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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. We were also discouraged by the fact that
far too often, large percentages of the donations given to help these
children never actually reaches them. We wanted to
help and we wanted to know that our support would truly make a difference in the lives of the
children. 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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| The Africa
Project hosted the third annual “WEEK OF THE AFRICAN CHILD”
(WOAC) in Irvine, December 1st to 8th. The week
featured several community events including a youth led Conference on AIDS
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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Velangaye High School's lunch program (funded by another
agency for the past year) will end with the school year,
November 30, 2007. The Africa Project has
determined that sustaining this food program, which provides
one protein based meal each day for the more than 800
students at Velangaye High, is a top priority.
The
proceeds raised during the Week of
the African Child will be used to ensure the
continuation of this lunch program. The cost for the entire 2008 school year is
just $48,000. 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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