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media type="custom" key="3711387" A Glimmer Of Hope Foundation Will L's Wiki Organization Facts**
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Organization founded in 2000, and has been in existence for 9 years Was founded by philanthropists Philip and Donna Berber It is headquartered in Addis Ababa To provide help in these areas- Water and sanitation Education Health care Income creation Micro- finance Micro- irrigation Veterinary clinics It only provides assistance in Africa It only provides its services in Ethiopia because the population has been rapidly growing and the safe drinking water is critically low It raises through its website and has been talked about on NBC, UTV (Ireland), and RTE. It also has been discussed in magazines and newspapers such as the New York Times, Business Week, and Worth. Its budget is $20 million None, 100% of the donor’s money goes directly to the community-based organizations

All the reviews I’ve seen have been enormously positive Worth says that “(they) made giving their number one priority”

If I was rating this organization I would give it 9.5 out of 10 because the only fault is that it didn’t really start helping until 2001

I think that donating to this organization is worthwhile because I can rest easy knowing that ALL of my money is going directly to the people who need it


 * Country facts**

Name of country: Ethiopia

 Population size (2008) – 80,500,800 Per capita GDP: $800

Main exports: coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds font should be uniform

Main imports: food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles font should be uniform

Resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower

Main ethnic groups and religions: Ethnic Groups (top 3)- Oromo, Amara, Tigraway Religions (top 3)- Christian, Muslim, Traditional

Unemployment rate: NA%

Infant mortality rate: 83 deaths to 1,000 live births

Life expectancy: 55 years

Literacy rate: ages 15 and over can read and write, 43% of the country can read and write

Human Development Index (HDI): NA

Ethiopia is very poor country, but not the poorest in Africa. Most of its water supply is deadly and is not drinkable which means it desperately needs help purifying it. Its people cannot afford what they call luxuries which includes purified or warm water, fresh or extra food, or even furniture. Less than half of its population can read and write which means many of those people will not be able get jobs that will help them live a good life. Many of those who cannot read or write have to mine for gold, a very important export for Ethiopia. Miners earn minimum wage and gold is running thin.


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"About us." __A glimmer of hope__. 25 Feb. 2009 .

__The CIA__. 25 Feb. 2009 . __Aid to Africa: A Glimmer of Hope Foundation__. 2 Mar. 2009 .

__Feature: A Glimmer of Hope Foundation__. June & July 2001. 29 Feb. 2009 .

__A Glimmer of Hope Foundation__. Change.org. 1 Mar. 2009 .

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“ A Glimmer of Hope Foundation.” Before I tell you about my organization, let me tell you about the country that they help in, Ethiopia. ||
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 * 1 || [[image:31756_logo.png]] || [] || Hi, for my aid to Africa project I decided to research a group called
 * 2 || [[image:2926682932_2c819a5918.jpg width="160" height="143"]] || [] || Ethiopia has a total of 82, 540,800 people. Its per capita GDP only $800. It has an average life expectancy of 55 years. ||
 * 3 || [[image:geldorf.jpg width="186" height="160"]] || [] || Now let me tell you about about “A Glimmer of Hope Foundation.” It was founded in 2000 by Irish philanthropists Phillip and Donna Berber ||
 * 4 || [[image:EthiopiaWater03_200px.jpg width="208" height="159"]] || <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: TrebuchetMS; color: rgb(38, 42, 44);">[] || It provides help in many areas, such as education, water and sanitation, health care, income creation, and micro- irrigation. It only provides aid to Africa. Its headquarters is in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. “ A Glimmer of Hope Foundation” only provides assistance in Ethiopia because of the rapidly- growing population and the safe drinking water is critically low. ||
 * 5 || [[image:webplay.jpg width="223" height="192"]] || <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: TrebuchetMS; color: rgb(38, 42, 44);">[] || It raises money through its website and has been talked about on NBC, UTV (Ireland), and RTE. It has also been discussed in magazines and newspapers such as the New York Times, Business Weekly, and Worth. ||
 * 6 || [[image:Austin+Tennis+143-1.jpg width="240" height="158"]] || <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: TrebuchetMS; color: rgb(38, 42, 44);">[] || If I was rating this organization I would give it 10 out of 10 because they've critically helped Ethiopia and its people. ||
 * 7 || [[image:31756_photo1.png width="150" height="150"]] || <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: TrebuchetMS; color: rgb(38, 42, 44);">[] || I think that donating to this organization is worthwhile because I can rest easy knowing that ALL of my money is going directly to the people who need it ||