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  • Portrait of Abebech Gobena, founder of Orphanage
  • Children at the Abebech Gobena Orphanage
  • The Tesfa Foundation's mission is to provide education and opportunity to the most disadvantaged children in Ethiopia.
  • Dana Roskey, Director of the Tesfa Foundation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Dr. Eleanor Wint, Director of the Marley Health Care Center in Konkonuru, Ghana
  • Rita Marley of the Rita Marley Foundation in Cape Coast, Ghana
  • The Rita Marley Recording Studio in Konkonuru, Ghana
  • Denise Herzing of the Wild Dolphin Project, near the Bahamas
  • A dolphin observed by the Wild Dolphin Project near the Bahamas
  • The Shine Stone Community during sport activities in the Jiuxianqiao, Beijing
  • Members of the Shine Stone Community, Beijing, China
  • Qing Wu, Director of the Cultural Development Center for Rural Women in Beijing, China
  • Geping Qu, President of the China Environmental Protection Foundation, Beijing, China
  • The Green River Organization is an environmental NGO funded partially by the sale of books of photography and writing on environmental issues.
  • Yang Xin, Director of the Green River Organization in Chengdu, China
  • The May 12, 2008 earthquake severely damaged the Wolong Panda Reserve, forcing the transfer of all  pandas to other facilities.
  • Dr. Li Desheng, Deputy Director, with a baby panda at the Wolong Panda Reserve in Chengdu, China
  • Mama Dadhon of the Dickey Orphanage in Lhasa, Tibet
  • Children at the Dickey Orphanage, Lhasa, Tibet
  • Mama Dadhon raised all of the money on her own to open the Dickey Orphanage.
  • Charlie and John Farrington of the World Wildlife Fund in Lhasa, Tibet
  • The Shanghai Museum of Art
  • Charlie meeting with Yongqi Wu, Director of the Qin Terracotta Warriors museum, Xian, China
  • Overlooking Pit 1, which contains about 8,000 figures, at the Qin Terracotta Warriors museum, Xian, China
  • Charlie and Carol Crews of the Osa Wildlife Sanctuary, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
  • Inside Pit 1 at the Qin Terracotta Warriors museum, Xian, China
  • Charlie and Dr. Richard Taylor of EARTH University discuss environmentally friendly farming practices in Guacimo, Costa Rica
  • Students at EARTH University in Guacimo, Costa Rica

NGO Profiles, Vol. 1

Album Description:

Up close and personal with the non-profits the explore team has visited on their travels. Young leaders in Beijing and Costa Rica that are inspiring environmental movements to reach beyond their own countries and generations; selfless women in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Tibet that are giving a home to needy children; and others who are preserving the remnants of ancient cultures and the freedom of wild dolphins.

China
China
Location:
Xi'an; Beijing; Shanghai; Chengdu
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Location:
Addis Ababa
Ghana
Ghana
Location:
Konkonuru
The Bahamas
The Bahamas
Location:
The Bahamas, North America
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Location:
Costa Rica, Central America; Guácimo, Limón
Tibet
Tibet
Location:
Lhasa
Date:
July 2007
Grants Awarded:
Abebech Gobena Orphanage and School ($250,000) , Wild Dolphin Project ($44,000) , China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda ($500,000) , Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang ($100,000) , EARTH University (Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda) ($600,000) , 12K Foundation ($25,000)
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