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The Adopt-A-Project program provides individuals
and businesses with an opportunity to sponsor the construction of buildings within the village.
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CURRENTLY 6 HOMES FOR CHILDREN ARE AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP
The fee of $29,000 sponsors the construction of a comfortable home with four
bedrooms for six children and one caretaker. Your contribution is tax-deductable.
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BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
Aside from that warm, fuzzy feeling that can only come from doing good marketing
while doing good, sponsors will reap the bene ts of a recognition program tailored
to their unique needs and desires. Elements may include:
- Assistance from NextAid to create a strategic fundraising plan for your project
- Naming rights and signage on the structure(s)
- Acknowledgement of participation on the NextAid website and in press materials
- Photos and updates on construction progress
- An eventual visit to the village site in Dennilton
Think 29,000 sounds like a lot? Well, we have plenty of ideas for how a company, a family, an artist, or group of friends, can utilize online tools, their fans, their communities, and other available resources to make reaching that goal totally doable!
Check back to see specific examples of how some companies, like MUD Cosmetics and DubSpot in NY, are able to achieve success. Please inquire for more information.
info@nextaid.org
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NATURAL BUILDING METHODS INCLUDE
- Hybrid systems of compressed-earth blocks and earthbags
- Metal roofs with water catchment gutters and cisterns
- Dry composting toilets
- Gray water recycling systems
- Energy-effi cient kitchen
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BACKGROUND
Of the 12.3 million children orphaned by AIDS, 95% are in Africa
alone, and every 14 seconds another child is faced with losing a
parent. NextAid has stepped in to help by creating and promoting
community-driven, environmentally, economically, and
socially-empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic.
Through grass-roots eff orts, NextAid provides opportunities for
concerned individuals across the globe to make a tangible
di erence.
In 2005, in partnership with Youth With a Vision, a South Africa-based
non-profi t, NextAid began work on a community center and
residential village in the poverty-stricken town of Dennilton, two
hours NE of Johannesburg. The village will serve as a safe home for
50 children, a multi-purpose center for the greater community, and a
model of best practices for future projects.
Currently, eleven buildings have been completed. They include a
performance space, an energy-e cient outdoor kitchen and seating
area, earth-bag offi ces, a compressed brick home, and gardens.
While this is fantastic progress, there are still many more structures to
be built. The goal is to fi nish the entire village by the opening of the
World Cup in July 2010.
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