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Winners of the Stars Impact Awards 2009

This set of images are from Ghana,Kenya and Ethiopia, taken when the Stars Foundation visited the three award
winning organisations in June 2009.

The three organisations work in different fields and different countries but they all work to help vulneable children
and give them a better future.

Afrikids in Ghana are based in the North, in Bolgatanga.
They cover a huge area and and reach thousands of children making sure they get the opportunity to go to school.
This often means that Afrikids have to provide transport and financial support to the children's families to ensure
the children do not end up back at work. To see more:www.afrikids.org

Sponsored Arts for Education ( SAFE) combines theatre and educational workshops reaching out to children and youths. They use their plays to raise awareness and to create discussions about HIV/AIDS, forced marriage,rape,
bulliyng in schoool and general issues in a growing child's life. The plays are very evocative, often generating both laughter and tears.
To see more: www.sponsoredarts.org

Mums for Mums are based in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia. They aim to help children in poverty through helping the mothers. The women, often ill, destitute or single mothers are given vocational traing to empower them to take themselves out of poverty. The women are supported financially through micro finance, their children are taken care of when training and medical treatment is provided if necessary.
To see more:www.mumsformums.com