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WIDE ANGLE viewers often ask what they can do to help. It is our policy not to give out personal contact information of people appearing in our programs to viewers or anyone else. We do offer a short list below of organizations working to promote education in the countries featured in Time for School<\/em>. We offer this as a resource to viewers. We are not affiliated with any of the organizations listed, nor do their views represent our own or those of PBS.<\/p>\n

AFGHANISTAN<\/p>\n

Central Asia Institute<\/a>
\nPromotes and supports community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)<\/a>
\nThe oldest organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women’s rights; has run clandestine literacy programs and home-based schools for women, and hopes to start building \u201cfree and modern\u201d schools \u2013 especially for women \u2013 in the future.<\/p>\n

Mercy Corps<\/a>
\nGlobal relief and development organization that helps people build secure, productive and just communities, including agricultural schools in Afghanistan that teach modern farm practices.<\/p>\n

BENIN<\/p>\n

FADEC<\/span><\/a> (Femmes Actrices de D\u00e9veloppement Communautaire\/Women Actors in Community Development)
\nFADEC works with Nanavi, the Beninese student in Time for School<\/em>, and other girls in her village, to improve access to education. Email: Fadecd@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

Batonga Foundation<\/a>
\nCreated by Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo to support both secondary school and higher education for girls in Africa.<\/p>\n

BRAZIL<\/p>\n

Two Brothers Foundation<\/a>
\nProvides educational opportunities in Rocinha, one of the biggest favelas in Rio de Janeirio, through local and international community service and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n

Viva Rio<\/a>
\nOne of the major NGOs in Rio de Janeiro that is fighting the growing armed violence, social exclusion and poor education in Rio\u2019s lowest income neighborhoods, like Rocinha.<\/p>\n

KENYA<\/p>\n

Sumerian Foundation<\/a>
\nWorks to eliminate long term poverty to some of the world\u2019s most vulnerable children through the building of social enterprise and development programs. In the past, the Sumerian Foundation has provided resources to Ayany Primary school, the school that Joab attends in Time for School<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Children of Kibera<\/a>
\nStarted by a Kibera-born U.S. high school teacher to provide educational opportunities for orphans and vulnerable children in Nairobi\u2019s largest slum, Kibera.<\/p>\n

Kenya Krew<\/a>
\nAfter watching Time for School<\/em>, a group of students from Lawrence Middle School in Long Island, NY, wanted to do something to help Joab, the Kenyan boy in the film, and his classmates at Ayany Primary School in Nairobi. After conferring with Joab’s teacher about the school’s needs, they decided to raise money to build a library for the school. They have raised $8000 towards their goal of $15,000. To contribute to this project, send your donation to the attention of Karen Weiner (the Lawrence Middle School teacher who sponsors the organization) at:
\nLawrence Middle School
\n195 Broadway
\nLawrence, NY 11559.
\nInclude the words “Kenya Krew” in the memo line.<\/p>\n

INDIA<\/p>\n

Barefoot College<\/a>
\nOperating on the principle that \u201csolutions to rural problem lie within the community,\u201d the organization seeks to improve, girls’ education, health & sanitation, rural unemployment, and environmental issues.<\/p>\n

Pratham<\/a>
\nEstablished in 1994 to provide education to the children in the slums of Mumbai city, Pratham now reaches millions of children living both in rural and urban areas, providing pre-school education, reading and literacy programs, vocational training, early childhood care, and urban learning centers.<\/p>\n

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA<\/p>\n

Building Tomorrow<\/a>
\nBuilding Tomorrow works with students in the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for the education of underserved children in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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