwankhozi Basic School (pre-K- 9) where their motto is "Education First". Dwankhozi Hope (DK) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to support acommunity school in rural Zambia with over 600 students. Greater than 90% of the students at the school contract malaria (often multiple times) in their lifetime. In partnership with the Zambian Rotary, DH aims to purchase and distribute 600 mosquito nets for the students in an effort to minimize thei mpact of this devastating disease. Associated organization: www.dwankhozi-hope.org.

#205: Ghana, 1000 Gallon PolyTank: A water well will be drilled in Naama, located in the Mampong District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The PolyTank ($550.00) will be placed on the water tower in order to store the water.  Naama residents currently fetch water from nearby contaminated rivers. This project will bring clean drinking water to every household in the village.

#204: India, New Baby Kits: When a new baby leaves the hospital the parents are given two kits which include a diaper, cap top and a clean cloth to wrap the baby in. One kit costs $1.00. Two medical doctors have returned to Gujarat, India to dedicate their lives to serving rural and tribal people.  At this not-for-profit medical center hospital there are approximately 35-40 deliveries a month. www.shamlajihospital.org

#203: Vietnam, air conditioner: $750 will provide an air conditioner for the Go Vap Orphanage, in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).  The orphanage houses children from birth to 18 years who are affected by Agent Orange.  Because of their disabilities these children are often in their beds 24 hours a day.  The spring and summer season in Vietnam can reach triple digits on a regular basis.  An air conditioner would provide relief.

#202: Nicaragua, water pipes: Piping ($2.50 per meter) and connector parts ($2.00-$7.00 per part). This project will serve 23 farm families in southern Nicaragua, an area that has no roads, electricity, or portable water. The water pipes will be brought up a horse trail, to the first set of houses and the community building, from the connection to the municipal water system located at the bottom of the trail, about 200 meters. The labor will be supplied by the families. With this start, hopefully the system can be continued to the rest of the community. Currently the very contaminated water for drinking and cooking is scooped from stone cisterns and carried on the heads of the female members of the families to the homes. The hope is to eliminate the prevalent parasitic diseases for a healthier community.

#201: Mexico, Laptop Computers: Post secondary scholarship students need computers ($500.00).  These students are from a town near Playa del Carmen, Mexico and attend colleges and vocational schools in the Yucatan Peninsula. Most of the students will be the first in their family to receive a college education.  Additional information: puertoadventuraseducators.org.

#200: Uganda, Beekeeping: The Association of United Efforts in Mahwa, Uganda is a youth group with vocational, recreational and mentoring programs.  Their newest project is beekeeping.  They have built the structures but are in need of the timber hives which cost $30.00 each.  The income from this project will go toward the schools fees of the 40 youth members.  This program teaches a new skill as well as instills responsibility and self- sustainability.

#199: Rwanda, pineapple project: The aim of this project is to increase the harvest of organic pineapple to meet the market demand.  Approximate cost per item is:  Pineapple plant $1.00; Wheelbarrow/cart $65.00; Hoe $5.00; Spade $3.00 each; Rake $2.50 each; Basket $.70; Sack $.50 and Manure fertilizer $25.00/ton.

#198: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), vocational supplies: The Center to Help Exploited Children (CAMME) in Goma works with 100's of street children, orphaned or abandoned, to provide them with vocational and other training.  For instance they learn carpentry, sewing and car repair.  Examples of costs: plywood $10.00; varnish $5.00; nails $4.00/kg; beams $15.00; sewing machine replacement parts $5.00; printed fabric $10.00/bolt; shears $7.00; thread, zipper, needle and hooks $2.50.
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#197: El Salvador, Mini Laptop and Projector:  A laptop ($400.00) and projector ($450.00) are needed at a school in Canton el Shiste near the Guatemalan border. The school has 130 students grade Kindergarten - 9th grade. The nearest city is approximately 1 1/2 hours away.  Training on computer use in the classroom will be provided by a Peace Corps volunteer. The laptop and projector also would be used for community education.

#196: Vietnam, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste and Fluoride:  $10.00 buys fluoride treatments for a child, oral heath and nutrition materials and toothbrushes and toothpaste for the child and his/her family for one year.  The Vietnam Tooth Project focuses on preventing tooth decay and malnutrition by educating teachers and families about good nutrition, providing free toothbrushes and toothpaste and applying varnish on children's teeth.

#195: Honduras, Education Center Building Materials:  Cement, $10.00 per bag and aluminum sheets for roofing $12.00 for a 12' x 4' sheet are needed in order to construct three classrooms and a cafeteria for an education center for children, youth and adults in the western highlands of Honduras in Central America.

#194: Haiti, Fuel:  An orphanage in La Chapelle, Haiti, needs fuel for the generator to provide electricity.  $10 for a day; $70 for a week; $300 for a month.  One gallon of diesel will fuel the generator for 4-5 hours, powering necessities like the water pump, lights, fans and the refrigerator.

#193: Uganda, School Toilet Block: The Rwaburindi Elementary School needs toilets for their 135 students, 95 boys and 40 girls in grades 1-6. The school is in a very poor community on the edge of the Echuya Forest and includes many pygmy children. The cost is $3.70 per student for a total of $500.00. Any donation amount is appreciated.

#192: Somalia, Tools: $50.00 provides a multi-tool and sheath that includes steel knives, pliers, wire cutters, saw, files, wire stripper, screw drivers, cutting hook, locking blades and bit drivers in a foldable, pocket size. This versatile tool is the number one request of Somali men who have been trained to remove and destroy land mines, unexploded ordinance (UXO) and small arms and weapons in South Central Somalia and Somaliland. The goal is to support peace and stability by reducing the risk of conventional weapons. Associated Organization: MAG (Mines Advisory Group) America. Thank you to Leatherman Tools for reducing the price!

#191: Haiti, Rabbits: $55.00 provides one male and two female rabbits for each family. Rabbits have a tremendous potential to increase income and improve the nutrition of rural and urban families. Rabbit consumption in Haiti has increased from 1% to 70% in the last four years. The profits have allowed families to pay for their children's required school fees. Families are members of Makouti Agro Enterprise, a network of farmers and technicians who provide ongoing technical assistance. The families are located in six villages in Northern Haiti.

#190: China, School Libraries: The population in the Nu Jiang Prefecture in the Yunnan Province is 520,000, including over 10 different ethnic minorities. Many of the primary schools are located in remote mountain areas and are village based because of transportation difficulties. Most of them have less than 30 students. Generally these students do not have easy access to newspapers, magazines or books. A new school library costs $230.00 for books and shelves. Any contribution is appreciated.

#189:  Cameroon:  Textbooks and School Uniforms: Orphans and needy children in northwest Cameroon want to go to school but they need assistance in order to attend.  $50.00 will pay for textbooks and $10.00 will purchase a school uniform.  The Government primary school of Bawock welcomes over 200 students, 65% are boys and 35% are girls in grades 1-6.

#188:  Cambodia:  School Desks, Tables and Blackboards:  There are five empty 3rd - 7th grade classrooms at the TaPang School in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. They each need desks ($35.00); a teacher's table and chair ($65.00) and a blackboard ($35.00).  The school has over 700 students with another 500 waiting. In Cambodia the teachers have a morning and afternoon session with two different groups of students.  Associated organization:  Friends of Cambodian Child's Dream Organization (CCDO), www.friendsofccd.org.   

#187: Nepal:  Student Uniforms, Desks and Benches: Many students cannot attend school unless they have a uniform and many families cannot afford this cost so students are denied access to education. $5.00 provides a shirt and pants for a boy or a shirt and skirt for a girl.  The Shree Birenda Primary School in a rural, impoverished area 200km from Kathmandu, serves 291 students up to the 5th grade.  The enrollment is increasing and new desks and benches are needed. $48.00 provides a desk and bench for four students.  Associated organization: International Women's Sewing Group.

#186:  Alabama, School Supplies:  The tornado that devastated northern Alabama deeply affected schools and children. Many families are still living in shelters.   Students will be returning to school in August and they need backpacks ($20.00); Pens and Pencils ($10.00); Notebooks ($3.00) and books (prices vary).  Associated organization: College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Alabama.

#185: Library Floor Tiles & Paint, Philippines: The Dr. Vicente Gonzaga Library serves an elementary school of 220 students, grades 1-6 in the barrio of Sagay, near Bacolod City, Philippines.  The library is being refurbished and they need $700.00 for floor tiles and paint. The villagers will volunteer their labor.  Any amount toward this goal will be appreciated.  Culturally appropriate books will be provided by Books for the Barrios.

