Wells Bring Hope. Barbara Goldberg and members of Salon Forum (750 Los Angeles women) are getting wells drilled that bring safe water to rural villages in Niger, among the poorest countries in the world. The effect is immediate and transformative: child mortality is reduced, parasites and diarrhea are curtailed. Make a $50 gift and WBH will give you a handsome necklace. World Vision will match your donation. Barbara says: “Women are coming together to help their sisters. You can be part of that.” Do it! MORE
Association for the Promotion of Education and Conservation in Amazonia. In 1990, Gina Low visited a rural community on the Amazon River, where many were suffering from yellow fever. She bought a riverboat and stocked it with medical supplies. Today the NGO she founded trains locals as public health workers, midwives and adolescent leaders in the region that includes most of the Peruvian rainforest. APECA also supports rainwater catchment and reforestation.
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