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Saturday is Children’s Day in India; yet for the 25 million Indian children orphaned or abandoned, there is no cause for celebration. Author Shelley Seale aims to change that with her new book.

International Volunteers Network has many volunteer holiday and vacations opportunities for mission groups, families, couples or individuals who are interested in helping AIDS orphans and widows while on safari or vacation holiday in Africa.

Experience a new 6 week Gap Year expedition with Quest Overseas to work with a local community to help fight poverty and improve orphaned children’s lives and the communities in which they live.

The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) announced today the accreditation of Food for Orphans.

Enormous Yard Sale! Saturday, Sept. 12, 7:30-11:00 am, Christ United Methodist Church, Southern Village, Chapel Hill. Proceeds to benefit Russian orphan mission program. Volunteers and donations needed!

After raising $1276 for Child's Play with the Final Fantasy VII Marathon, fundraising Organization Save Point will raise money for Ten Thousand Homes with a 100 hour marathon of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Raleigh author shares stories of being orphaned in war-torn Lebanon

Recycling a Playground for Orphaned Armenian Children

Hope calls on the President ... It is no coincidence that President Obama has chosen Ghana as his first visit to Africa to set out his new Foreign Empowerment Policy.

My dearest children never think I have forgotten you or your needs.

Mission Grounds, a non-profit charity organization focusing on helping orphans and homeless mothers & their children, is organizing a tennis charity event in collaboration with Horseshoe Bend Country Club in Roswell, Georgia.

What started as the vision and compassion of one woman has blossomed into a thriving organization providing invaluable services to some of Kenya’s most needy. “One Village” will hold it’s second annual charity event on Friday May 8th, 2009.

Lor Adams adopted 9 children from various orphanages in Russia. She wrote a book about it and a portion of the book proceeds go to her overseas hero Olga Spachil.

Make A Difference NOW, a registered non-profit is expanding its reach to Mysore, India offering volunteer work at orphanages and schools as well as chance to learn about the history, cultural and different cuisines of India.

CommonThreadz.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has launched a new series of t-shirts designed by orphans in Africa. For each shirt sold, they are able to feed an orphan or vulnerable child for one month.

Independent Investment Bank Lincoln Crowne & Company has launched the Lincoln Crowne Foundation to assist grass roots charities in their work of improving the life of impoverished children.

Over 18 national grief organizations have endorsed the first annual National Grief Support Week created by filmmaker, Jennifer Steinman, whose film, Motherland, documents six grieving mothers and their journey to help orphans in South Africa.

Immerse yourself in one of the world’s oldest cultures while you make a difference and share your own culture. Our program offers the chance to experience Moroccan Culture like a local, see historic sites throughout the country ...

A Broader View Volunteer programs provide an opportunity to do something so rewarding, that we guarantee you will never ever forget it.

Over the last few years, travel trends have shown an increasing number of retired and retiring people have caught the voluntourism bug.

Volunteer Abroad in Nkhata Bay Malawi, a lively port and fishing town, is a popular (yet mainly undiscovered) lakeshore resort area in northern Malawi.

This is a rural village, situated close to the shore of Lake Victoria, about a 90 minute drive from Kampala. In Katebo you will work along a local organization in the creation of its “Children’s Village”.

We have programs in Safi, a quiet coastal town with ancient ties and industry based on pottery making and fishing. Safi lies on Morocco's central Atlantic coast and has been an important port since Roman times.

Our projects are located in Marrakesh, one of the Imperial cities and the capital of the south of Morocco. It is a city of immense beauty, low, red and tent like before a great shaft of the Atlas Mountains.

Ideally situated between the Caribbean Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Costa Rica boosts various geography and climate zones from the pleasant interior to the tropical coast lines.

Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica Limon: Ideally situated between the Caribbean Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Costa Rica boosts various geography and climate zones from the pleasant interior to the tropical coast lines.

The Ecuadorian Amazon region commonly known as "El Oriente" is formed by several sparsely populated provinces only about 5% of the countries population live in this vast area.

Volunteering Abroad in La Serena Chile: La Serena, in northern Chile, is the country's second-oldest town. La Serena maintains a Spanish neo-colonial style according to the "Plan Serena" implemented by the Chilean government, which allowed the ......

Known for its spectacular natural beauty and biodiversity, Costa Rica boasts over 15 different ecosystems with dramatic changes in landscapes, climate and nature. Magnificent beaches stretch for miles along an unspoiled coastline.

Peru is a large country on the Pacific coast of South America, encompassing a desert coastline, tropical rainforest and soaring mountains, each with distinct environments.

Volunteering Abroad in Nepal: Nepal is a magical Himalayan country with an unusually diverse landscape. Eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, are found in Nepal, making it a haven for trekking, and hiking

Due to a dramatic improvement in the political situation in Kenya that has brought calm and peace to the country, we are happy to announce the resumption of our volunteer programs. Including new projects in Nairobi and with the Masai people.

Volunteering Abroad in Malawi: The Republic of Malawi is a small, impoverished yet incredibly beauty country in southeastern Africa. It is one of the most densely populated African countries, which remains heavily dependent on agriculture.

Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana won its freedom from Britain over 50 years ago, becoming the first black African colony to achieve its independence.

Volunteer Abroad in Morocco: Our programs in Morocco offer an unparalleled opportunity to discover one of the most enchanting lands of North Africa.

Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica: In 1502, on his fourth and last voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus made the first European landfall in the area. Settlement of Costa Rica began in 1522.

Volunteer in Peru: The third largest country in South America, it shares borders with Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia and also Chile. A large mountainous country on the Pacific coast of South America, Peru offers a range of choices for a visitor.

Volunteer Abroad in Argentina. Argentina is the second largest city in South America, and shares its borders with Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay to the north, Uruguay to the north east and Chile to the west.

Orphans International Worldwide (www.OIWW.org) will host a t-shirt design competition & fundraiser in New York City Wed. Nov.19th. Designers are asked to donate a tee to be sold in auctions to benefit orphans devastated by recent hurricanes in Haiti.

Strategic option to have the executive order signed and save the lives of 13 million orphans and 25 million sick.

Amidst India’s shimmering new success and growing prosperity, there is a hidden India in which an entire generation of children is growing up parentless. This holocaust is waging a silent war against millions of Indian children.

McCain had a unique experience of abandonment that no one else in the Senate had experienced. He could have been a hero again for 38 million people.

Lobbying firms demand upfront payment for the Executive order. Signing of the EO would save 38 million lives in Africa, but ....

Other people who have tried to stop 38 million orphans and sick in Africa having their needs met.

The beginning, reasons, battles and challenges

Starfish Greathearts Foundation marks a trend toward transparent, interactive, choice-based giving. Starfish, Virgin Megastores celebrate with “Generation:HOPE” an exhibit of photographs taken by children in South Africa affected by HIV/AIDS.

Each celebrity will have a Children’s Village (CV) named after them. Government, Community and faith-based groups and individuals in the DRC are to identify plots of land for the construction of CVs.

Each celebrity will have a Children’s Village (CV) named after them. Community and faith-based groups and individuals in Mozambique are to identify plots of land for the construction of CVs.

It is the first list of 180 of the 233 celebrities to be honored with Children's Villages (CVs)in Nigeria. Local authorities, individuals, faith-based and community based organisations to identify plots of land for the construction of the CVs.