Darfur Now: Take Action - Relief International

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Darfur Now: Take Action - Relief International

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Relief International is working with the locally-based Women's Charity Society to develop girl-friendly community spaces. Mentors will offer "stay in school" support, serve as role models, and lead extracurricular activities that improve self-esteem and performance.
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Relief International provides business courses and microcredit loans to entrepreneurs. Success stories include blacksmiths, tanneries, market farms, brick makers, bicycle repair shops, handicrafts and cafes. Loans have been repaid at a rate of 100 percent.
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$5 can save a life in Darfur by providing much needed food, medicine, and clean water. Every day in Darfur, Relief International is working to protect the hundreds of thousands of displaced women, children and those most in need. Your monthly $5 donation will save lives in Darfur and rebuild the livelihoods of those affected by the worst humanitarian disaster in the world today.
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