- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- ACCEPT - HIV/AIDS Initiative -
India
AIDS Counselling Care Education and Prevention Training Society (ACCEPT) offers care and counselling for HIV/AIDS patients, including those infected with Tuberculosis. It also has a special facility for orphan children infected with the disease and actively promotes their adoption by Indian families.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Rilima School Expansion Project -
Rwanda
Africa Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) in Rwanda expanded and renovated the Rilma Secondary School. Other projects include the expansion of additional schools, financial capital for a microfinance institution and training for community health workers.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Jane Setha Sahana Foundation - Human Trafficking Initiative -
Sri Lanka
All Sri Lanka Jane Setha Sahana Foundation (JSSF), founded in 1990, focuses primarily on the needs of the rural population of Sri Lanka. The organisation’s specific programmes range from income-generating activities to human trafficking awareness campaigns.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Asociación Ágape Youth Education Initiative -
Peru
Asociación Ágape (Agape Ministry) provides at-risk youth and street children in Peru with education, health support, legal assistance, counselling and shelter.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Bethesda Health Clinic -
Benin
Although Bethesda initially began as a small health clinic, it has expanded its service offerings to include micro-lending for poor community members. The organisation also manages the city’s collection of waste.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Centre DIRECT Health Initiative -
India
Centre DIRECT, founded in 1993, is a knowledge resource centre that focuses on health issues for women and children. It also organises self-help groups for women to support one another.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Gulu Youth Development Association - Youth Education -
Uganda
Gulu Youth Development Association (GYDA), founded in 2001, provides vocational training to displaced refugees from the Northern Uganda Conflict. Students who lack formal education are trained in metal fabrication, carpentry, mechanics and tailoring.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- HIV/AIDS Prevention Project Mathare Slums -
Kenya
Missions of Hope International, founded in 1999, works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and cares for residents of the Mathare slums who are infected or affected by the epidemic. The organisation focuses on the family as whole by providing children with education and parents with skills training and access to microcredit.
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- Legatum Foundation
- Case Study
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- May 2009
- Reaching Out Romania - Human Trafficking Initiative -
Romania
Reaching Out Romania (ROR), founded in 1998, provides shelter, counselling and support to women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation. It also strongly advocates for business growth and job creation in Romania as the most effective solution for combating human trafficking.
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