#184: Hand Pump Wells, Cambodia:  $220.00 will provide a well for a rural family in Srei Snam and Chongkal districts in Cambodia.  These wells are for poor families who were displaced during the Pol Pot regime.  Recipients include widows, widowers and physically frail persons.  Extended family members and neighbors also can use these wells. Currently they carry river water on their shoulders using a wooden pole and plastic bottles.  Families can spend up to 2 hours a day carrying water. Since 2009 30 wells have been provided to rural families in NW Siem Reap Province. In the summer of 2011, 5 wells were provided to 2 elementary schools (student population in each school approximately 180 students.) Wells are needed for more elementary and junior high schools. The Project Goal for 2012 is an additional 20 wells ( there are many families on the waiting list), in addition to the creation of a maintenance program for all existing wells.

#183: Bikes, Laos:  Children in this Laotian village have to walk over two hours to get to high school, so many of them drop out of school.  $85.00 will buy a bike that can handle the rough terrain.  The bike will provide transportation so that they can attend school.

#182: Baby Clothing, Northern California: $34.00 provides an infant with a wardrobe-in-a-box (75 gently used garments including onesies, booties, hats, jackets), $4.00 buys a warm baby blanket and $5.00 provides a new parent kit which teaches mothers how to care for their newborn.  These items are provided to newborns-in-need at shelters and safe-homes.  Without these clothes, some babies would have little to keep them warm besides the hospital issued blanket. Associated organization: www.lovedtwice.org.

#181: El Salvador, Stoves: A Peace Corps volunteer is working in Canton El Centro, a remote, rural community in El Salvador.  The community needs fuel-efficient wood stoves ($26.00) for the local households.  Currently families cook over open wood fires inside their homes.  Respiratory illness from smoke inhalation affects the long-term health of all family members. Additionally these stoves require less wood and therefore lessen the deforestation.

#180: Albania, Physical Therapy Equipment: A newly established and American mentored physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic in Elbasan, Albania is in need of professional therapeutic equipment and supplies.  Paraffin Therabath, $231.00; Mat Exercise Table: $620.00; Clinic traction unit, $3329.00; topical analgesic, $8.00/tube; Aquasonic gel, $20.00/5 liters and Iontophoresis electrodes, $40/package of 12.  Quality care is given regardless of ability to pay.

#179:  Kenya, Women's Business Start-Up Equipment:  Equipment is needed to help women become self-sufficient by setting up a catering business.  Refrigerator, $350.00; Freezer, $350.00; Microwave, $142.00 and pots and pans $5.00 each.  The Village Ventures Center assists women in developing successful small businesses. Associated organization: www.projectforafrica.org.  

#178:  Afghanistan, Solar Ovens: $50.00 will provide a solar oven for a family in a refugee camp in Afghanistan. These ovens are easy to assemble, light weight and long-lasting. For many Afghan families, wood is prohibitively expensive. The benefits of the oven include its ability to pasteurize water and the elimination of smoke. Smoke inhalation is a major health hazard, particularly for women, who do most of the cooking. Associated organization: Trust In Education, www.trustineducation.org

#177:  South Africa, Big Picture Books:  As part of a literacy project in the 29 Junior Secondary Schools in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, large picture books, $32.00, are needed. The teachers have been trained to teach the language curriculum using these and other books.  Big books enable teachers to work with their large classes more effectively, using interactive teaching methods to engage the children in their learning.

#176:  Gaza, Children's Rehabilitation Items:  Children who have been victims of land mines need orthotic and prosthetic devices.  Crutches: $42.00; walking devices, $505.00; and arm prosthesis, $2106.00. Rehabilitation services are provided in Gaza and for severe cases, in Slovenia.  Matching funds are available.  Associated Organization: International Trust Fund.

#175:  Zimbabwe, Bunk Beds:  The Maunganidze Kindhearted Children's Home in Chitungwiza, near Harare, needs bunk beds, $150.00; mattresses and pads, $65.00; sheets, $15.00; blankets, $15.00 and pillows, $5.00.  The home houses 26 children from 1-18.  Most of the children have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS. Associated Organization: Africa Wellness Initiative.

#174:  Lebanon, Kitchen Equipment:  New kitchen equipment is needed for a hospital/home which specializes in the care of 300 patients suffering from mental retardation.  Their psychiatric illnesses are addressed by a multi-disciplinary medical team.  They need a heavy duty mixer, $130.00; a stainless steel working table, $297; and double wall shelves, $342.

#173: Exam Materials and Novels, China: Exam papers ($2.00) and English and Chinese novels ($2.00 each) are needed by students at the primary school attached to Shaanxi Normal University and the No. 6 High School in Huxian County, near Xian, China.

#172: School Uniforms, Honduras: $11.00 makes the difference of whether a child can go to school or not as uniforms are required to attend school. $7.00 for a shirt or blouse and $4.00 for pants or a skirt for elementary students in Cuenca, Honduras. School starts in January 2011.

#171: Textbooks, Tanzania: Textbooks that cost between $5.00 and $10.00 are needed for primary students at the Mikuuny Primary School near Arusha, Tanzania. One book would be shared with the 3-4 students who sit at a desk together. Sets of books which cover all subjects for one classroom will cost $800.00. Associated Organization: Adopt A School, www.adoptaschool.info.

#170: Toothbrush, Toothpaste, and Fluoride Dental Varnish, Ecuador: $5.00 provides toothbrushes, toothpaste and doses of fluoride varnish for a YEAR for children age 6 months to 6 years old in Pueblo Kichwa, Ecuador. Severe tooth decay leads to mouth pain, which leads to inability to eat and malnutrition. Unfortunately large numbers of children living in poverty suffer from tooth decay and malnutrition. A volunteer health team works with children and families regarding nutrition and oral health.

#169: Computer, Nepal: $415.00 will provide a computer and $140.00 will buy a printer for the Janata Lower Secondary School (grades 1-8) in western Nepal. This would be the only computer at the school. The majority of the students come from impoverished communities. Associated Organization: International Women’s Sewing Group.

#168: School Stoves, El Salvador: $32.00 will purchase a stove. These efficient wood burning stoves do not produce smoke. Two schools in rural El Salvador each need two stoves. The mothers volunteer to cook for the Kindergarten – 6th grade students. One of the schools also could use a window ($50.00).

#167: Fish, Zimbabwe: Fifty kilos of dry fish can be purchased for $250.00. The young women of the Marodera area will sell the fish. The funds they raise will be applied to the purchase of a used truck. They need a truck to transport building materials and food for a center for pre-school children.

#166: Binoculars, GPS Units and Field Cameras, Borneo: In order to protect orangutans, leopards and other species of the Wehea Forest in East Kalimantan, Borneo, binoculars ($250.00), GPS units ($350.00) and Field Cameras ($250.00) are needed. These will be used by the local Dayak rangers to document the biodiversity in unexplored Wehea forest in order to permanently protect this irreplaceable ecosystem.

#165:  Classroom Building Materials, Tanzania, Africa:   Bags of cement ($11.00), cement blocks ($1.10), framed windows ($89.00), framed doors ($67.00), paint ($67.00) and sand truck load ($40.00) are needed to build two classrooms for an additional 100 students, K- 7.  Two out of 5 children are waiting to attend school in Karatu.  Associated Organization: web.me.com/jachtr.

#164:  Food, Malawi, Africa:  $12.50 will feed a child a daily meal for an entire school YEAR.  The meal consists of maize, flour, and ground nuts.  It is prepared by the mothers and distributed at the Kasimu Elementary School to 1300 students.  Associated organization:  Kasimu Education Fund, www.kefmalawi.com.

#163:  Crutches, Tibet:  $30.00 will purchase a pair of crutches for survivors from the 6.9 earthquake in the Qinghai province of China and other disabled Tibetans in the region.  Many people are recuperating in hospitals and will need crutches when they are released.  Associated Organization:  Kham Foundation, www.khamaid.org.
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#162:  Orphanage Supplies, Argentina:  Items are needed at an orphanage in San Isidro, Buenos Aires which houses orphaned and abandoned children ages infant through 18.  Mattress and pillow case $35.00; Dish set for 30, $65.00; Silverware set for 30, $71.00.  Associated Organization: Fundacion Hogares, www.fundacionhogares.org.  

