You Can Help
Make a donation
What your money can do
100% of your donation to Firelight will go towards
funding grassroots organizations and supporting the needs of children
affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Dollars given at the community level
go a long way to make a difference:
- For less than $100, you can provide tuition, a uniform, and
books for an elementary school student.
- $225 funds a workshop on HIV/AIDS prevention for 55 youth,
who then act as peer educators, raising awareness in their communities.
- $500 provides start-up capital via a rotating fund to several
families as they undertake small business ventures to improve
their economic security as caregivers.
- $1,000 supports the annual salary of a community coordinator
of outreach activities to children affected by HIV/AIDS.
- $5,000 to $10,000 provides a year of operating support to many
of Firelight’s volunteer-led organizations.
Other ways that you can make a difference
- Educate yourself
Released in July 2002, a joint UNICEF, UNAIDS, and USAID publication,
Children
on the Brink, offers an excellent overview of the situation
of children affected by HIV/AIDS. The report is also available
by contacting TvT Associates at (202) 842-2939.
- Educate your family & friends
Invite a few people over for dinner and discussion of the African
situation. Distribute a Fact
Sheet available from UNICEF online.
- Act
Show your support for an organization doing effective work to
address the pandemic and its consequences by giving of your time,
talents, or expertise.
- Advocate
Write a letter to your Senator or Congressperson encouraging him/her
to press harder for increased US funding to the Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. (To date, the US has promised
$500 million, but has only contributed $200 million. The US has
been asked to give 0.7% of its gross national product, or GNP,
which equals close to $1.5 billion, roughly $5 per American.)
How to donate to Firelight
You can mail donations to the Firelight office at 740 Front Street, Suite 380,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
If you have any questions, please contact Firelight Foundation
at (831) 429-8750 or via email.
Firelight Foundation is a private, 501 (c)(3), non-profit organization.
IRS tax identification status letter available on request.
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