Projects:
Evaton West Community
Garden Project
Act!
Links
OHAfrica.:
On December 1, 2004, the OHAfrica Lesotho initiative sent a team of Ontario-based
health care providers to
Lesotho in commemoration of World AIDS Day. The initial team's focus is
on assisting the
Lesotho Government in its efforts to foster antiretroviral therapy.
solutionsforafrica.com:
A DVD project about the potential for small scale agriculture
to have a huge impact
on communities and ecosystems, Solutions is an inspiring appeal for the
continued support of
permaculture farmer and tree specialist Michael Nickel's work in Africa.
stephenlewisfoundation.org
: Stephen Lewis is the UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa.
His site gives an overview of his activities and public appearances along
with a listing of his
organizations' grassroots activities and projects in Africa.
Project Help Lesotho:
Help Lesotho is a Canadian initiative partnering public, private and volunteer
resources,
as a response to the increasingly alarming effects of poverty and HIV/AIDS
in Lesotho, Southern Africa. It is
fundamentally a partnership between various interests in Canada and Lesotho.
Timberholme Publishing:
Recording artist Tim Lawson has been creating unique fundraisers for
grassroots projects in Africa through donating proceeds from his music
sales. Hear clips of his songs
and read more about his organization, Timberholme.
Health Partners International:
a Canadian humanitarian organization that sent its first shipment
of medical aid in 1990.
In 15 years, HPIC has shipped more than $170 million (wholesale value)
in donated medicines, vaccines, medical supplies and
devices. We partner with Canadian companies and individuals from across
the country to provide medical aid. Together
we are improving the health and lives of children and adults in the developing
world.
Vaal University
of Technology: Centre for Community Services and Lifelong
Learning
are SOLID's community partners in Evaton West, South Africa.
VIDEA:
Victoria International Development and Education Association partners
with SOLID on
many public engagement initiatives and support our work overseas.Their
Global Youth
program involves youth in engaging with global issues to create a meaningful
future.
Make
Poverty History: Lobbyists and activists
for trade justice, more and better aid,
and the elimination of the debt for the worlds' poorest countries.
DATA:
Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa aims to raise awareness about the crises swamping
Africa.
At the core of DATA's mission is a view that the issues are not about
charity but about justice and equality.
They are the US version of Make Poverty History.
UN AIDS: United Nations Aids Organization
Results
Canada:is a national network of volunteers. We are committed
to creating the political will
to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty in Canada and around the
world,
and to demonstrating that individuals do make a difference.
SAN-FAN: See
a need, fill a need. A Victoria based group headed by activist Minneh
Kamau
devoted to prevent HIV/AIDS through education and to empower people through
personal storytelling.
ICAD:
Inter-agency coalition on AIDS and Development.
ICAD's mission is to lessen the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS in resource-poor
communities
and countries by providing leadership and actively contributing to the
Canadian and international response.
Food and Trees
for Africa: FTFAs mission is to contribute to a healthy and
sustainable quality of life
for all through environmental awareness and greening programmes
SAFAIDS: Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service
Development
Gateway The Development Gateway Foundation is an enabler
of development.
We help improve people’s lives in developing countries by building
partnerships and information
systems that provide access to knowledge for development.
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