#161: Pigs, Rwanda: $40.00 will purchase a pig.  There are 150 women farmers, many of them widows from the civil war, in the Hinga Kawa Women's Association in rural Rwanda.  They need pigs for fertilizer, breeding, and food.  This is part of their larger effort to convert their coffee crop to organic production. Associated Organization:  TransFair USA.

#160:  Desks, Ghana: $19.00 will buy a student desk for students grades 2-6 at the Naama DS Primary School, located in the Mampong District, Kumasi Region, Ghana.

#159: Gardening Tools and Seeds, Kenya:  Hoes ($30.00), Pick Axes ($30.00) Jembe (machetes) ($28.00) and seeds ($50.00) are needed to cultivate an organic garden that is farmed by the women of Buyangu, Kenya.  The produce raised will be used to feed the whole village.  In addition maize will be grown to make flour.  Associated Organization:  East Bay for East Africa, www.eastbayforeastafrica.org.

#158:  Children's Books and Computer Station, Cambodia: $40.00 will purchase 50 Khmer language children's books; $60.00 will fund a computer station and chair and $400.00 will buy a desktop computer for the Sovann Komar Children's Village in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  The center provides abandoned and orphaned children with a home environment, education and health care. www.goldenchildren.org

#157: Stools, Books and Toys, Dzolo-Gbogame, Ghana:  The Kindergarten serves the village of 4,000 people in the Volta Region, near the border with Togo.  The young students now have to carry their own stools on their heads, walking from home.  These stools ($10.00), books ($2.50 each) and toys ($7.50 each) will be used in the classrooms.

#156:  English Language Lab Headphones, Chile: $15.00 for a headphone.  Colegio Domingo Santa Maria, is a public K-8 grade school in Conception, Chile that is developing an English Language Laboratory to serve 1000 students and community members in a rural, impoverished area.

#155: Dresser, San Francisco Bay Area, CA:  $150.00 will purchase a dresser for 18 year-old former foster youths who are transitioning into independent living. The First Place for Youth organization, www.firstplaceforyouth.org, provides affordable housing and supportive services.

#154:  Water Piping and Sprinklers, Namibia:  $11.00 per water pipe and $90.00 per sprinkler system.  Community volunteers and the Namibia Red Cross are building a community garden in order to have two crops per year.  The vegetables will provide inexpensive food to the community.  Any excess can be sold to pay for school fees and after-school classes.

#153: Portable Slit Lamp, Nepal: Mobile eye examination clinics serving 48 rural villages with 350,000 people in Nepal need a portable slit lamp in order to diagnose cataracts. Patients are then referred to the only hospital in the area where physicians are available to perform this surgery. Lantern Projects will partner with other organizations to raise the $3000.00 cost.

#152: Carpentry Supplies, Mozambique: This project is to help AIDS orphans and school dropouts in Moatize district Tete Province to be self reliant. They need: Saws, $5.00; Planes, $10.00; Measuring tapes, $2.00; Chisels, $5.00; Drills, $1.00; Tool Boxes, $1.00; Sand Paper, $1.00; 40 liters of Varnish, $40.00. (Costs are per item).

#151: School Roof, Bangalore, India: Supplies are needed to renovate the roof (originally built in 1949) of the Bapagrama School for 400 students and staff. Steel reinforcement rods, $61.00; Cinder block, $2.00 per block; Cement, $48.00; Roof slabs, $114.00; Sand, $69.00, Plywood, $26.00; PVC pipe, $23.00; and Aluminum sheets $258. This school provides free, quality education to the poorest children in outlying rural areas.

#150: Safety Visor for Landmine Removal, Kosovo: $40.00 will provide a safety visor for a de-miner, disposal engineer or operational supervisor who is removing landmines. Associated organization: The Halo Trust, www.halousa.org.

#149: Milk, Cuenca, Honduras: $9.00 will provide a daily glass of milk for a month for an undernourished child. Healthy minds require good nutrition. The powdered milk is purchased locally which supports local businesses and farmers.

#148: Village Visual Library, Yunnan Province, China: The Pumi ethnic minority have established a small library in the remote village of Yushichang. They need a TV set, $375.00; a DVD player, $45.00; DVD's, $3.00 each and books, $2.00 for learning about organic farming, herbal medicine farming, husbandry technology, environment, education and law.
Associated Group: Tufeng Project.

#147: Gardening Tools, Laos: Tools are needed for the Numbuk Orphanage, ages 10-16 and Ethnic High School for a vegetable garden for 470 students. Rakes and trowels, $2.00 each; machetes and watering cans, $3.00 each; digging tools, $4.00 each and shovels, $5.00 each.

#146: Student Desks, Democratic Republic of the Congo: $12.00 will provide a durable, wooden student desk. After the ravages of war the villagers in the rural area of Luotu have built two classrooms for a primary school that serves 700 students. They now need 80 desks.

#145: Solar Pump, Ethiopia: A solar pump is needed for Bue, a farming community 60 miles from the capital. Currently the villagers walk to the river, fill a plastic can with water and pour it into a holding tank. A solar pump is needed to pump water from the river to the village. Estimated minimum cost $2500.00. Any donation will assist a US State Department employee who is volunteering to coordinate this project.

#144: Educational Materials, Ghana: $7.00 will purchase a book, educational game or building blocks for Kindergarteners in Damongo, Northern Region, Ghana. There are 70 students in a classroom and no sturdy educational materials.

#143: Malaria Bed Nets, Haiti: $5.00 will provide a malaria bed net for children and families living in an area devastated by malaria in the central plateau of Haiti. Bed nets are a proven way of preventing mosquitoes, the
carriers of the disease, from infecting those who sleep under them. Associated Organization: Partners in Health, www.pih.org.

#142: Internet Supplies, Sierra Leone: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is providing specially designed laptops to the world's poorest children. In the village of Kenema they need wireless routers, $70.00; CAT5 networking wire $15.00: extension cables, $10.00: power strips, $7.00 and 10 watt solar panels to power laptops, $25.00. 100 children age 6-12 will benefit. Associated organization: Defense for Children International.

#141: Supplies, Sri Lanka: Supplies are needed for educational and training programs (Life Skills, English, Technology and Leadership) for disadvantaged youth. Dry erase marker board and eraser, $15.00; Stapler and staples, $13.00; Markers, $5.00: Masking tape, $2.00; and Pens, $1.20.
www.VisionsForTheFuture.org.

#140: Farming Tools and Equipment, Cameroon: The community of Bawock in the northwest suffered from tribal conflicts. Now they are trying to rebuild their homes and farms that were destroyed. They need carts, $150.00; wheelbarrows, $45.00; farm tool sets (like hoe, rake and scythe) $45.00 and zinc sheeting for roofs, $15.00 per 50 sheets.

#139: High School Science Equipment, Panama: The only high school in remote Jaque, Darien needs science equipment: $80.00 microscope; $30.00 slides; $30.00 human body model; $90.00 chemistry set; $20.00 test tubes; $5.00 per pair of eye goggles. The school serves local and Colombian refugee children. Associated organization: www.bridgesacrossborders.org.

#138: Books for Floating Library, Costa Rica: $5.50 will purchase a book for the floating library. There are a number of small one-room, one teacher schools in poor communities which are only accessible by boat. Through community volunteers and donations a library was built at one of the schools. Books will be taken by boat to the different schools. Associated Organization: Rotary Club of Heredia, Costa Rica.
PROJECT CLOSED

#134: Medical Equipment, Honduras: Two clinics in the rural, mountainous area of Intibuca, Honduras serve 12,000 inhabitants of this region. They need: examination lights, $5.00; blood pressure apparatus, $74.00; stethoscopes, $110.00; instrument tables, $119.00; scale, $158.00 and hospital beds, $343.00. The clinics provide 24-hour medical care.

#135: School Reading Series, Swaziland: $2.00 - $10.00 will purchase a book as part of the Macmillan sequential reading series in English for over 500 pre-school and primary school children who attend the Mconcwane Primary School.

#136: Solar Panels, Namibia: 75 watt solar panels, $411.00 each; solar batteries $119.00 each; an inverter $287.00; power gauge, $46.00, a regulator, $82.00; solar lights, $18.00 each and 100 meters of cable, $1.50 are needed to provide electricity for the Mbambazi Primary School. They have 6 computers but are not able to use them due to lack of electricity.

