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-Been in existence since 2003 -Founded by Liz and Geoff Furber -Headquarters in Mwaya, Malawi and Leighton Buzzard, UK -The purpose is to improve education, health care, tree planting and reforestation, and providing micro loans to start businesses -Only provides assistance to Malawi, Africa -It is addressing the economy, education, health care, and environmental issues -Ripple raises money from online donations -their budget is ???? -virtually no money is used to pay administration and other overhead expenses -Most people think that Ripple Africa is a good organization and the money they are getting is going to the right places. -I think that Ripple Africa is doing a very good job. They are helping a lot of people in Malawi and making a difference. -I think that it is worthwhile to donate to this organization because they are using the money for the right thing.
 * Ripple Africa - Malawi**

Malawi Malawi is a country that struggles with increasing population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and HIV/AIDS. It ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. Their per capita GDP is $800 and the percentage of the population below the poverty line is 53%. They have an estimated 84,000 deaths to aids. They have an estimated 900,000 people living with aids. They have many ethnic groups, such as the Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, European, and Asian. The population in 79.9 percent christian, 12.8 percent Muslim, 3 percent other, and 4.3 percent none. Their official language is Chichewa. They celebrate many of the same holidays we do, like New Year's, Good Friday, Easter, and Labor day. They also celebrate Chilembwe Day, which celebrates the independence of Malawi from the UK, and Eid Ul Fitri, which is the thanksgiving for believing muslims.

"About Ripple Africa." __A Charity in Africa - Volunteer in Africa - Working in Malawi__. 7 Dec. 2008. 16 Mar. 2009 [].
 * Bibliography**

"The World Factbook - Malawi." __Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency__. 5 Mar. 2009. 16 Mar. 2009 [].

Herring, Albert. "John Chilembwe." __Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia__. 15 Jan. 2009. 16 Mar. 2009 [].

"Public Holidays In Malawi." __Official Website of The Government Of Malawi__. 2008. 16 Mar. 2009 [].

"IslamiCity.com - Ramadan - Eid ul Fitr." __IslamiCity.com - Islam & The Global Muslim eCommunity__. 2009. 16 Mar. 2009 [].

Malawi is a country that struggles with population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and HIV/AIDS. It ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. Their per capita GDP is $800 and the percentage of the population below the poverty line is 53% || [|Livingstonia.jpg] || Ripple Africa helps a lot with education in Malawi. They have 6 nursery schools and they pay for supplies and pay the teachers' salaries. Mwaya primary school is also supported by Ripple Africa. They have 800 students taught by 6 Malawians paid by the government and 8 trainees paid by Ripple Africa. You can donate books and money to help the schools. || Most people think that Ripple Africa is a good organization and the money they are getting is going to the right places. I also think they are doing a good job. They are making a big difference in Malawi. It is worthwhile to donate to this organization. ||
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 * 1 || [[image:RIP0logo.jpg]] || [] || Salutations! My name is Reed and I will talk about a non- profit organization called Ripple Africa. Ripple Africa deals with families in Malawi, providing microloans so that they can start businesses. They also help with education, health care and reforestation. It was started by Geoff and Liz Furber in 2003. They have headquarters in Mwaya, Malawi, and Leighton Buzzard, UK. They chose to start their charity in Mwaya, Malawi because they have a passion for the are and the people in the area. They only provide assistance to Malawi. They raise money from online donations and they have virtually no overhead expenses. ||
 * 2 || [[image:malawi_flag.png width="178" height="122"]] || [] || This is the map flag of Malawi.
 * 3 || [[image:malawi_map04.gif width="196" height="255"]] || [] || This is a map of Malawi. The capital of Malawi is Lilongwe. Malawi is located in Southern Africa between Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. It is famous for its large lake, Lake Malawi. ||
 * 4 || [[image:malawi-famine-affected-family.jpg width="183" height="260"]] || [] || This is one of the many Malawian families affected by famine and poverty. Ripple Africa works with families like this and gives microloans, which are small loans (hence the name Micro) so they can start businesses. One of the popular businesses that Ripple Africa provides loans for is bee keeping to get honey. ||
 * 5 || [[image:Malawi_1988-0051-Frauen_in_Dorf_nahe_Livingstonia.jpg width="186" height="280"]] || [|http://www.die-erde.com/afrika/bevoelkerung/Malawi_1988-0051-Frauen_in_Dorf_nahe_]
 * 6 || [[image:malawiguy.jpg width="200" height="146"]] || [] || This is a picture of a man canoeing on Lake Malawi.