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Wounded Warrior Project

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Their statement that “The greatest casualty is to be forgotten” really says a lot in summing up the organization’s mission.   The vision IS achievable - To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation's history. And their road map to do so is one certainly worthy of support with three simple but impactful steps. forbes.ocm To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members.      To help injured service members aid and assist each other. To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members By 2017 the project will have served 100,000 warriors, 11,000 warrior will have participated in the Odyssey Project and 10,000 warriors and caregivers employed.. Services and programs include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder coping skills, family support, peer mentoring, economic empowerment through transition training and their Warriors To Work p

Afghan Refugee Girls' Primary Schools

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theirworld.org According to Betsy K. Emerick, PhD; the life expectancy for Afghan women is 44 years.   The Afghan literacy rates are 31% for men and 15% for women The average Afghan   woman will bear 7.4 children and 57% of Afghan girls marry before the legal age of 16. This is why she needs our help to make a difference by using social media to spread the word to help her continue Afghan Girls Schools. The schools are located in refugee camps in Pakistan that have been home to nearly 2 million Afghan refugees for over a decade.   The schools are currently educating 600 girls. It costs $85 to pay a teacher's salary for   one month,   a school uniform costs $5, a sewing machine costs $40 and you can give a girl a year's education for   just $55. For more information email: afghangirlsschools@yahoo.com

Bikes From Lotus Pedals Helps Keep Girls Safe-And Gets Them To School- In Rural Cambodia

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Due to the vulnerabilities of rape and sex trafficking most parents prefer to keep their girls home rather than subject them to the dangers of getting to school. As a result only 11% of girls in Cambodia reach secondary school. In 2013 the Lotus Pedals program was launched to provide bikes to young Cambodian girls. The program is slowly making a positive impact in increasing the number of girls going to school. lotusoutreach.org According to Erika ­Keaveney, executive director of Lotus Outreach International, the San Francisco charity that runs the program, “Lotus Pedals is a simple intervention but a terrifically effective one.” The charity spends $80 to provide each bike, counting the costs for transport and delivery, a repair kit, and a pump, along with project management and follow-up. In 2013  Lotus Outreach ensured that 302 young riders got to school. The program has identified 381 additional students who may qualify to receive a bicycle. There remain thousa

Bell After School and Summer Education Program Battles Summer Learning Loss

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Building Educated Leaders for Life, or BELL, operates in 11 cities. The average American student loses one month of math and reading skills per summer, according to a 2011 study by the RAND Corporation and for low-income the study finds skills are set back two months. reflectionfilmsonline.com BELL’s summer programs serve 10,000 children in kindergarten through eighth grade. And, by contrast, students participating in BELL’s summer program gain the equivalent of 1.7 months in reading skills and 1.4 months in math. Participating students can get up to 8 hours assistance, 5 days a week for up to six weeks. Students also participate in music, art and science activities and receive breakfast and lunch. The program was born in the 1990’s out of a discovery by black and Latino Harvard law students volunteering to mentor teenagers at public schools. They learned their students could read at only a second-grade level. As a result several volunteers led by Earl Martin Phalen

Not All American Indians Benefit From Casinos

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That unfortunately is a myth.  The Native American Heritage Association was started in 1993 by David G. Myers after witnessing the extreme poverty and desperate circumstances of Native Americans families living on Sioux reservations in South Dakota and Wyoming. It is a 501 c 3 nonprofit providing self-help services, clothing and food donations, transportation services for the sick and elderly and even propane for heat and cooking. Please, through your social media networks, encourage your fans, followers, connections and "retweetters" to visit their site,  http://www.naha-inc.org , where you and your network can view a slide show of a typical day of deliveries, driving hundreds of miles, by truck drivers Vern and Dick. Or for info email info@naha-inc.org.

STEAM Coders Teaching Disadvantage Students Tech Fundamentals

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Only founded in 2014 STEAM Coders has already served nearly 400 greater Los Angeles area students. The Pasadena, CA-based nonprofit   is teaching disadvantaged and underrepresented middle and high school students of color the fundamentals of Science, Technology, Engineering,   Art and Math (STEAM). While ethnic and racial groups that have historically comprised a minority of the U.S. population are growing in size and influence, they remain underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics nationally. 4% of minority students are awarded degrees in physical science while 12% of other students receive degrees in this area. In 2011 National Science Foundation Reports Low Minority Representation on STEM Faculties. And according to the New York Times, in 2013, both women and people of color earned fewer higher education STEM degrees than ever. STEAM Coders is on point to, through hands on activities, field trips and classroom instruction, help

Growing Peace Through A Ugandan Coffee Bean

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If you haven’t heard the inspiring story already you must find a way to see the documentary “Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean,” directed by   Curt Fissel. The film tells a story we can all learn from.   In 2003 J.J. Keki , a Ugandan coffee farmer had a dream. To make his dream a reality he walked door to door and asked his Jewish, Christian and Muslim neighbors to put their differences aside for the benefit of all. They were all third and fourth generation coffee farmers struggling to make a living with   low local coffee prices. The farmers did put difference aside and formed the Peace Kawomera Cooperative.   With help from Laura Wetzler from the US-based organization Kulanu, and   Paul Katzeff, CEO of Thanksgiving Coffee Company in Fort Bragg, CA,   these Jewish, Christian and Muslim farmers formed a coffee cooperative that is not only sharing delicious coffee around the world but also showing by example that   differences can be put aside, and with dialog

The Ride To Conquer Cancer --Calling Riders to Scenic 2-Day Cycling Events Across Canada

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Imagine a vacation taking in Canada's scenic vistas, country mountain trails, panoramic views from Vancouver to Seattle or throughout Quebec's countryside or journeying through the Pacific Northwest. Now imagine these experiences as 200k/200 mile cycling events with thousands of riders.   These rides are annual events raising money and awareness for cancer research. This year the events happen early June to early August . And you have your choice of treks literally across Canada. This year's 2-day events are;  Ontario June 11 - 12 , British Columbia-June 27 - 28, 2016 ,  Alberta - August 6-7, 2016 and Quebec - July 9 - 10th . The first leg of each ride is on Saturdays. Riders camp overnight, finishing the rides on Sundays. Rides are supported by hundreds of volunteers. Meals, tents, campsites, medical services are provided. Campsites are complete with tents, hot showers and even entertainment. There are also stops with snacks and water provided. Caus