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Youth Against Poverty recently uploaded their pictures on orphanages and fundraising events. To view these pictures, click on the Photo Blog link on the bottom of the left column.
Salima Orphanage still needs a lot of our help and support and they are in need of food and clothing. We have posted pictures of the orphanage on our Photo Blog. If you want to help them, please Write To Us and we will let you know how to help.
When I visited a few orphanages, I learned how differently they lived from how we live and what restrictions they have rather than us.
The biggest problem about being an orphan is that they have no privacy. Since they have to live with 20-200 people, they have no one to confide with. They never had an adult love and care for them and do not know how it feels like. Orphans have no, as we call it, "alone time". They have to share rooms, T.V, toys, games, and sometimes beds. The only items they have are their clothes.
Another problem about being an orphan is that unlike us, they cannot spend their money on what they want. They do not have the luxury to go out and spend money on whatever they want, whether it is clothes, toys, or games. Orphanages are almost always in need of money, so that places many restrictions on the orphans.
Lastly, orphans do not have as great a chance to achieve their lifelong dream, meaning most of the time they are not what they wanted to be in the future. For example, if an orphan wanted to be a doctor, there would be a very slim chance that the orphan would be a doctor since they do not have parents to guide them and encourage them. They have an orphanage director who has to take care of many orphans ranging from 20-200.
Because of all these restrictions that orphans have and all the advantages that we have, it is our duty to help them and to ensure of them of better lives. If we do not help them, that is simply unfair because we were born fortunate and they were not. Orphans deserve an equal chance to achieve their lifelong dream.
YAP supports Red Cross, one of the most reliable charity organizations in the world. Red Cross offers neutral humanitarian aid to the victims of war and aids victims of natural disasters.
Please click here to donate and support Red Cross. There are many ways to help, but because of the many natural disasters that occurred recently, any way of help would be the best.
REMEMBER, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO HELP THE ONES IN NEED!!!!!!!!
Are you willing to sacrifice one coke a day?
Did you know that the cost of one coke can give a chid in Africa one full meal? In other words, if you sacrifice one coke in a day, you can give a child a full meal.
Did you know that the cost of a pack of gum can give a child a full day's supply of food?
If you sacrifice two cans of coke and one pack of gum every day and donate, you can give two kids a full day's meal. Now that is a good deal.
Recently, there have been a few natural disasters, such as the earthquakes Chile and Haiti that have occured. Although the earthquake in Haiti happened a few months ago and the earthquake in Chile happened over a week ago, it is still never too late to help the victims, especially the orphans. The orphans are the most vulnerable and they are the ones that need help the most. The most reliable organization to donate to help the victims in Chile and Haiti is unicef.org.
REMEMBER, IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO HELP THE ONES IN NEED
Ever since the 7.0 magnitude in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, tens of thousands of children have been orphaned. One 13 year old child, Jean Peterson Estime, was outside playing soccer when his house pancaked and his parents and five sisters all died. Now he is on the streets, rummaging for food in rubble and really wants someone to take him in. Everyday, more and more orphans come desperately needing help such as food, water, and shelter. In one orphanage, the director of an infant orphanage died, leaving the infants on the back of a truck, completely helpless.
Please watch this video about the orphans in Haiti.
Please click here to donate to the victims in Haiti. The most reliable organizations to donate are UNICEF and CARE.
Remeber, never hesitate to help the orphans in need, because they need us the most.
Youth Against Poverty supports UMaY (Uplifting Men and Youth in Africa). Its vision is: To aid in the development of a society that lives in unity and cohesion, regardless of gender, race, tribe, or HIV status, in which communities develop and manage their own sustainable initiatives.
UMAY was established to support the following target groups:
- HIV+ Men & Youth living in Informal Settlements (full medical, educational, counselling and support programs)
- HIV+ Men & Youth from the wider Kenyan community (confidential counselling and support services)
- Youth in Informal Settlements - regardless of their HIV status (supporting youth groups, sports programs, education, etc)
- Single Fathers with Dependant Children – regardless of their HIV status (training on cooking, child nutrition, etc)
- Elderly & Vulnerable people in Informal Settlements – regardless of their HIV status (medical & psychosocial support)
If you want to learn more about this organization, click here.
If you want to donate and sponsor this organization, click here.
The Orange Giraffe Orphanage and Children’s Home is a progam in Uganda (Africa) under the Foundation for Rural Development and Action Research (FORDAR). The orphanage was targeted as a preschool center for orphans and needy children in order to provide them with food, clothes, soap, shelter, medicine, and education. To learn more about this orphanange, click here.
