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Direct Change helps you raise support for grassroots African projects that make a direct change in the lives of children.

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Duk Lost Boys Clinic

After years of oppression & attacks by the Khartoum regime, the people of Duk Sudan had to walk 75 miles to see a doctor & children were dying of curable diseases. Thanks to supporters, a clinic was built & on April 30th a doctor arrived. Funds are still needed to hire additional staff & send supplies.

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Orphan Student Education Fund

With over 3 million orphans in Ethiopia, financial pressure on extended families often leads to children going to work instead of staying in school. Your support pays for scholarships to keep them in school and with extended families. Over 1000 orphans have been identified who are at risk of dropping out of school.

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Victory Children - Benin

This program supports orphans in the greater Parakou region of northern Benin 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.


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The Vulnerables Life And Hope Support Project

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.  Your help provides vulnerable children with food, clothing and education.

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Secondary School Fees -Vihiga District

Since 2003, free primary education has increased the number of students enrolled in primary schools all over Kenya. This translates to a larger enrollment of students in secondary schools with half the population unable to afford secondary education. 


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AHOPE: HIV Orphans' Care & Support Program

The increasing number of orphans in Ethiopia has created a condition where extended families are unable to provide even the minimal basic care for orphans. This program run by AHOPE Ethiopia provides food, housing and education within a child development center for HIV+ children.


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TunaHAKI Centre for Child Development Education Project

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. This project keeps children in school through paying for school uniforms as well as basic necessities (food, clothing and shoes).

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Narok Children's Hope

In the Narok region of Kenya, only 1 out of every 200 HIV+ children are currently receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART).  This program works with a local agency to increase the number of children in the Narok District receiving this life saving treatment.


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TunaHAKI Centre - Family Reunification and Health Programs

With over 1 million orphans in Tanzania, many extended families are unable to afford to absorb the children that are left without a home.  This program works with families that with support and payment of school fees could raise an orphan that is part of their extended family.

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