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Budding Leader - Dreams of a World With No Poverty

Have you ever desired to get to know more about the children that we are supporting in Africa? Well, you are certainly not alone. As a Project Leader, I love to see the photos of the children and in particular to listen to videos of the children. This helps me to better understand their needs, desires, and aspirations and to stay connected.

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Pencils For Presents - Give The Gift of Pencils

Featured Story: Two siblings - Adithya and Samyu - are doing remarkable good and have developed a program called Pencils For Presents. They, together with their friends and family, are collecting school supplies to send to developing nations, especially those in Africa.

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Cameroon School Celebrates Christmas

Update From the Field: The month of December was very exciting for children at the Bitame Lucia School who shared their holiday together for meals. We had a total of four volunteers from UK, Estonia, Germany and Sweden. They all introduced to us different skills from their different countries. We receive letters from pen pal friends from United Kingdom and also some Christmas gifts from our linking schools in Kenya and United Kingdom.

Source: Flickr

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Develop Africa and Shuttlerock Announce Apparel Partnership

T‐shirts That Help Develop Africa Grow And Raise Awareness
Johnson City, Tennessee ‐ January 19, 2012

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Help Provide 2 notebooks to Children in Africa By Donating a Dollar - Press Release

Your donation of a dollar will provide two exercise books / notebooks.

Johnson City, [Tennessee] – Develop Africa, Inc. partnered with the Philanthroper.com to provide school supplies to children in Africa.

Children in Africa are in dire need of school supplies. The average classroom lacks the basic essential school supplies that make for a meaningful educational experience for kids. Develop Africa is responding to this need and helping to provide school supplies to school children in Africa.

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Thank You and End of Year / Beginning of Year Giving

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School Supplies Distribution at Student Recognition Sunday - Christians in Action Church

Below is the text from a scanned letter that we received from the Education Department of the Central Christians in Action Church in Sierra Leone. We had the opportunity to provide school supplies for their Student Recognition Sunday

Goal: To reach out to our students by extending our love and care for them and their educational pursuits in more practical ways.

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Thank You for Helping to Unleash The Great Potential of Women

As we approach the end of the year, on behalf of all the beneficiaries, the DA Team would like to say a big "Thank You" for your support over 2011. Over the course of this year we have together helped to support the Door of Hope Tailoring Institute. The Institute empowers teenage girls that have dropped out from school or did not have the opportunity to go to school, helping pregnant women and mothers to be self reliant. They have the opportunity to learn tailoring and on completion to launch their own business.

CROSS SECTION OF THETAILORING DEPARTMENT

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Microfinance Funds Enhance Business and Improve The Standard of Living of Isata's Family.

It is with great joy that we share the story of Isata. Thanks to your support, we together have helped to enhance her business and improve the standard of living of her family.

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Special Promotion - Donate $100 and Receive a Free White Classic Mug

For a limited time, if you donate $100 or more, you will receive in appreciation a free white classic mug as shown below. This will be a great way to demonstrate your support for Develop Africa - and an excellent conversation starter.

Mug makes a great additional Christmas / Valentine's day / anniversary / wedding / "just because..." present

Be sure to add the keywords - free white mug in the notes / comments when donating!

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