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NextAid is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization committed to developing and implementing innovative solutions to the challenges facing African children.

NextAid's mission is to promote community-driven, environmentally sustainable, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic.

NextAid collaborates with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce creative, culturally-rich, awareness-raising projects and music events involving technology, the arts, public education projects,and volunteer opportunities. Learn more


Upcoming/Recent Events

Make your next event a NextAid benefit
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click here to view flyers

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World AIDS Day 2008
16 events and counting...


Find out more!

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Past Events
click here to view past flyers

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"Friendraiser for NextAid"
Dutch Henry Winery

Friday, November 20

Hosted by Richard Gregory
Special Guest Speaker: Stephan McGuire
A producer of The 11TH Hour
For more info, contact: events@nextaid.org

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REDS
(Santa Barbara)

Saturday, October 25

Featuring Jeremy Sole, BBRAVE, DJ Magneto, Deejay Bennett
More info

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Tropical 10-year Anniversary Party
(Los Angeles)

Saturday, October 18

Miles Maeda, Mark E. Quark, Mr. Annand, DJ Dazy, Three, Android Cartel, Diva Danielle
More info

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Graphics for Partners,
Promoters and Artists

NextAid Logos
Event Materials

Banners
Event Flyers

Photography and

Graphic Design:
Camille Blake
Nick Lemire
Wendy Cross
Sonni Micocci
Joe Kennedy
Eric Balaire
Mark Mazziotti
Jaime Scholnick
Paulynn Cue
Ron Garkey
Phil Martin
Celia Cho
Cindy Kawamura

 

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

- Participate in World AIDS Day 2008
- MUD Eye Shadow Benefits NextAid 100%!
- "Make This House a Home" Holiday Gift Cards
- Shop for the Cause at We-Care.com
- Adopt-A-Project Program
- NextAid selected by Causecast.org
- Children's village and community center
- NextAid’s latest promotional video is Live!
- Putumayo Records "African Dreamland"
- Coalition for a Sustainable Africa
- UN Millennium Development Goals

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World AIDS Day in cities across the nation
World AIDS Day 2008
For World AIDS Day 2008, NextAid is unifying over 15 clubs, all raising funds for the construction of our children’s village in Dennilton, South Africa. Events featuring well known artists such as Louie Vega, Miguel Migs, DJ Dan, Stacy Pullen, and so many more are taking place in New York, L.A., San Francisco, Detroit, Denver, Phoenix, Omaha, Washington DC, Syracuse, Brooklyn, and Chicago. Please find all the details here and help spread the word!

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MUD Cosmetics gives 100% of Eye Make up Purchase Price to NextAid
MUD MUD introduces a limited edition, four-holed palette this holiday season with 100% of the $25 palette’s proceeds going to NextAid. By selling just 1,000 pieces, MUD will fund one of the children’s homes on the site in Dennilton. The limited edition palette will feature four MUD eye shadow colors: Spanish Gold, Moss, Cashmere and Dulce de Leche. Buy a palette here

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"Make This House a Home" Holiday Gift Cards
holiday card NextAid invites you to "Make this House a Home" by giving a tax deductible gift donation in honor of your friends, colleagues or loved ones. Donations will be used to furnish a four-bedroom home, built with earth-friendly technologies, that will accommodate six orphans and a caretaker. Click here for 5 designs and donation levels to choose from.

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Shop for the Cause with We-Care.com
Everything you ever need to buy, you can do through the recently launched online "mall" called We-Care.com.  This is an incredible way to support NextAid without coming out of pocket in time or money!  A percentage of every purchase goes to NextAid.  Please spread the word and ask your friends, colleagues and business contacts to shop at the 600+ retailers and service providers and help raise money with no effort!  Percentages vary with each store.  Check out nextaid.we-care.com.  We are We-Care.com's featured non-profit for the month!

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ADOPT-A-PROJECT Program


Design by Joseph Gabriel

Businesses, groups, and individuals are invited to "Adopt-A-Project" as part of the next phase of construction of the NextAid Youth With A Vision Community Center and Children's Village in Dennilton, South Africa. Six houses, designed by ecological architects with input from our community partners, will each provide a wonderful home for six children and a care-taker.
Learn more

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Causecast.org launches with NextAid
causecast NextAid was selected along with only 25 other organizations to be part of the launch of Causecast! Causecast is a powerful online social medium that connects nonprofits, leaders, brands and individuals to those who want to make a positive impact on the world. The site empowers and entertains using original content and it - most importantly - inspires people to get involved with the issues they want to support in the ways they want to support them. Join Causecast now!

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Construction for our child support center in South Africa continues!
(Dennilton, South Africa) We began construction in July 2005 with a natural building course, and today the building continues. Click here for details on the center project, including photo reports, video, and architectural designs.

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PSANextAid PSA
Watch world renowned artists such as Louie Vega, Miguel Migs, DJ Colette and more speak out about the AIDS crisis and give a voice to African children orphaned by AIDS. sponsored by DubSpot NYC
Click here (YouTube)

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Putumayo
Putumayo Records "African Dreamland" Benefits NextAid (Release date: April 29)
NextAid is honored to be affiliated with Putumayo Records. Putumayo Kids presents "African Dreamland," the fourth release in their successful dreamland series features enchanting and calming African songs for relaxation and sweet dreams.  Featuring artists like Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Chinowiso, Mapumba, and more.  Click on the CD cover graphic above to hear samples of this beautiful music. A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated to NextAid. Check out the ecard

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Coalition for a Sustainable Africa
NextAid is a founding member of the Coalition for a Sustainable Africa (CSAfrica), a collaboration of nonprofit organizations based in Los Angeles and all committed to Africa. For more info, visit www.csafrica.org.

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Millennium Development Goals from Unicef
In 2000, nearly 200 leaders from around the world adopted the Declaration and committed themselves to achieving a set of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The ultimate objective of this agreement is to make the world a better place for all by the year 2015. Read more

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Watch NextAid's Movie - documenting the Summer 2005 ground-breaking center construction. Click here 7:17 mins .avi QT

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NextAid Overview
This 9min video provides an overview of our children's village project in South Africa. Get to know Cynthia Nkosi, director of our partner organization, Youth With A Vision, and see how we raise awareness and funds through events here in the U.S.
Click here

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