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December Giving Campaign Update!

Give $20 in December We’re now halfway through the month of December and have raised $4,300 of our $10,000 December goal.  Thank you to those who have already donated! We appreciate your generosity and support and encourage you to help us spread the word! Our plan is to raise $10,000 through our $20 in December [...]

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Help a woman help herself – give $20 in December!

Many hands make light work. Give just $20 this December to help change a woman’s life in the Congo Read about us in the Huffington Post “Charities that stretch your dollar most” $20 will keep a safe house open for a day $60 pays a counselor’s salary for a month $80 provides 1 woman a [...]

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Huffington Post highlights CTA!

The Huffington Post highlighted Care Through Action for one of it’s top 10 best charities this Christmas! Where your donation will go the farthest in doing good…

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November newsletter

The momentum at Care Through Action continues into the fall after our positive press in Oprah’s O Magazine (also picked up by CNN) and the appointment of a few new board members to assist our fundraising and marketing initiatives over the coming months. Visit www.carethroughaction.org anytime to make a donation or purchase Alissa’s award winning [...]

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HEAL Africa’s Lyn Lusi wins the $1million OPUS Prize

Care Through Action’s partner in the Congo – HEAL Africa has been awarded a $1million prize for their work helping women and children rebuild their lives. Lyn Lusi, co-founder and director of HEAL, was honored for her work in the DRC. “She came to the Congo (formerly Zaire) from England in 1971 as a teacher [...]

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CNN article – Giving up finance for photojournalism…

CNN recently featured Alissa’s article from O Magazine (Oprah’s Magazine). The article details how Alissa gave up her economically lucrative career in finance to pursue her dreams of being a photojournalist and helping those less fortunate… A reminder to live your dreams and don’t give up until you find your true passion! http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/living/dream-careers-o/index.html

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Upcoming talks in July

This July, Alissa will be speaking at both the Jefferson School of Population Health’s summer Global Health Academy as well as the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. Her talk will center on the work being done on the ground in the Congo with Care Through Action’s partner organizations. Sharing stories and images from her [...]

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A Safe House in the Congo

In the Congo, when a woman is raped, it often means much more than the loss of dignity and the immense fear and pain of the experience. She will also often lose an important connection to her community. The safe houses that we build and support in the Congo help to create a new community [...]

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