Finalist Profile #17 – SOS Children’s Villages

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Today we will be profiling the last of our HOUSE finalists: SOS Children's Villages What will they do with the $15,000? SOS Children’s Villages will give beds and safe homes to 120 children in Niger, Africa who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDs and other devastating circumstances. What do they do?  SOS Children's Villages is the largest charity dedicated to orphaned and abandoned children with 500 villages in 132 countries worldwide. In a Children’s Village, they are nurtured and supported by an SOS Mother and other children in their SOS home who become their SOS brothers and sisters. Strong bonds develop within these "SOS families", and even after the children are grown and leave the village, these family relationships endure. SOS children have the benefit of a stable, loving family environment that provides the necessities of life such as clothing, meals, medical care and a high-quality education. Children remain in their SOS home within an SOS Village until they are prepared to create lives for themselves as independent adults To learn more or to cast your vote, click here.

Finalist Profile #16 – Amazon Conservation Association

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  22
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Today we will be profiling the last of our SAVE finalists: Amazon Conservation Association What will they do with the $15,000? Amazon Conservation Association will train community leaders to work as guides for a new cloud forest canopy walkway near Peru’s Manu National Park. This will provide green jobs, educate local populations about conservation, and protect one of the last Amazonian cloud forests. What do they do? Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) protects the world's richest forests, trains next-generation conservationists, and helps people in the Amazon live better lives through sustainable means. ACA currently protects over 1.5 million acres of Amazonian rainforest. We established the world’s first conservation concession, manage some of the best research stations in the tropics, and are leading the search for mechanisms to make forest conservation financially sustainable. To learn more or to cast your vote, click here.

Finalist Profile #15 – Partners in Health

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Today we will be profiling the last of our HEAL finalists: Partners in Health What will they do with the $15,000? $38 provides a vulnerable child in Haiti the support he/she needs to overcome their barriers to health. If a child doesn’t have adequate access to food, potable water, or if they simply need help paying for school books – Partners in Health will bring a better future for 400 orphans and vulnerable children. What do they do? Partners In Health (PIH) is dedicated to providing a preferential option for the poor in health care. For over twenty years, PIH has worked to provide high-quality medical care and social justice to the poorest of the poor. Today, PIH serves over two million patients in areas of the world that have experienced political conflict, poverty, high disease burden, or international neglect. Through research and advocacy, PIH is helping to raise the standard of care for the destitute sick. PIH spends 94% of our budget every year directly on programs. To learn more or to cast your vote, click here.

Finalist Profile #14 – Invisible Children

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Today we will be profiling the second of our HOPE finalists: Invisible Children What will they do with the $15,000? Invisible Children will provide a university scholarship and a mentor to 12 girls in the war torn area of northern Uganda. These scholarships will provide the opportunity for promising young women to become leaders in their community and ensure lasting peace. What do they do? Invisible Children (IC) is a social, political and global movement using the transformative power of story to change lives. By inspiring youth culture to value creativity, idealism and sacrifice, the movement fuels the most effective, adaptable and innovative programs in the world To learn more or to cast your vote, click here.

Finalist Profile #13 – KIPP

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Today we will be profiling the second of our BUILD finalists: KIPP What will they do with the $15,000? KIPP is helping 20,000 students in underserved communities across the US go to college and develop the skills and character to succeed in the competitive world beyond. With the $15,000 KIPP will train teachers and principals that make this possible. What do they do? The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is a network of free, open-enrollment, college-prep public schools with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. The first KIPP schools opened in 1994. Founded in 2000, the KIPP Foundation replicates these successful schools. There are currently 82 KIPP schools in 19 states and D.C., serving over 20,000 students in grades pre-K through 12. 80% of students live below the poverty line and 95% are either African American or Latino. To learn more or to cast your vote, click here.