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Gifts for Good From the Girls in our Mentoring Program

Receive a special gift made by a girl in our mentoring program!

Girls in RAIN’s mentoring program receive health education counseling and life guidance – but they also learn valuable practical skills to develop future livelihoods, including embroidery and leatherwork.

Now through July 30, when you donate $25 or more, you’ll receive a hand-crafted leather item created and signed by one of the girls in our Mentoring program in Niger – …

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Hunger Relief for Nomadic Herders

Niger is an arid land subject to drought, which has worsened over the past decade. Rainfall has become more erratic, causing widespread crop failures and food shortages. In Niger, it rains only from June to September. Last year’s rains were too sporadic to support the growth of crops or pasture. Hunger is severe.

While large aid organizations are distributing food from central points in the country, …

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NYT: Niger Children Miss School to Search for Water

The New York Times recently featured this cover story about how the search for water in drought stricken Niger proves not only dangerous for rural children, but robs them of their chance to learn.

When installing a School Market Garden, RAIN ensures that if there is no working well close by, one is repaired or installed not only to provide irrigation to the garden, …

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Find Gifts to Honor Mom

Gorgeous Tuareg jewelry, or a personalized card with a gift donation in her honor – we have many ways to celebrate Mom this year!

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Grammy Award winning Muir String Quartet to benefit RAIN and CFKF in “Classical Music By the Sea”



April 6, 2012  For Immediate Release

(Seacoast NH) – Classical Music By the Sea is pleased to announce its premiere benefit, An Afternoon With The Muir String Quartet, to be held on Sunday, June 10, 2012 in North Hampton NH.

The benefit is a fundraiser for two non-profits, Classics For Kids Foundation (CFKF) and Rain for the Sahel and Sahara (RAIN). …

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