Welcome to PROJECT HARAMBEE

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HARAMBEE ("all pull together" in Swahili) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization  assisting those in sub-Saharan Africa affected by, and at risk for, HIV infection.  We promote development by sponsoring self-sustaining projects, not charity.  Our friends in Africa don’t want a handout...but a hand up.   We do this by:

(1) education here and in Africa to raise awareness;

(2) health care initiatives using volunteers & telemedicine technology;

(3)  microeconomics projects  to give women & children a "hand up"  to care for themselves without relying on a handout;

(4)  marketing DIRECT FAIR TRADE craft items made by co-op  artisans;

(5) building communication bridges between education groups here and in Africa.  We do this on a shoestring administrative budget so that 99% of your donation goes directly to those we serve in Africa.

         IT'S NOT A CHARITY...IT'S A FORCE!

More About Harambee's Mission >>

Our holistic approach empowers our group members to:

  1. Build community (learn more)
  2. Earn a living (learn more)
  3. Promote sustainable health care by sponsoring Kenyans for medical training (more)
  4. Stop HIV through education (learn more) ( volunteers)
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HARAMBEE promotes partnership with those we want to help. The height of empowerment is the ability to empower another. Therefore, all projects we adopt require participants to give back to their community. E.g., those who receive a dairy goat give the first-born kid to another family; when teaching oral rehydration therapy for infants, we educate trainers who continue teaching when we have left. We foster good management practices, accountability, and sustainability. We have no overhead, salaries, or advertising costs, and every penny gets squeezed ‘til it begs for mercy.

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