# 137: South Africa, Books: $10.00 will provide a book for the Phendulani Quiz ("Answer Together" in Zulu). Each school receives 20 books which Grade 7 students read and then are quizzed on in a competition among schools. After the quiz the books are donated to under-resourced schools in order to start libraries.

#133: Library Books, Nepal:  $1.50 - $7.00 will purchase a book in English or Nepalese. Currently there is no library at this school for 278 students, age 4-15 which serves poor ethnic Tharu and other low caste children. The school was built by the Harnahari farmer villagers who rent and work the land.
 

#132: Construction Supplies, Burma (Myanmar):  Cyclone Nargis destroyed the Kyundamin Primary School in the Delta region which serves 162 students, age 5-12.  Construction supplies such as bricks 7 cents; bag of cement $6.50; roofing $7.00; gravel, $60.00; windows $120 and large doors $220 are needed to rebuild the school.  Students are temporarily housed in a crowded monastery basement. 
 

#131:  School Kits, Cambodia:  $25.00 allows a student to go to school at the Little Angel City Orphanage in Siem Reap.  The kit includes a book bag, shoes, books, ruler, eraser, text book, pens, pencils, tooth brush and tooth paste.  Currently there are 70 students age 4-20.  $5.00 provides lunch for one child for one month.  Associated Organization: Friends of Cambodian Child’s Dream, www.friendsofccd.org.
 

#130:  Sheep and Lamb, Seeds and Fertilizer, Afghanistan:  $125.00 provides a female sheep with lamb and $60.00 will buy a bag of fertilizer and vegetable seeds.  Farmers need assistance to achieve sustainability and not be reliant on others in a survival mode of day to day living.  Associated Organization:  Trust In Education, www.trustineducation.org. 
 

#129: Educational Materials, Botswana: Four teen centers, which provide care
and support to 300+ HIV positive teenagers, need educational materials that
teach about disease management, life skills, money management and career
planning: $15.00 journal and stationary; $30.00 educational board games and
$20.00 life skills instructor training manual.
 

#128: Conservation Books, Kenya: Books ($5.00 - $10.00) are needed for
conservation clubs. The purpose of the clubs is to teach students, age 8-12,
about the connections between wildlife, the landscape and the people.
Interactive materials have been developed but books about African animals and
people would reinforce the concepts. The goal is for the next generation of
pastoralists to become wise stewards of their rangelands.
 

#127: Latrines, Nepal: The Kitini Public School outside of Kathmandu only has
two latrines for 1400 students, grades nursery - 12. New latrines cost $350.00.
Some students do not come to school because of the lack of latrines. Associated
organization: Global Family Village, www.globalfamilyvillage.org.
 

#126: Donkey and Library Books, Ethiopia: $1.00 pays for the printing of a
bilingual book and $120.00 will buy a donkey. The donkey is used to carry a
structure that houses books. This becomes a mobile library for rural areas
where children do not have access to books. Associated Organization: Ethiopia
Reads, www.ethiopiareads.org.
 

#125: Jewelry Making Equipment, Ecuador: Socially marginalized local youth ages 18-25 on the island of Muisne need equipment to make jewelry from recycled natural materials to support themselves. Item costs: $6.00 pliers; $13.00 drill heads; $50.00 drill: $55.00 saw and saw blades; and $120.00 grinder. They would form an art workshop cooperative and share the equipment and the profits.

 
 

#124: Braille Paper and School Uniforms, Nepal: There is a special unit for underprivileged, talented, blind students at the Shree Damkada Higher Secondary School in west Nepal. In order to attend they need Braille paper, $10.00 and a school uniform, $7.00 for the material. The International Women’s Sewing Club will make the uniforms.

 
 

#123: Electrification Supplies, Bangalore, India: The Bapagrama School provides free education, agricultural training and a health clinic for high school and college students from the poorest families. The following items are needed to provide electricity to the facility: Electric wires: $65.00, cables: $112, poles: $95.00, switch box: $65, outlets: $118.00, tube lighting: $48:00 and cement: $40.00 and sand $65.00 for plastering.

 
 

#122:  Vegetable Garden Supplies, Mozambique:  The following items are needed for a vegetable garden project to help widows whose husbands died of HIV/AIDS: $1.50 seed packet; $17.00 hoe; $19.00 shovel; $20.00 garden fork; $25.00 watering can and $815 for a water pump. 

 

#121:  Orphanage, Kenya:  Building materials are needed for an orphanage for 200 orphaned, destitute children.  Per unit costs:  $12.00 cement bag; $44.00 paint; $4.40 window glass; $12.00 ceiling board; $4.10 nails; $44.00 meter box; $3.00 switches; $2.00 lamp holders and sockets; $29.00 Piping.  Many of these children have lost their parents/guardians due to HIV/AIDS.  

 

#120:  School Materials, Orissa, India:  The following items are needed for a preschool for disadvantaged, indigenous children: $9.00 student writing boards; $13.00 teacher writing boards; $20.00 sitting mats; $25.00 storage rack; and $40.00 school supplies.  Associated organization: www.vikash.org .  

 

#119:  Two Room School, Nepal:  Construction supplies for a school for poor children in the rural Udayapour District would cost as follows:  Bricks: $68.00; Cement: $44.00; Sand $30.00; Wood: $15.00; and Corrugated Roofing Sheets: $118.00.  

 

#118: Earthquake Relief, China:  Earthquake victims in the Sichuan Province need warm clothing and food to get them through the winter.  $10:00 will buy a sweat shirt and pants and $18 provides bedding. $98.00 provides rice, oil, salt, meat and vegetables for 6 months.  

 
#117: Water Well, Ethiopia: Clean water is needed in an area north of Addis Ababa where there was a recent outbreak of malaria. The community will provide the manpower for the construction work. Total cost for the well is $5,927. There are matching funds for this project so that every contribution is trebled. Associated organizations: Anti Malaria Association, Ethiopia and Rotary.

#116: Goats, Uganda: $35.00 will purchase goats for women in Northern Uganda who are girl mothers, formerly abducted child soldiers, widows, grandmothers taking care of orphans or mothers living with HIV/AIDS. The goats will help them create a sustainable livelihood. Associated organization: Community Action Fund for Women in Africa.

#115: Legal Training Supplies, Kenya: Training supplies such as pens ($.19), legal pads ($.62), paper ($5.30) and flip charts ($30.00) are needed for a pro bono trial advocacy program provided by US attorneys specifically focusing on violence against women and children. A camcorder ($110.00) also is needed for videotaping mock trials and providing feedback. Associated organization: Lawyers Without Borders, www.lwob.org.

#114: Rabbit Hutches, Laos: Each rabbit hutch costs $30.00, and six additional hutches are needed for rabbit breeding at an orphanage in rural Laos. The children at the orphanage raise their own vegetables but they are protein deficient. The older girls keep the hutches clean and feed the rabbits. There are a total of 391 children at the orphanage.

 

#113: Knitting Cotton, Zambia: $50.00 will buy a case (58 skeins) of knitting cotton for the women in the Mehaba Refugee Settlement. The cotton is used to provide vocational training classes in knitting and crochet for 500 women. The classes are conducted in knitting circles which develop skills, inform women about health and safety issues and provide a safe space for women to heal from the challenges of poverty and displacement. Associated Organization: www.FORGEnow.com.

PROJECT CLOSED

#112: School Desks, Supplies, Uniforms and Shoes, Cameroon: $25.00 buys a desk with a bench, $20.00 buys a student uniform and shoes, $40.00 buys a student mattress and bedding and $16.00 buys chalk, erasers, pencils, rulers and notebooks for deaf students ages 4-20 years old. 84 students attend the Buea residential school for the deaf which was founded and is run by deaf adults. Most students are from poor families.

#111: Sewing Machine and Supplies, China/Burma: $70.00 buys a sewing machine and $45.00 buys enough yarn, zippers, buttons and scissors for one year of handicraft training for a woman in need. After one year of vocational training and counseling, women can return to their villages and make a living. Associated organization: www.foundationburma.org.

#110: Peanut Butter Machine, Zimbabwe: $200.00 will buy a machine that makes peanut butter. The caretakers of orphans and vulnerable children in the community of Buhera Muraminda have requested this machine so that they can make and sell peanut butter in order to help the early childhood education and orphan care initiative become self sufficient. Associated Organization: Child Resource Institute Zimbabwe, www.icrichild.org.

