The Foundations That Produced This Report

The Firelight Foundation supports and advocates for the needs and rights of children who are orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Firelight strives to increase the resources available to grassroots organizations that are strengthening the capacity of families and communities to care for children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. In our first five years, Firelight has made 380 grants to over 200 organizations in 12 Sub-Saharan African countries. To learn more about us or to make a donation, visit our website at www.firelightfoundation.org; call us: +1-831-429-8750; write: 740 Front Street, Suite 380, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA; or email: info@firelightfoundation.org.

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is the hand, heart, and voice of the American Jewish community in the developing world, helping thousands of people in Africa, Asia and the Americas move beyond the ills of poverty, illiteracy, disease, disaster, and war. A pioneering international development organization, AJWS is engaged in innovative non-sectarian grant making, Peace Corps-like volunteer service, and educational and advocacy programs, supporting the visionary efforts of 200 non-governmental organizations in 40 countries that are galvanizing, inspiring and fueling the engines of social change where inequities are most severe. To learn more and support our work, visit our website: www.ajws.org, call us: +1-212-736-2597 or 800-889-7146, or write: 45 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018 USA.

The Bernard van Leer Foundation works to improve opportunities for children up to eight years of age who are growing up in socially and economically difficult circumstances. We make grants to organisations working with young children to promote culturally and contextually appropriate approaches to early childhood development. We also share knowledge and expertise in early childhood development through our print publications, our website, and other media, with the aim of informing and influencing policy and practice. Please note that Bernard van Leer is a private foundation that does not accept outside donations. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.bernardvanleer.org; call us +31-(0)70-3312200; write: Eisenhowerlaan 156 , P.O. Box 82334, 2508 EH The Hague, The Netherlands; or email: registry@bvleerf.nl.

Save Africa’s Children, a program of the Pan African Children’s Fund, partners with faith-based and grassroots initiatives that serve orphans and vulnerable children in Africa and the Diaspora. SAC provides financial and material assistance to organizations in Africa directly responding to the needs of the most vulnerable children. We work with a variety of U.S. and African churches and denominations to carry out our work. Our grants assist community-based programs that are locally designed and managed, such as community schools, feeding programs, income generating activities, and AIDS prevention. For more information or to donate online, visit our website at www.saveafricaschildren.org; call us: +1-323-733-1048; or write us: P.O. Box 8386, Los Angeles, CA 90008 USA.