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Help 13 Disempowered Communities Produce Social Change! Please help us by donating to one of our projects below. Simply click as indicated. This will then take you to a more detailed description and donate information.
 
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Women's Rights
		Ending Uterine Prolapse in Nepal with The Uterine Prolapse Alliance 600,000 women in Nepal have been marginalized by uterine prolapse. In 2009, AP will help the Alliance, a network of women’s groups, to publicize the condition, to attract international support, and set specific targets for preventing and treating this unacceptable condition.
		Empowering Girls in Afghanistan with the Afghan Women's Network The Youth Committee of the Afghan Women’s Network (AWN), an AP partner since 2003, is developing a program to support a handicrafts project in several girls’ schools in Kabul. In 2009, AP will promote the program in the US, working with high school students and teachers.
Post-Conflict
		Using Handicrafts to Commemorate Srebrenica with BOSFAM AP has helped survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia to create a memorial quilt. In 2009, AP and BOSFAM will promote the quilt among the Bosnian diapsora and use it to build support for a weaver training program in Srebrenica itself.
		Supporting Indigenous Communities in Guatemala with ADIVIMA This year, survivors from the 1982 Rio Negro massacres in Guatemala have woven a memorial quilt. In 2009, AP will help their advocacy organization, ADIVIMA, to generate support for a handicrafts project in the highlands of Guatemala and to promote ADIVIMA's campaign for reparations.
		Recovering the Disappeared in Peru with the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology team In 2008, AP helped the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF) to promote its work in exhuming mass graves. In 2009, AP will work with EPAF to help relatives of the disappeared in Peru organize, advocate for justice, and identify their missing loved ones.
Environment
		Helping wastepickers from Delhi to combat climate change with Chintan AP’s partner in Delhi, the Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, helps wastepickers to organize and claim their rights. In 2009, AP and Chintan will help a wastepicker community to promote a community-based approach to climate change.
Children
		Strengthening disempowered children in Kenya with the Undugu Society of Kenya This year, an AP Fellow helped 17 underprivileged children in Nairobi to write and post blogs online. In 2009, the Undugu Society of Kenya (USK) – AP’s partner in Nairobi – will help more children participate in this exciting Digital Storytelling Project and use their new ICT tools to expose the causes of abuse.
		Educating Girls in Afghanistan with the Oruj Learning Center AP's Partner, the Oruj Learning Center, began in 2003 by providing classes to 36 girls in a mosque. By 2008, Oruj was supporting the education of almost 3,000 girls and had brought women teachers to inaccessible areas in the Wardak province for the first time. In 2009, AP will continue to explore funding opportunities for Oruj.
Indigenous/Minority Rights
		Promoting Dalit Rights in Nepal with the Jagaran Media Center Caste discrimination continues to blight the lives of Nepal’s Dalits. In 2009, AP will help its partner, the Jagaran Media Center (JMC), to expose discrimination in the villages of Nepal, disseminate the material to the Nepali diaspora, and press for change in Nepal.
		Combatting the enslavement of pygmies in Central Africa with WPIO In 2008, the World Peasants/Indigenous Organization (WPIO), an AP partner in Uganda, secured the release of 98 pygmy slaves in the Congo. In 2009, AP will help the group free more slaves and take its message to the United Nations.
		Lobbying for Travellers in the UK After three years of lobbying against forced eviction with AP's help, the Travellers of Dale Farm achieved a rousing success in early 2008 when the British High Court accepted their argument. In 2009, AP and Dale Farm will move foward with plans to equip a new community center with information technology tools to empower Traveller children.
Disability Rights
		Promoting Advocates for the blind in Bangladesh with BERDO The Blind Education and Rehabilitation Organization (BERDO), an AP partner in Bangladesh, helps people with disabilities to use microcredit in rejoining society. In 2009, BERDO will scale up program, with help from AP and the Bangladeshi diaspora.
		Providing Access to Services for the Disabled with the Gulu Disabled Persons Union The Advocacy Project has partnered with Survivor Corps to work with survivors of the war in Northern Uganda. Next year, AP will work with the Gulu Disabled Persons Union to improve accessibility and increased the participation of disabled people in local affairs.

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