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by Amy Williams

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Please help us improve healthcare, education, and general quality of life for people less fortunate. Anything you can give will be greatly appreciated and put to great use, even if it’s just a dollar. Thank you so much for your kindness and cooperation. God bless!
(Now when you make a contribution of $10 or more on MY Personal fundraising page I will mail you a free stylish wristband to help raise awareness for the unfortunate situation in Africa.)
To learn more about the situation in Sudan see the film “God Grew Tired Of Us” or read John Bul Dau’s book “God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir”. You can visit the film website www.godgrewtiredofus.com and you can order the book on Amazon.com.

The Duk Lost Boys Clinic

Goal: $431,800 – 1^st Year Medical Costs
While peace has arrived in southern Sudan, the collapse of the social infrastructure during the long civil war has left most of the region with virtually no health services.
John Dau, the Director of the Direct Change Sudan Project, is from Duk County and started this project with the American Care for Sudan Foundation.
Currently, there is no medical doctor for 75 miles. The clinic whose staff will include a full time doctor, will serve the people of Duk County and the surrounding areas.
While over $180,000 has already been raised to build this seven room-clinic, the lack of accessible roads and getting equipment to this remote area requires additional funds to complete the project.

Raised on this page: 7 57
Raised across Direct Change: 660 277,528

Narok Children's Hope

$30/month = provision of Antiretroviral Therapy for one HIV+ child
While it is estimated that over 120,000 children are currently infected with HIV in Kenya many of these children do not have access to live saving medication.
In fact, the Narok regional district hospital reports that in their region only 1 out of every 200 HIV+ children are currently receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART).
Direct Change is partnering with the Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) to increase the number of children in the Narok District to receive life saving medication.

Raised on this page: 7 57
Raised across Direct Change: 19 1,390

The Sudan Project

While relative peace has come to the southern Sudan, decades of civil war has left the region without the basic infrastructure for programs such as education and healthcare.
As the feature film “God Grew Tired of Us” has raised awareness of the issues of southern Sudan and of the plight of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” John Dau (one of “Lost Boys” featured in the film) created this project to both educate the public on how they can have an impact AND to provide direct financial assistance to improve the delivery of healthcare and education in the southern Sudan as well as provide education to the Lost Boys in Africa.

Raised on this page: 6 56
Raised across Direct Change: 113 46,405

Lost Boys Education

In the late 1980’s over 25,000 children (mostly boys) were forced by violence from their homes in southern Sudan on a journey that led them first to Ethiopia and then several years later to a refugee camp in Kenya. In 2001, a group of almost 4,000 of these “Lost Boys of Sudan” were brought to the United States leaving behind thousands of others in the refugee camp.
Join Direct Change in supporting this project that will provide direct financial support to organizations in Uganda and Kenya to provide education and job training to the “Lost Boys” that remained in Africa.

Raised on this page: 6 56
Raised across Direct Change: 50 2,144

Direct Change

As one of the early contributors of Direct Change, your support will help create the most effective and efficient mechanism to help orphans and at risk children throughout Africa.
In order to be able to run this fundraising tool AND to review and monitor our partners delivering the services in Africa, we need your support.
Thank you.

Raised on this page: 7 61
Raised across Direct Change: 125 92,198

Rebuilding Education in Sudan

After over two decades of a civil war that costs millions of lives, the southern Sudan is beginning to rebuild as thousands of refugees return to the region. The lack of schools and teachers in the region has kept an estimated 80% of school age children out of school. Direct Change is in the process of identifying partners to rebuild schools, train teachers and to assist in the redevelopment of the educational system throughout southern Sudan.
While most Direct Change projects focus on ongoing support, the situation in this region requires the creation of sustainable infrastructure.

Raised on this page: 7 49
Raised across Direct Change: 37 1,694

TunaHAKI Centre for Child Development Education Project

$265 = Provides full support keeps 1 child in primary school
$390 = Provides full support keeps 1 child in secondary school
In Tanzania 2.5 million children of primary school age are out of school. School fees, supplies and the costs of school uniforms have turned education into an unaffordable luxury for many children.
The partner carrying out the work of this project is the TunaHaki Foundation that is working with the Tanzanian based TunaHAKI Centre.
Contributions to this project pay for school uniforms as well as basic necessities (food, clothing and shoes).

Raised on this page: 6 48
Raised across Direct Change: 8 99

Secondary School Fees -Vihiga District

$20/month = 1 childs school fees
Since the year 2003 that saw the introduction of Free Primary Education in Kenya by the current Government, a big number of students have enrolled in primary schools all over Kenya. This translates to a larger enrollment of students in secondary schools every year with half the population unable to afford secondary education thereby leading to drop out cases after primary education.
Direct Change is partnering with the Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) to carry out this project.
Contributions to this project pay for school fees, school uniforms as well as basic necessities (food, clothing and shoes).

Raised on this page: 7 49
Raised across Direct Change: 11 175

Orphan Student Education Fund

With over 3 million orphans in Ethiopia, thousands of families take in nieces, nephews, cousins and grandchildren. The financial pressure on these extended families often leads to children going to work instead of going to school.
This project, which is run by Adoption Advocates International, provides orphans with scholarships to keep them in school and with their extended family. The initial project started in the Ethiopian town of Nazret (about two hours south of Addis Ababa) and has recently expanded to also sponsor students in the cities of Mukatore and Sheshamone. Currently, a total of 190 children receive monthly sponsorship support, HIV/AIDS is a very serious problem in this area and over 1000 orphans have been identified who are at risk of dropping out of school without sponsorship assistance.
Contributions to this project pay for school fees, school uniforms as well as basic necessities (food, clothing and shoes).

Raised on this page: 8 51
Raised across Direct Change: 32 1,170

The Vulnerables Life And Hope Support Project

$35/month – Provides all education costs as well as food and clothing
In the Volta region of Ghana, only about 1/3 of the thousands of children who have lost one or both parents receive any form of assistance aimed at ensuring sound development of the child.
This project is run by the Life Development Foundation, a local charity in the Volta region of Ghana. The project is targeted to benefit vulnerable children who have lost one or both parent to HIV/AIDS. It also includes children of insane/terminally ill parentage, unemployed and unskilled young single mothers, and unmarried men with children or children of very poor parents with more than five (5) children.

Raised on this page: 7 49
Raised across Direct Change: 12 175

Victory Children - Benin

$120 = full support for 1 child for a year (food, clothing, academic support + tutoring)
The program supports orphans at school, through providing them with school fees, school supplies, uniforms, and follow-up visits, as well as the creation of a study center for weekly tutoring sessions and a nutritious meal.
Victory Way will serve 330 orphans and vulnerable children in the greater Parakou of northern Benin, ranging in age from approximately 5 to 18.

Raised on this page: 6 48
Raised across Direct Change: 46 5,051

Total: 00,000