#109: Art Supplies, San Leandro, CA: $5.00 will provide art supplies (crayons, brushes, paper) for children who are patients or visitors at the George Mark Children's home. This is the only pediatric respite, transitional and end of life house in the US. They provide quality care for children and families. www.georgemark.org.

#108: Ducklings, Burma: $10.00 buys a baby duckling to support animal husbandry projects at two orphanages in rural Burma. After the orphanages buy the ducks, care takers will raise ducks for eggs and for sale to keep the orphanage running. The orphanages provide ongoing care, education and health to 260 children. www.thehungryduckling.googlepages.com

#107: Malarial Nets, Pokuase, Ghana: $4.40 will provide a Long Lasting Insecticidal Malaria Prevention Net to a child aged 2-5. One to three million people die each year from malaria and 70% of them are children under five. Associated Organization: WomensTrust, www.womenstrust.org.
 

#106: Mattresses, Blankets, Plates and Spoons, Huntington Village Day Care Center, near Nelspruit, South Africa: Huntington Village Day Care Center needs mattresses $26.00); blankets ($10:00); plates and spoons (90 cents) for children under the age of 4. This center provides day care for the children of teenage mothers who have returned to school.

#105: Goats, Bees, & Mushrooms, Nepal: The following are needed for the Nestling Home: $17.00 for a goat, $22.00 for a beehive; $20.00 for mushroom seed packets and $328.00 for a greenhouse for off-season vegetable production. This home provides indigent children of prisoners with food, shelter, education and vocational training. Associated Organization: PAM (Prisoners Assistance Mission/Nepal).

#104: Oxen and Carts, Burma/Myanmar: An ox costs $400.00 (2 needed per cart) and a wooden cart costs $800.00. These would be used communally to transport water, construction material and crops in a rural village and to go to the town markets. Associated Organization: Rural Development Society.

#103: Water Well, Cambodia: $220.00 provides a hand pump well for a multi-generational family of farmers that normally would have to walk 3 km in each direction to get water, so that they can grow their vegetables to sell at the market. Associated Project: Friends of Cambodia Child's Dream, www.friendsofccd.org

#102: Books, Dublin, CA: $5.00 - $10.00 provides a book to a child (infant to 12 years) who is waiting to visit a family member who is an inmate at Santa Rita Jail. The children can take the books home after their visit. Associated Organization: Alameda County Library Foundation, www.aclf.org, Start with A Story Program.

#101: Cooking Supplies, Colombia: Commercial cooking supplies are needed for a women’s cooperative on the Pacific coast. Pans $45.00 - $50.00; steel table $100.00; 60 cup coffee maker $135.00; and oven $325.00. Associated organization: International Center of Education and Human Development, www.cinde.org.

#100: Medical Clinic Supplies, Haiti: A medical clinic is being built in rural Haiti that will serve 4000 people. They need: Gloves, $6.00/box; Digital Thermometers, $6.00 each; Scales, $15.00 each; Blood Pressure cuffs and Stethoscopes, $20.00 each; Exam Table, $100.00 and a Generator $360.00. Associated Organization: www.sionfunds.org.

#99: Bedding, Thailand: $15.00 buys bedding for orphans and vulnerable children who are living in hill areas in Northern Thailand. Most of the children have fled across the border from Burma, with family members, neighbors or other children. Associated Organization: Foundation for the People of Burma, www.foundationburma.org.

#98: Mosquito Netting, Duk Padiet, Sudan: $15.00 will purchase mosquito netting for refugees returning to Sudan. Netting prevents the spread of malaria and saves many lives, especially those of children. Associated Organization: The Lost Boys of Sudan, www.onewithus-helpduk.org.

#97: New Classroom, Beltar Village, Udayapur district of Nepal: Following are needed to build a classroom for the Raktamala Primary School: $70 Cement; $70 Sand; $70 Wood, $210 Bricks and $70 Classroom Furniture.  Labor and local materials will be donated by the villagers.   

#96: Chairs, Desks and Notebooks, southern Sudan, Africa: $35.00 will buy a chair, $50.00 will buy a desk, and .75 cents will provide a notebook for returning refugee primary school children.  The associated organization: www.rebuildsudan.org, is building schools (windows: $100.00; doors: $150.00; nails and tools for one classroom: $350.00).

#95: Musical Instruments, Ladakh, India: $26.00 will buy a flute, $64.00 will buy an acoustic guitar and $360.00 will buy a keyboard for visually impaired children at the Mahabodhi School and Hostel for Visually Impaired.  Students who are generally ignored are receiving care and vocational training.  Associated Organization:  www.mahabodhi-ladakh.org.

#94: Food, Utensils and Medical Supplies, Lesotho, Africa:  $25.00 will provide food, utensils and supplies for one-two weeks for HIV/AIDS patients and their families in three villages near the capital of Maseru.  $10.00 will buy one box of medical supplies and equipment for a health center.  These centers serve thousands of patients each year. 

#93: Manicure and Pedicure Tools, Peru: $200 will buy all the necessary equipment for one trained woman to start her own manicure and pedicure business. The beneficiaries are women rescued from the sexual exploitation industry when they were children.

#92: Basketball Court, Kenya: Cement costs $10 per bag for building a basketball court; $300 will provide the basket, metal posts, rings, boards and scoreboard for a juvenile facility in western Kenya.  The boys, ages 13-18, and staff will build the court to provide a formal sports education program.

#91: School Supplies, Nepal: $17.00 will provide a school uniform, backpack and basic supplies for a child to go to school for a year in Kathmandu.  Without these supplies it is virtually impossible for these impoverished children to attend class.  Associated organization:  Global Family Village Nepal.

#90: Sewing Machine, Ethiopia: $200.00 will buy an industrial strength sewing machine for a women’s cooperative in Hossana, Ethiopia.  These women are living with HIV/AIDS and need to support themselves and their families.  Associated organization: ETINE.  Their goal is to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS through education and social programs.

#89: Malarial Medicine and Bed Netting, Burma: $5.00 provides a bed net and $8.00 provides malarial treatment and training by a mobile health team in rural hill areas of Burma where there is no other access to health care.

#88: Orphanage Building Supplies, Monrovia, Liberia: Unit supply costs include: foundation cement $10 per 50# bag; box of nails $20, plywood sheet $25, steel beam $80, door $150 and window $170. The orphanage will house children who have been ravaged by war.

PROJECT CLOSED

#87: Beekeeping Equipment, Botswana: $85:00 buys a set of beekeeping coveralls and tools and $100 buys a beehive for income-generation for unemployed recent high school graduates. The income from each hive can support a household of 8-10 people. Training is provided.
 

#86: Books, China: Books, China: $5.00 - $50 will buy books for the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center Library. This grass roots library is a specialized heritage protection learning and research resource center helping local communities to protect their cultural heritage

#85: Cement, Uganda: $556.00 will provide a cement floor for the Home of Comfort Orphanage in Uganda (Wakiso District).  This orphanage houses 36 children from the northern refugee camps, many of whom were used as child soldiers or sex slaves.

#84: Bedding, Kenya: Bedding costs are: $7.00 (sheet); $6.00 (blanket), $8.00 (pillow) and $12.50 (mattress) for orphans and destitute secondary students (age 14-22) who attend the school and live at the Ghetto in the Urban Rehabilitation Education Center in Nairobi.  The school provides them their only educational opportunity.

#83: Health Education and Family Planning Books, Myanmar (Burma):  $25.00 will provide an updated set of health education books for one hill tribe village in the Shan State.  Books include reliable information on AIDS prevention, basic sanitation, family planning and other public health issues.  Associated Organization:  The Burma Village Assistance Project.

#82: Sweaters, Blankets, Chairs, Tables and Door, Namibia: The following items can be purchased for children between the ages of 6 and 14 living and going to school in a squatter’s camp: sweater ($5.00), blanket ($5.50), plastic chair ($6.00), plastic table ($32.00), steel door ($90) and padlock ($3.00) for a pre-fab building.

#81: Wheelchairs, China: $76 will provide a wheelchair for a disabled person in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous region, western Sichuan province, China.  A list of 50 people has been developed by the county branches of the Disabled Person’s Federation.  A team of volunteer physical therapists and doctors ensures that the chairs are appropriate for the individual’s needs.  Associated Organization: www.khamaid.org

PROJECT CLOSED

#80: Cleft Palate and Lip Operation Expenses, Laos: $21.00 provides transportation by boat or bus; $17.00 pays for food for the patient and one family member for 4 days; $20.00 pays for medication.  Surgery and operating costs are paid by Interplast and other volunteer medical teams.

