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Sarah Ehrlich's Help for Orphans Follows Oprah in Educating African Kids

Whether it's George Clooney publicizing thetapping into their creative energy through an
violence in Darfur, Bono campaigning for debtart program that includes painting and
relief, or Angelina Jolie visiting as adance," she says. "In addition, by focusing
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, stars areon sustainable agriculture and environmental
using their wattage to raise public awarenesspreservation, we can help them become
about the problems facing Africa today. Handresponsible stewards of the land." Leaving a
in hand with other celebs, Oprah Winfreysmall environmental footprint is central to
recently opened her Leadership Academy forthe philosophy of Help for Orphans. To that
Girls in South Africa. "Despite theirend, the organization has engaged AB
efforts, there remain millions of orphanedArchitekten ( a New York architectural firm
African children who need nutritious food,that specializes in designing "green"
clean water, housing, and an education," saysbuildings. "We want to teach by example,"
Sarah Ehrlich, founder and president of theexplains Ehrlich, who is footing 100 percent
non-profit Help for Orphans ( "Although everyof the administrative costs of the
effort helps, the challenge is to create aorganization. "It's important to assure our
sustainable system that nurtures and educatesdonors that their $30-per-month sponsorships
children for years to come." The numbers areare going directly to the children for food
stark. According to the United Nations, theand school supplies, and that other donations
number of African orphans increased from 30.9are being used for building projects, food,
million to 41.9 million between 1990 andand educational materials." Ehrlich and her
2000, and projections suggest that the numberteam are preparing for a trip to Kenya, where
will increase to 53.1 million by the yearthey will partner with additional orphanages
2010. But Ehrlich is up to the challenge.in order to sponsor their children and build
Inspired by an organization in India that hasmore schools, as well as to donate books,
several hundred orphanage schools and thatfood, and school supplies. But Ehrlich
encourages children who graduate to givedoesn't feel her mission will be accomplished
back, Ehrlich's Help for Orphans ( hasuntil Help for Orphans has launched at least
already given thousands of books to500 schools all over the globe. "We are
orphanages in Uganda, Kenya, and India.starting in Africa, but there are orphans in
Moreover, the organization is currentlymany countries who need our help," she says.
building two orphanage schools in Kenya; the"Right now, we're focusing on Africa, but we
Kisumu school will educate 60 children, whilealso have immediate plans to build
the Kisii school will educate another 50sustainable schools for orphans in southern
children. While the Reading and PhonicsIndia and Central America. Eventually, we
Curriculum by Applied Scholastics ( will bewill launch efforts in Southeast Asia, North
central, Ehrlich wants to go beyond theand South America, and Europe." Ehrlich says
basics to provide students with the toolsthe response to Help for Orphans has been
they need to support themselves within theiroverwhelming, and concludes, "When you do the
culture. "In order to truly make aright thing, everything seems to take off."
difference, we also need to raise theirEhrlich's ability to create that synergy is
self-confidence by teaching them about humancertain to help African orphans take off and
rights, values, how to avoid HIV, and byreach for the stars.



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