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Firelight :: Advisory Council
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He has worked as a pediatrician for the government of Zimbabwe since 1985 and is a leading expert on health care and other forms of support for children affected by HIV/AIDS. Geoff Foster, MD. Geoff Foster, MD. Consultant, Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe Pediatrician. Geoff Foster, MD, has served on the Firelight Foundation’s Advisory Board (since renamed the “Advisory Council”) since 2002 and the Firelight Board since 2009. He has worked as a pediatrician for the government of Zimbabwe since 1985 and is a ...
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Firelight :: Grantee Partners
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We focus our work with grantee-partners in six countries in Southern and Eastern Africa. Our networks in these countries stem from the first grants we made in 2000 and continue to grow. Select a country -. Touch Roots Africa (TRA). Chanyama Community Based Organization. Community Partnership for Relief and Development (COPRED). Enukweni Community Based Organization. Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS). Namwera AIDS Coordinating Committee (NACC). Girls Empowerment Network (GENET). Mulumbo Ea...
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Firelight :: SolarChallenge
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Thank you Northland Controls Systems, Inc. You raised $52,742! Northland Controls Systems, Inc. partnered with Firelight to improve living conditions for children in Rwanda. Now 100 family homes are being converted to solar energy in Janja and boys in Kigali are transitioning from living on the streets into stable home environments. Read the Fund Update. Change Fund Completeness and Countdown Values. A membership organization of youth ages 12-21. Located in Janja Village, Rwanda. Les Enfants de Dieu.
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Firelight :: The Cradle Project
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April 17 - May 24, 2014. Twenty-one artists are making cradles now that will be sold to benefit Firelight and our work with children in Africa. Learn more about our relationship with The Cradle Project. If we find value in found and discarded materials for fine art, what else are we overlooking? The cradles in The Cradle Project represent the 48 million African children orphaned by AIDS and poverty. The exhibit was recently shown in Santa Cruz, CA and now it comes to San Francisco. San Francisco, CA.
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Firelight :: Girls Empowered
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Unleashing the Girl Effect. 250 million girls between the ages of 10 and 19 live in poverty. They have goals and the potential to achieve them. The only thing stopping them is poverty.The only thing stopping them is the lack of opportunity. Educated, healthy, safe and economically empowered girls become agents of change. They marry later, have fewer, more educated children. They use their income to break the cycle of poverty. In 2006, the Nike Foundation launched the Grassroots Girls Initiative. Data and...
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Firelight :: ChildSafety
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Is a four-part systematic strategy to child safety: advocating for children in the courts, supporting nurturing families, increasing personal safety and backing the difficult process of recovering from violence. Read the Fund Impact Infographic. Change Fund Completeness and Countdown Values. Four communities working to protect children. Petronella. Started Lupwa Lwabumi Trust "family is for life." These two leaders are part of the four partners stopping poverty, one child at a time. Located in Nshamba Vi...
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Firelight :: Fund
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Donate now and help stop poverty. Yes, I want to donate to. READ THE FUND UPDATE. 25,000 OF $25,000 GOAL. Fund: Her Village Venture. READ THE FUND UPDATE. 15,360 OF $15,000 GOAL. READ THE FUND UPDATE. 17,420 OF $15,000 GOAL. If you prefer to donate by check,. Please make the check out to. Firelight Foundation, and mail to:. 740 Front Street, Suite 380. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Yes, I want to support the. The Cradle Project represents the 48 million African children. Orphaned by AIDS and poverty.
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Firelight :: Her Village Ventures
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Fund: Her Village Venture. You raised $15,000 to help women in Malawi launch small businesses and keep girls in school. This Fund closed on July 25, 2014. Read the Success Report. Change Fund Completeness and Countdown Values. Namwera AIDS Coordinating Committee. Knows it takes more than a loan to end poverty. That’s why they help women start new businesses and address their holistic needs. Tikondane Positive Living Support Organisation. Namwera AIDS Coordinating Committee. Located in Namwera, Malawi.
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Firelight :: Donors and Networks
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Our work is possible due to our generous partners who believe in the power of communities to stop poverty. Juniper Networks Matching Gift Program. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Johnson and Johnson Family of Companies Contribution Fund. Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. We also collaborate closely with these groups:. Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG). Association of Small Foundations. Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS (CCABA). T 1831.429.8750.
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Firelight :: Impact
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Transforming the lives of poor and marginalized children doesn't happen by chance. It requires thoughtful investment in a holistic program of support. Read more about our impact. We identify, fund, and strengthen promising community organizations that support the health, resilience, and education of children in Africa. We fund holistic approaches that deliver measurable outcomes for vulnerable children. Firelight grantee-partners develop programs unique to the needs of their community.
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