#79: Hospital Supplies, Nepal: $5.00 will provide a bedcover, $114 will provide medical instrument wrappers and hospital clothing and $171 will buy material for curtains for doors and windows at a district hospital in Parasi, Nepal.  Associated Organization:  International Women’s Sewing Group, Nepal.

#78: Food and Water, Honduras: $20.00 a week provides clean bottled drinking water and $50.00 supplies food for one day for the 21 children, ages 3-13, at the Majken Broby Children’s Home in Roatan, Honduras.  Associated Organization: www.roatanchildrensfund.com. 
 

#77: School Tables, Chairs and Workbooks, India: $35.00 will provide a table and $10 will buy chairs constructed by village carpenters in Samthar; India. $10.00 will purchase a student workbook for an English for Young Learners classroom. Associated Organization: Project Awake and Shine

#76: Feminine Supplies and School Supplies, Zimbabwe: $3.50 will buy a packet of sanitary napkins; $8.50 will buy a pencil, pen, and textbook or exercise book. Most girls in Zimbabwe lack basic resources, which are vital in assisting them with their education. If they do not have these supplies, they do not go to school. Associated Organization: International Child Resource Institute.

#75: Helmets, Gloves and Jackets, Guatemala: $53.00 will provide a motorbike helmet, $33.00 will buy a pair of gloves and $55.00 will purchase a protective jacket for local outreach health care workers. They travel to the remote regions to identify patients for needed surgeries, which are available free of charge to poor people. Rotary is raising funds for the motorbikes.

#74: Medicine and Winter Coats, Laos: $2.50 will buy a warm jacket and $50.00 will purchase medicines for one year for children at the Luang Prabang Orphanage where 350 children from 7 to 16 years of age live. Many children have lost their parents due to unexploded bombs left over from the Viet Nam war.

#73: Food and Clothing: Lobatse, Botswana: $2.00 provides beans, porridge, rice, vegetables, bread and fruit for one day; $5.00 buys a pair of jeans; $4.00 buys a T-shirt; $5.00 buys shoes; and $.83 buys socks for orphans and vulnerable children. Associated Organization: Botswana Association for Psychological Rehabilitation.

#72: Clothing and School Supplies, Da Nang, Vietnam: $2.00 pays for socks and raincoats; $4.00 for a traditional dress for girls or a school uniform for boys; and $7.00 provides a notebook, pens and supplies for orphaned, disadvantaged, disabled or at-risk children ages 6 –17. There are 150 students at the Village of Hope; 45 students are deaf. Associated organization: East Meets West, www.eastmeetswest.org.
 
#71: Food, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia: Every Thursday food is distributed by volunteers to men, women and children in need. The food costs per person are: $.16 for rice; $.11 for milk; $.07 for crackers; and $.09 for noodles.
PROJECT CLOSED

#70: Complete home-based solid state lighting systems powered by solar energy, Rwanda: $25 buys two 12 volt rechargeable batteries that last 5 years; $40.00 buys a solar panel for a home lighting system and $140 buys equipment to provide ultra-efficient, safe, clean lighting for one house (2 LED lights, battery, solar panel, switches and wiring). Associated Organization: Light Up The World Foundation, www.lutw.org

#69: Candle-making and Basket-making Supplies, Botswana: The New Xade settlement for people living with HIV/AIDS is developing sustainable projects to provide basic income.  The following items are needed:  $79.00 for 1 50kg bag of candle wax; $47.00 for a slicing knife; $32.00 for 1 2-liter bottle candle dye; and $66.00 for 6 months of basket making supplies.

#68: Study Tables, Ghana: $20.00 will buy a study table for a secondary school for girls in Damongo, Northern Region, Ghana.  This is the only secondary school in an area where the literacy rate is 5%.  By receiving an education, the 15-18 year old girls can break the cycle of poverty.  This project is associated with a textbook and library book project in Canada.

#67: Blankets and Mattresses, Kenya: $10.00 will buy a blanket and $35.00 will buy a mattress for a boy between the ages of 15-18 in a juvenile detention center in western Kenya.  Currently 400 boys sleep on cement floors and there is one blanket for each group of 5 boys to share.  Most of the boys are there because of dire circumstances.

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#66: Stoves, Bedding and Clothing for Leper Colony in Nepal: $7.00 will buy a woman’s shawl or men’s sweater; $10.00 will buy a winter quilt and $17.00 will provide a kerosene stove for one elderly leprosy victim living in a colony near Pokhara, Nepal.  Associated Organization:  www.virtueschildrennepal.org.

#65: Cribs, Nepal: $48.00 will provide a new crib at the Bal Mandir Orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal.  Currently 3-4 children are sharing a crib.  This causes skin diseases, illness and unsanitary conditions.  Having their own crib would improve their health, sanitation and well-being.  Associated organization: National Children’s Organization of Nepal. www.nconepal.org.

#64: Children’s Dental Care, El Salvador: $2.00 buys a toothbrush and toothpaste; $10 buys one year of fluoride treatments for a child.  Most children under the age of 6 in rural El Salvador suffer from severe tooth decay caused by poor nutrition and poor oral hygiene.  The Salvadorian Association for Rural Health, www.asaprosar.org, and University of California, Berkeley are training community health workers and families on nutrition, tooth brushing and dental care for children.

#63: Burn Treatment: Chile $50.00 pays for 1 month of treatment at a specialized clinic for a Latin American child who has been burned. Treatment is provided free of charge to the family, giving new life to the child through both physical and emotional healing.  Associated organization: COANIQUEM Burned Children Foundation, www.burnedchildren.org.

#62: Food for Famine in Kenya: $2.00 provides 3 meals a day for a student at the Kiteta Girls Secondary School in eastern Kenya.  Many people are facing starvation due to the drought that has made it impossible for crops to grow.  Associated organization: CEWAY (Center for Women and Youth Services).
 

#61: New Classroom, Tanzania: In Tanzania students can now begin school at age 7 instead of 10, but new classrooms are necessary to house these students.  Building costs are:  10 cents per concrete block, $9.00 per iron sheet for roofing; $11:00 for a bag of concrete; $60.00 per window; $75:00 for a truckload of sand; $90.00 per door and $120.00 for paint.  Classrooms for 45 now have up to 75 students.  Matching funds available!

#60: Earthquake Relief, Pakistan: $15.00 provides a gas cylinder with light and burner for lighting and cooking; $17.00 provides a tool kit for reconstruction with a pick-ax, hammer, crowbar and 4 kg. of nails; and $22.00 buys a bedding kit containing a pillow, quilt, bed cover and two towels for earthquake victims in Siana, Pakistan.

#59: Chickens and Supplies, Panama: $45.00 buys 3 dozen baby chicks, $75.00 buys fencing, $60.00 buys wood and nails, $40.00 buys zinc roofing, and $20.00 buys drinking bins for a chicken coop and $15.00 provides chicken feed for a project to help elders in the jungle town of Jaque to produce their own food.  Associated organization: Bridges Across Borders.

#58: Maps and Classroom Furniture, Myanmar (Burma): $3.00 provides maps, $25.00 buys a 10’ x 4’ blackboard and $170 purchases a set of desks and chairs for the Thit La primary school in a remote ethnic village in the Shan state.  Associated organization:  Rural Development Society.

#57: HIV Testing Kits and Latex Gloves, Arusha, Tanzania: $50.00 will buy 100 testing kits and $7.00 will provide latex gloves for the testing technicians and the community health workers.  The goal in 2006 is to test 7000 people.  Associated organization: Students for International Change, www.sichange.org

#56: School Furniture, El Salvador: $34.00 will buy a desk and chair for a student in Kindergarten – 6th grade in a school located one hour away from San Salvador.   This school serves many needy children as well as provides a “School for Parents” regarding parenting and a healthy family life.  Associated organization: San Salvador Maquilishuat Rotary Club.

#55: Microwave Ovens, Oakland, CA: $50 will provide funding for a microwave oven for a low-income woman who is too sick to cook her own meals and is receiving in-home support services such as meal delivery.  Associated organization: Women’s Cancer Resource Center, www.wcrc.org.

#54: Building Materials, Cambodia: A group home and school for children who previously worked as garbage pickers in Phnom Penh needs building supplies: $5.00 per can of paint; $8.00 per tile for flooring; and  $22.00 for window screening.  Associated organization: Centre for Children’s Happiness, www.cchcambodia.org.

