Monthly Archives:: January 2012

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In 2011,  HEKO decided to prioritize prevention measures by focusing on health and nutrition education, care and support through the promotion of sports and youth risk free activities. And in the last few months, HEKO has seen this focus on sports and education make great strides in the lives of the people they work with…. Read more »

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Our new clean water well partners in Ethiopia, EKHC, have an interesting way of getting the community to invest in the upkeep of the new well in their village. According to their website, the EKHC drills about 40 boreholes each year and installs hand pumps to supply communities with clean water. Water levels vary across… Read more »

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We received this letter from one of the students at our orphanage in Zimbabwe. Nothing means more to us that hearing how just $7 a month from our Orphan Care members and artists can literally change the course of a life. . . . . . My name is Anita. I am a 23 year… Read more »

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The most severe drought in 60 years has been threatening the lives of more than 11 million people – especially young children – in the Horn of Africa. We set up a fund in the fall of 2011 to try to help these people in such a desperate time. For every $6 that was donated,… Read more »

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