Overview: Priority Projects

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Food for Life in Liberia

Food for Life in Liberia

Liberia is recovering from more than two decades of civil war which has left the country in economic ruin. ActionAid’s Priority Project is designed to support the resettlement of war affected families by revitalizing local agriculture.

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Safe Water For Primary Schools In Sierra Leone

Safe Water For Primary Schools In Sierra Leone

Local access to water prohibits many children, particularly girls, from attending school as they must fetch water miles away. ActionAid’s Priority Project will build water and sanitation facilities for five schools in Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone, helping 3,000 children return to school.

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Supporting HIV/AIDS Orphans in Malawi

Supporting HIV/AIDS Orphans in Malawi

There are currently 43 million people living with HIV globally, 2.3 million of whom are children. AIDS kills 7,670 people every day worldwide, 4 out of 5 of these deaths are in Africa. Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world, with 1 in 7 of the population living with the disease.

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A Future for Working Children in Afghanistan

A Future for Working Children in Afghanistan

Millions of children around the world have to work to support themselves and their families. ActionAid’s Priority Project in Afghanistan helps vulnerable children get off the streets by providing them with literacy and vocational skills as well as raising awareness about children’s rights among community members.

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A Better Education for Children in Brazil’s City of God

A Better Education for Children in Brazil’s City of God

Love of the Heart: Tales from Raizes Vivas Brazil

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