Special Project: School Supplies and Clothing for students affected by Katrina: $10:00 - $25.00 will buy a book bag; $15.00 - $30.00 will buy shoes; and $40.00 will provide a school uniform for students in the Mobile, Alabama School District. This includes over 1000 displaced students from Mississippi.

#52: School Furniture, Albania: $55.00 will buy one desk and two chairs for one of four K-12 public schools, each with 400 students, in the farm community of Bilisht.  Associated Organization:  Rotary in Albania and US.

#51: Coffee and Supplies, Israel: $56.00 will buy a coffee urn and $370.00 will buy cups, saucers, cutlery, tablecloths, serving trays, tables and coffee and snacks for 1 year for facilitated bi-weekly gatherings of women affected by domestic violence. They receive practical help and emotional support. Associated Organization: Haifa Battered Women's Hotline.

PROJECT CLOSED

#50: Improving Health, Laos: $100.00 provides a tank for water collection and a trough for washing hands for 300 students at the Pakthong Primary School in Vientiane. $120.00 will buy a septic tank, $200.00 provides one stall with a water-sealed toilet.

#49: Trees, Afghanistan: $5.00 will buy a fruit tree in Lalander, Afghanistan. In Spring 2006 over 50 families will plant fruit trees and annual crops in an area that recently has received irrigation. These trees will help to restore over 150 acres of farmland, devastated by 25 years of war. Associated Organization: Trust in Education, www.trustineducation.org.
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#48: Gardening Equipment, Peru: $10 each will buy a pick, shovel, rake or clippers; $120 will pay for a bike and $240.00 will purchase a weed whacker for former street youth who have been trained as gardeners. These items are needed to start small businesses to earn a living in Lima, Peru.

#47: Stoves, Guatemala: $65 will buy an iron-top stove with reduced wood-burning feature for a rural community in Chibaquib, Guatemala. By removing the fire from the ground, sanitation and health are improved. Associated organizations: Rotary and Improvement of the Quality of Life in Rural Community Guatemala. Matching funds may be available.

#46: Radios, Afghanistan: $120.00 will buy a digital satellite radio, antenna and car battery for a remote area in Afghanistan. Young children and their families can hear songs and stories along with programs on child development. These programs are currently broadcast at childcare centers, schools and communities. More radios are needed for additional centers. Associated organization: Equal Access: www.myvillagelink.org/afghanistan

#45: School Supplies and Clothing, Tibet: $19.00 will buy pens and pencils, $50.00 will buy student books and notebooks and $75.00 will buy student clothing and shoes for a student for 1 year at the Jonang Primary School in Amdo, Tibet. This is the only primary school in a 3-day radius. Associated organization: Jonang Foundation, www.jonangfoundation.org.

#44: Hospital Trip, Vietnam: Many children (below the age of 16) in remote rural areas do not have access to adequate health care. When a child has a medical condition or illness, $50.00 - $100 will pay for transportation to a hospital in a major city, examination fees, laboratory fees, and medicine as well as temporary housing and meals.

#43: Chinese Traditional Art Supplies: Children at the Fu Li School (grades 6-12) in Guilin, China need rice paper $30.00, ink $30.00 and brushes $30.00 to learn to paint traditional Chinese paintings in order to have a means of income when they graduate. 70% of these students are orphans who live at the school.

#42: Improving Health and Sanitary Conditions, Nepal: $25.00 provides seeds and training for a family vegetable garden. $50.00 provides a latrine. $200.00 covers the cost of the construction of a water tap. The use of the water tap and latrine will minimize disease and unsanitary conditions.

Associated organization: Educate The Children, www.etc-nepal.org.

#41: Equipment, Kenya: Students in Nairobi, Kenya have received training on how to set up a business to make an income. They now need basic items for their businesses such as hair salon equipment, $198.00; a milk cow, $130.00; a non-electric cake oven, $99.00; or a sewing machine, $110.00.  Associated organization:  Project Baobab, www.projectbaobab.org.
 

#40: Family Project, Sri Lanka: These families are rebuilding their homes and their lives. They need household goods such as beds, chairs, stoves and tables. For their work they need to replace items such as saws, drills and diving gear. Most items cost under $100.00.
 

#39: Sewing Machine and Materials: $400 will provide a sewing machine for regular and overlock sewing and materials for an 80-women cooperative in the San Vicente community, Ecuador (8 hours from Quito). This cottage industry supports local families.

#38: Housing Supplies: Over 800 refugee families in Bujumbura, Burundi are rebuilding their homes which were destroyed by ethnic wars and need supplies: $65.00 cement for walls, $65:00 roof; $75 for windows and door; $75:00 sanitation facility. Associated organization: Youth in Reconstruction of the World in Destruction (YRWD), www.jrmd.org


#37: Medical equipment: The Slums Information Development and Resource Center (SIDAREC) needs equipment for their clinic: $150.00 examination lamp; $190.00 centrifuge; $243.00 refrigerator; $300.00 scale. This youth-initiated, community-run organization provides support for individuals living and working in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya as a result of poverty and AIDS.

#36: Water Purification System Replacement Parts and Supplies, Sri Lanka: The Colombo West Rotary Club in Sri Lanka and the Sunnyvale Rotary Club are raising funds for water purification systems.They are being flown to Sri Lanka free of charge. The Sri Lankan Rotarians will provide the water pumps and install and maintain the systems. The replacement parts and supplies to keep each system running at maximum capacity for one year cost $800.

#35: Replacement of Commercial Fishing Equipment, Thailand: The Thailand Takua Pa Rotary Club and San Francisco Bay Area Rotary Clubs are partners in raising funds for nets, traps and material to repair Thai boats.

#34: Rebuilding of schools, hospitals, and homes, Sri Lanka: The Rotary Clubs of Colombo Metro and Trincomallee, Sri Lanka are coordinating a rehabilitation program for the rebuilding of schools, hospitals and homes in Trincomallee where 86,000 people are in temporary refugee camps.

#33: Soup Kitchen and Medical supplies, Indonesia: Posko Kita Relief Center in Banda Aceh, northern Sumatra, needs funds to support women and children affected by the tsunami.The volunteer-operated center is providing a refuge, soup kitchen, medical facility and communication center.

#32: Safe Drinking Water, Vietnam: $2.50 purchases 1 meter of piping that will help deliver water to needy homes in the Quang Nam Province in Vietnam. A safe water source from the ground is located. A submersible pump is dropped into a well and piping is installed to direct the water source to the water tower. Through a gravity feed it is filtered and then piped to homes. $2000 provides a filter for hundreds of households. Program Associated with the Project: East Meets West Foundation, www.eastmeetswest.org. Read More...

#31: Computer, Nepal: $416.00 will provide a computer for the Shree Mahendra National Secondary School in Bikram Sambat, Nepal. The community runs this government school of 472 students. Currently there is no computer. Organization Associated with the Project: International Women's Sewing Group. Read More...

#30: Jeppestown & Belgravia: Clothing and Toiletries: $16.00 will provide a hat, shirt, shorts and underclothes and $6.00 will provide a towel, washcloth and soap for 3-6 year olds in a new Educare Center for the communities of Jeppestown and Belgravia in South Africa. Program Associated with the Project: Kgosi Neighborhood Foundation (KNF) www.knf.co.za.

#29: Phnom Penh,Cambodia: Washing Machine and Towels: $250.00 will buy a washing machine for the 32 children (age 3-15) at the River of Life Orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Bath towels, $3.00 per child, are desperately needed.

#28: Tin Roof and School Supplies, Nepal: The Basaha Village Development Committee in eastern Nepal is building a school classroom for the Shri Jana Jyoti Primary School so students do not have to be outside in the rain. Funds are needed for the roof: $5 for nails; $20 for wire; $20 for wooden pieces and $192 for 4 bundles of corrugated sheets. $5 provides school supplies. Read More...


#27: Textbooks, Study Manuals and Bus Passes, California: The Next Step Learning Center in Oakland, California provides free instruction, tutoring and counseling to disadvantaged older students so that they can pass a high school equivalency test. Instruction and testing materials cost: $15 for textbook; $20 for study manual; $65 for exam fee; $60 for bus pass.

