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Gift Ideas for $100 and upYour donation will help us to train leaders in issues around HIV/AIDS – for example, in prevention, care and support, stigma and discrimination – and to equip them with the necessary skills to make the best use of their learning. more We are committed to mentoring young activists who are working to apply their unique skills and talents to protect human rights. Through one-on-one mentoring and support, we help make sure young people have an impact on human rights in their community and in the world. more Attendees choose from more than 50 full-day or half-day sessions in a dozen subject tracks ranging from healthcare, diversity, leadership, caregiving and more. These highly practical and focused training provide skills that front line professional can use in any work setting serving elders. more Ashoka searches the world for leading social entrepreneurs and at the launch stage, provide these entrepreneurs—Ashoka Fellows—a living stipend for an average of three years, allowing them to focus full-time on building their institutions and spreading their ideas. more The cost of a home is great. Each Habitat home cost about $63,000 to build in our community. However, if everyone just took a piece then another family can be helped out of substandard living conditions. Habitat changes a community, one family at a time. more This gift will support vital PKD research funding aimed at finding a treatment and cure for PKD. more Your gift can give a law student the chance to work with Legal Network lawyers during a summer internship in Toronto. more CGD organizes several major events annually to highlight the work of a key figure in international development. During 2006, for example, we hosted Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug for a talk about the prospects for a Green Revolution in Africa. more A $250 loan can help a woman in Georgia diversify her inventory, purchasing shoes and clothing to sell, making her less vulnerable to changes in local market demands. And you're providing a self-employment loan, not a gift. more Your gift of $750 provides vital medical supplies, including antibiotics, bandages and anti-diarrhea medicine, to clinics in villages in Nicaragua, Cambodia and Vietnam. more Your donation will offset over 50,000 pounds of carbon dioxide and will be an important step in the fight against global warming. Carbonfund.org will support renewable energy, such as wind and solar; energy efficiency and reforestation projects that offset carbon dioxide emissions. more Send trained College Summit staff to work in a school for one day with Counselors and teachers to build the college-going culture, share practices from other schools, review results, and strategize. more |