The Experiential Learning International (ELI) is able to accept your donations to the Orange Giraffe Orphange in Uganda. If you would like to donate, please mail a check to the ELI Associates to this address:
Experiential Learning International
2828 N. Speer Blvd., Suite 230
Denver, CO 80211
If you want to support our organization, go to our Facebook page, join, and make a difference. Click here to go to our Facebook page.
It's never to late to help the ones in need.
Please remember to never hesitate to help the ones in need. On the left hand column of the site there are multiple organizations that you can help in order to make a difference to the world. Orphanages that you can donate to are the Orange Giraffe Orphanage in Uganda and The Salima Childrens Center in Kenya. If you want to support these orphanages, please write to us on the right hand column of the site and I will specifically tell you how to help.
Remember, it's never too late. Make a difference to the world!!!!
For all the supporters of YAP and for all the youth, please remember that this is the month of giving. This is the month where we help the impoverished and disadvantaged and give them better lives. I am working very hard to get in touch with orphanages and organizations that you can all support, so CONSTANTLY CHECK OUR PAGE FOR UPDATES. Also, suggest to all your friends to support our organization.
Youth Against Poverty YAP supports Roslin Orphanage. The orphanage was built for all the orphans who suffered so much in recent years due to war, displacement, and economic hardship in Timur, Indonesia. The founder of the orphanage, Soehardi Budi, was voted one of the top ten candidates for CNN Heroes. Please support this orphanage and donate in order to make a difference to these orphans. To learn more, click on the link below.
Roslin Orphanage (panti asuhan Roslin) Matani, Desa Penfui Timur, dusun 01, RT 01, RW 01,(dekat seminari tinggi Klaret)Kecamatan Kupang Tengah,Kabupaten Kupang,Nusa Tenggara TimurIndonesiafor a package being sent please write alsoIbu Peggy 081319616551
I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving today. I want to let everyone know about the world hunger statistics in the world right now.
Over 1 Billion people are undernourished in the world right now.
Over 12 Thousand people died of hunger today.
Over 9 Million people died of hunger this year.
I just want everyone to know that while we are so excited to eat our Thanksgiving turkey, there are people dying of world hunger at the moment. If you want to help the ones in hunger, click here. Please make a difference and stop world hunger immediately.
Again, have a Happy Thanksgiving
Shoebiz San Francisco recently hosted the "Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle", a special event in collaboration with adidas and Estria. This event provided an effort for orphans in Africa, such as the Huruko Childrens Cenre, and underpriveleged kids in Oakland. All the proceeds from their work went to YAP and youthspeaks.org.
This event was also posted on Hypebeast. Click here.
Below are pictures of the event.
NEVER HESITATE TO HELP THE ONES IN NEED.
"One For Two" Event on Oct 24, 2009 @ Noe Shoe Biz, (3810 24 Street, San Francisco), from 11 to 5 P.M.
With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need AND Youth Against Poverty will encourage Shoebiz to match dollar for dollar for all sales of TOMS shoes that day to the orphanages that I am working with.
Local Bay Area artists will customize any TOMS shoe purchased that day! Artists are: Romi Acosta, Sandra Crockett, & Yuka
Come to this event on October 24, buy a shoe, get it painted, and make a difference to the ones in need!!
I will be there in person to educate and to pass out more information about YAP. Hope to see you there!
On October 10, YAP joined forces with adidas and Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle to sponsor 25 of the best Graffiti artists to come to Oakland to compete and to raise awareness and support for youth in Oakland. Our effort will provide opportunities for local communities to invite and to support underprivileged youth to participate in classes in order to improve their social and verbal skills.
These classes are offered through endless efforts of Youthspeaks.org. YAP is working with Estria for an event in San Francisco on October 31 at Shoebiz to auction 25 adidas shoes painted by these artists and to have a live painting event while you can purchase an adidas and have it painted by an artist of your choice. All proceeds from the auction and painted shoes will be donated to Youthspeaks.org and to an orphanage in Africa through YAP such as the Huruko Childrens' Centre.
I have included a few images of painted shoes and murals.
DO NOT MISS TO ATTEND 10/31 EVENT AT 1420 HAIGHT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG IN TO www.shoebizsf.com. 
Hey World. Youth Against Poverty has been none stop working to spread news of youth in touble! Thank You for your support!
Youth Against Poverty supports UNICEF. UNICEF has been helping children for over 60 years. Did you know that 24,000 children die every day from preventable causes? Their goal is to make that number 0. So go donate and volunteer in order to make a difference.
If you want to how to partner with UNICEF, click here.
If you want to know know more information about volunteering with UNICEF, click here.
Please click on this click, read a brief explanation about Genet and how she is one of the poorest people in the world, watch the video, and DONATE when you are convinced. HEROES DO EXIST. YOU CAN BE ONE OF THEM.
http://www.fccethiopia.com/