Wed, 11/12/2008 - 08:16 — admin

Sub-Saharan Africa

  • 45% of people live below the poverty line and earn less than $1 per day
  • 1.8 Billion people do not have access to clean water
  • Every 30 seconds Malaria claims another life
  • Only 35% of youth attend high school
  • There are 15 millions AIDS orphans
Community Impact Total This Month Jobs Community Members New This Month Total
nextGeneration Villages 200 20 50 Individuals 10 192
cleanWater Villages 250 24 40 Companies/Institutions 2 17
schoolPromise Villages 150 27 42
healthWorks Villages 234 13 32
youthHaven Villages 544 56 84
NOTE: All numbers are purely illustrative. These figures will be updated as the data arrives.

Action Africa
  • There are 400,000 villages in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • These villages range in size from 500 to 10,000 with an average population of 2,000
  • Campaigns will be launched in Ghana and Kenya
  • Powered by Action will work with local development partner, The Joseph Assignment, to:
    • Build and maintain wells
    • Develop and operate schools
    • Establish and run clinics
    • Construct and program youth homes

What's new with our campaign members:

DateMessage
03/01/2010 - 22:50
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
03/01/2010 - 22:49
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
03/01/2010 - 22:47
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
03/01/2010 - 22:46
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
03/01/2010 - 22:41
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
01/21/2010 - 20:03
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
01/21/2010 - 20:01
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
01/21/2010 - 20:01
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
01/15/2010 - 18:51
admin updated the village Action Haiti – Earthquake Relief Campaign
01/15/2010 - 18:02
admin updated the village Leogane, Haiti

Villages Sponsoring:

Asabiem, Ghana
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