Giving Back Guide

Girl Up

Why We Love Them: Girl Up champions girls to rise above their circumstances and unite to change the world.

Mission: Girl Up envisions a world where all girls, no matter where they live, have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted and positioned to be the next generation of leaders.

How You Can Help:

• Girls make up more than 1/2 of the 140 million children and adolescents that are out of school. Support #girlseducation with @GirlUp today by donating your latte money to the campaign. $5 can help a girl stay in school.
• Our movement just surpassed 300,000 and continues to grow. Come join us. Get to know the campaign by following along on Facebook (facebook.com/girlup) and Twitter (@GirlUp).  And sign up for emails from our campaign on GirlUp.org.
• Girl Up Clubs have taken off in more than 30 countries around the world. Clubs have exclusive privileges in the Girl Up community, an action platform built just for them and new resources that come out on a monthly basis. Have a girl in your life who might be interested? Show them GirlUp.org/Clubs and get them involved today.

Meera Gandhi’s The Giving Back Foundation

Why We Love Them: With the motto, “We are to the universe only as much as we give back to it,” The Giving Back Foundation inspires a generation of leaders to create positive change.

Mission: The Giving Back Foundation with operations in London, Hong Kong, New York and Mumbai, was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit 501 (C)(3) organization. Its beneficiaries are carefully selected existing charities and individuals from around the world, with special emphasis on women and children in need. Directly assisting
education of women and children, and addressing illness, poverty and suffering are the primary activities of The Giving Back Foundation. The Foundation also exists as a platform for debate and discussion, as philanthropic activities continue to evolve around the world.

How You Can Help:

• Contact www.The Giving Back Foundation.net and purchase the “Giving Back” CD, DVD or coffee-table book. 100 percent of profits from these will go directly to charity.
• Or contact The Giving Back Foundation and tell them about your projects!

Zimele Community

Why We Love Them: In Zulu, “Zimele” means “to stand on one’s own two feet” and Zimele Community confronts the root causes of poverty to make that possible for the women of South Africa.

Mission: Zimele Community empowers women with the skills, resources, and support networks to start businesses and social service projects to sustain themselves, their families, and their communities.

How You Can Help:

•  Share with your network of friends, company and organizations our stories “Rich in Hope” and gather support for our work towards women empowerment.
• Partner with us by adopting a Zimele community and become a support mentor for 10-15 women.
• Help women stand on their own two feet by pledging $25 a month or buying one of our products.

Harboring Hearts

Why We Love Them: Harboring Hearts knows that cardiac patients need more than just medical care, and they are delivering seeds of hope to families across the country.

Mission: Harboring Hearts provides heart patients and their families with support through a home-like haven and a nurturing community of resources.

How You Can Help:

• Introduce Harboring Hearts to a corporation or foundation with the resources and interest to help fund our mission.
• Raise awareness – tweet about heart issues, follow us on twitter, or “”Like”" Harboring Hearts on Facebook.
• Volunteer your time. Your support has a positive impact on the lives of many heart patients and their families.

Face Africa

Why We Love Them: No one likes dirty water, but everyone hopes to achieve real change. FACE Africa targets both issues by funding sustainable clean water and providing tools to empower women in local African communities.

Mission: At FACE Africa, we have an ambitious yet simple goal: CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER for every single person in Liberia. We fund and support sustainable clean water, sanitation and hygiene projects through partnerships with local communities, partner organizations and government agencies.

We also believe passionately that economic opportunities for women hold the promise for real change in Liberia. Through partnerships with other women’s groups, we empower disadvantaged women through education, skills training, economic opportunities and financial literacy.

How You Can Help:

• Introduce FACE Africa to a foundation or corporation with the passion and resources to fund their work.
• Email volunteer@faceafrica.org letting them know your skills and interests so they can call on you when FACE Africa needs a helping hand.
• FACE Africa will provide you with brochures, stories, films, audio and even a web page through www.justgiving.org to host a fundraising event.