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| In
2005, a group of concerned community members in Irvine, CA came together to talk
about the millions of children
in Africa whose lives have been impacted by the AIDS
pandemic and how we might help. Like many Americans, we felt compelled to do
something but were discouraged by the fact that far too
often, much of the money donated to help these
children never reaches them. We wanted to
help in ways that we knew would truly make a difference. So, we created The Africa Project,
an all volunteer non profit agency working to support
one village in Africa... Read more... |
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Illumination (noun) act of illuminating - the provision
of light to make something visible or bright, or the
fact of being lit up; the process of clarifying or
explaining something; enlightenment - intellectual or
spiritual.
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The Africa Project Board of Directors and the Youth Board
members are pleased to present ILLUMINATIONS: Images of
Africa as an opportunity to engage young, talented
artists in our community in a powerful event that will raise
awareness and inspire others. Read
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Joshua Swamidass Ph.D.
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| The Africa
Project hosts the annual “WEEK OF THE AFRICAN CHILD”
(WOAC) December 1st to 8th. The week
features several community events including a youth led Conference on AIDS,
presentations at school and community groups,
and a beautiful brunch hosted at the Caspian Event Center in Irvine.
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| The Africa Project was
inspired by the stunning 2003 BBC Documentary by Brian Woods and
Deborah Shipley
called The Orphans of Nkandla that looks at
children who are orphaned because of AIDS. The heart-breaking
and disturbing story of these children motivated us to
do something immediately to help. We formed The Africa
Project
because we believed that despite the unprecedented scale of this
tragedy, the smallest steps to help these children would
count. Read more... |
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The Africa Project supports the lunch program at
Velangaye High School a remote school with just over 1,300
students. With your help, we are nutritious meal each school
day.
Your donation of $60 will provide
lunch every school day for one child, for one year. PLEDGE to sponsor one or more
children. (PDF).
The
Africa Project also supports a home based health care
program, emergency food aid, and education costs for
children in the community.
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| Nkandla, South
Africa is located in the Kwazulu Natal region of South Africa. It is
home to 140,000 people, almost half (46%) of whom are under age 15.
Unemployment is 90% and the majority of households are headed by
women. Read more... |
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The Irvine World News has been a great supporter of The Africa Project.
Here you will find some of the articles that have been
featured in their paper. Read
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| We
formed The Africa Project as an ALL VOLUNTEER
organization whose members focus on meeting the needs of
children orphaned or made vulnerable by AIDS. We work
directly with community leaders, stakeholders and service
providers on the ground in Africa who are making a
difference in these children's lives.
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