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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 long
awareness campaign featured several community activities and events
that raised awareness as well as funds to provide a lunch
program for the students at Velangaye High School in
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The
WOAC 2008 Community Events |
- SAVE THE
DATE:
Holiday Brunch
- Date:
Sunday, December 7, 2008
- Time:
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
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- The Africa Project’s Week of the African Child
Holiday Brunch supports the lunch program at Velangaye High
School. Each donation of $60 provided the funds needed to feed one child a
protein based meal
every school day for a year. For many Velangaye students this is the
only nutritious meal they will have each day.
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WOAC:
Youth Conference on AIDS
Date:
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Time:
9:30 to 2:00 pm Location: Lakeview Senior Center
(20 Lake Road, Irvine)
The
conference, developed and hosted by The Africa Project Youth
Board, the City of Irvine High School Youth Action Team and the
University of California AIDS Fundamentalists, featured
three workshops designed to address the epidemiological, social and
global implications of HIV/AIDS. Participants also met
representatives from South Africa who will talk about how AIDS is
impacting children and families in their community.
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- Special
Presentations
- Throughout the
week, members of The Africa Project host presentations for
community groups, organizations, businesses, faith groups and more
about the issues facing children living in Africa. Please call
949-502-7921 to schedule a presentation.
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- Get Involved
- The Africa
Project is a grass roots, community based effort. During
the Week of the African Child and throughout the year, you are
invited to get involved! With your help, we will continue to make a
real difference in the lives of children half way around the world!
Read more...
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The Africa Project was pleased
to have Mr. Ngogi E. Mahaye, Principal of Velangaye High School
and Miss Thandeka Mhlungu, a student from Velangaye as our special guests during the Week of the
African Child.
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Consider the following:
- Seventeen
million children have been orphaned by AIDS worldwide and the number
is growing daily.
- Worldwide,
about 12% of AIDS orphans today are under 6 years old, 33% are 6 to
11, and 55% are 12 to 17 years of age.
- The magnitude
of the orphan crisis is masked by the time lag between when people
are infected and when they die.
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In South
Africa alone:
- There were 2,200,000 orphans from
all causes at the end of 2003.
- In 2003 alone, an estimated 370,000
children were orphaned in South Africa.
- More than 2/3 of South Africa's
AIDS Orphans do NOT have the HIV/AIDS virus.
Source: Children on the Brink 2004 |
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