#26: Student Desks, Tanzania: $20 buys a student desk for three students in the Mika Primary School in Tarime, Tanzania.There are 405 grade 1-9students.Building materials for new classrooms cost: 1 Brick - $1; Bag of cement - $11; 5 liter gallon of paint - $15; and a truck load of sand - $40.

PROJECT CLOSED

#25: Sewing Machines, Ironing Boards and Training House, Bangladesh: $ 25 funds an ironing board; $125 buys a sewing machine and $378 pays for a tin-shed house for the Goodwill Women's Development Project in Dhaka, Bangladesh which trains young girls.Program Associated with Project: International School of Dhaka Student Community Service Group.

#24: Shelving, Bulgaria: $92.00 will provide custom shelving for donated books for the American College of Sofia, Bulgaria. The school serves approximately 600 high school students, 70% of whom receive financial aid. 100% of 2004 graduates were accepted at universities. Program Associated with Project: Rotary. www.acs.bg.

PROJECT CLOSED

#23: Tools and Equipment: The tool lending library in Chacala, Mexico needs an adjustable wrench, $10.00; pipe wrench, $12.00; hanging work light, $31.00; circular saw, $75.00; chain saw, $125.00; wheelbarrow, $125.00 and an air compressor (for spraying stucco), $350.00 to help villagers build houses. Program Associated with Project: Cambiando Vidas.

#22: Braille Signs: $51.00 will provide a Braille sign for one of the 18 play panels or 4 slides in the Barrier-Free Playground for children and adults with special needs. This new park, located in Oakland Roberts Regional Park, California, is designed so children of all abilities can have fun. Programs Associated with the Project: Rotary and East Bay Regional Park District.

#21: Musical Instruments: $5.00 will provide instruments for a child in Cuernavaca, Mexico. These street children are learning to play music as a means of surviving financially. This is part of the CASA TATIC program to help feed, educate and provide health care to 2000 impoverished families. Program Associated with the Project: www.vamos.org.mx.

#20: Books and Art Supplies: $6.00 provides 8 books and $5.00 provides a set of watercolors, colored pencils, markers and paper to be used at the Ethiopian Children's Book Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for children who have no books or supplies. Associated organization: Ethiopian Books for Children and Education Foundation (EBCEF), www.addislife.com/ebcef.

#19: Wheelchairs: $100.00 will provide a wheelchair for a hospice that serves men, women and children in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Most of the patients are quadriplegic or terminally ill. The hospice also runs a physical therapy clinic for young children.

#18: Training Supplies and Clothing: $3.50 will provide a notebook, 2 pens, 2 pencils and 4 folders for women in a health training program and $8.00 will provide children's clothing for families living in squatter communities in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Associated Organization: FUNDAESPRO, (Foundation for Effort and Progress).

#17: Vitamins and Supplies: $12.00 will provide needed items for the Mother-Child Health Care Centers in Nangrahar and Kabul, Afghanistan. These centers provide essentially free health services for women and children, including doctor checkups, lab tests and free medicines. Associated Organization: MEPO, (Medical, Educational and Peace Organization), www.mepoonline.org.

#16: Clothing, India: Clothing for children: $3.00 buys a girl's dress, $4.50 buys a boy's shorts and shirt, $.50 buys flip flops, and $14.00 buys hotel training clothes for children who live in the slums of Bhubaneswar, India. These children are educated on train platforms in between sorting and selling paper and plastic. Program Associated with the Project: Ruchika Social Service Organization, www.whole-child.org.

#15: Arusha, Tanzania: Student Desks: $25.00 will provide a bench-style desk that seats 4 students in Ng'iresi School near Arusha, Tanzania. Currently 900 students alternate sitting on the floor with sitting at one of the few desks. Program Associated with the Project: http://ngiresischool.org.

#14: Shoes: $5.00 will buy a pair of sturdy shoes for a boy age 5-16. These street boys have been abandoned or mistreated. They live in a shelter in Cochabamba, Bolivia where they are provided rehabilitation, counseling, tutoring and academic and vocational training. Program Associated with the Project: www.amanecer-bolivia.org.

#13: Bedding: $12.00 will provide bedding for a girl in a boarding dormitory in Shaanxi province, China. The Spring Bud program was started by the All-China Women's Federation to provide education for girls from the most poverty-stricken areas of China. Many of the boarders previously walked over 5 miles each way through mountainous terrain to get to school.

#12: Katorongot, Kenya: School Exercise Books and Pencils: .50 cents buys a pencil and .65 cents buys an exercise book for primary school children in Katorongot, one of the internally displaced communities, due to civil unrest, in Kenya. Organization Associated with Project: The Center for Women and Youth Services (CEWAY) is a community-based organization in rural Kenya. Read More...

#11: Rural Nicaragua, Library Books: $10 will provide a library book for a lending library for children and adults in a remote school in rural Nicaragua. Children walk each day to a one-room school with a metal roof and one blackboard. The books would be purchased in Nicaragua, taken by truck for 9 hours, then carried by horseback or by the children up the mountain to the school.

#10: Youth Center Equipment: $15 will buy a football or netball, $100 will buy a guitar, $7.50 will buy board games, $150 will buy a music system for children who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS who attend the Reach Out Initiative Youth Center in Kampala, Uganda. These items also will be used in school workshops that teach children life skills such as increasing self-esteem, how to deal with peer pressure and how HIV/Aids is spread. Program Associated with Project: Reach Out HIV/AIDS Initiative.

#9:Orphanage, Nepal: Orphanage Infant Items: The Bal Mandir Orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal needs the following items: baby blankets, $15; crib sheets, $14/pair; nursing bottles, $2; pacifiers, $2; plastic diaper covers, $4; soft teddy rattles, $17 for 4; musical mobiles, $25. Organization Associated with Project: National Children's Organization (NCO), Nepal, www.nconepal.org. Read More...

#8: Shonsho Village, Rural Tibet: $110 will provide a solar lantern with panel (including shipping) for the Shonsho Village in rural Tibet. These lanterns are durable, easy to use and can be carried from room to room. They are an improvement over the diesel fuel lamps that currently are used, as they reduce health risks and fire hazards. Organization Associated with the Project: www.thesustainablevillage.com.

#7:Vietnam, School Furniture: $10 will provide a chalkboard and chalk; $35 will provide desks and $14 will provide chairs for small 2-room primary schools in the Thai Nguyen, Danang and Dong Ha provinces of Vietnam. Organization Associated with the Project: www.eastmeetswest.org. Read More...

#6: Wool and Looms: $5 will provide alpaca wool for a child's shawl; $10 for wool for an adult's shawl; $40 will provide a loom. The Association for the Preservation of Peruvian Textiles (TAPPT) is providing training to young Q'ero girls to learn traditional weaving skills and become self-sufficient. An adult shawl takes 3 months to complete. Web site under construction: www.weaversofwisdom.org.

#5: Shoes and School supplies: $9 will provide shoes; $10 will provide the following school supplies: English book, math set, colored pencils, notepaper, ruler, towel, cup, toilet roll and soap; $15 will provide a school bag for orphaned, displaced and at-risk children living in Accra, Ghana. Organization Associated with the Project: International Child Resource Institute: www.icrichild.org.

#4: Refugee Camp, Ghana: $2.25 buys 4 packs of erasers; $3.50 a bench/desk; $4.50, 4 packs of pencils; $20, 25 writing pads; $56, 100 notebooks for children from the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana. These funds would be used in a teaching and counseling project for children between the ages of 7 - 12, many of whom are orphans.

PROJECT CLOSED

#3: Sewing Machines: $35 will provide a sewing machine to a widow (under the age of 20) as part of the Widows Vocational Training School in Kabul, Afghanistan. These young girls are provided sewing and marketing training. Organization Associated with Project: Peace Torch Foundation www.peacetorch.org and local Rotary clubs.

#2: Blankets: $10 will provide a refugee or poverty stricken family in Islamabad, Pakistan with a blanket. Students in the environmental science class and student community service organization at the International School of Islamabad, Pakistan are raising funds for blankets for over 500 families who are living in makeshift houses on the outskirts of the city.

#1: Eyeglasses: $3.50 contribution will be matched by the Lions Club to provide new glasses for a child or adult through the Himalayan Health Care Eyeglasses Fund. The glasses will be distributed through the new hospital/clinic in Ilam, Nepal. This hospital will serve a large population in rural Eastern Nepal that previously has lacked adequate medical care. Organization Associated with Project: www.himalayan-healthcare.org.

 
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