AWARD OF THE MONTH ( AUGUST 2007)
7 Hearts – Australia’s Ministry of Foreign AffairsAustralia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced donation of AUS$2.2 million in emergency aid to monsoon affected people in Bangladesh and Nepal.
7 Hearts – ChinaChina waives US$15.3 million debt owed by Guyana.
7 Hearts / Russia
Russian wrote off 90% of Afghanistan’s US$11 billion debt.
6 Hearts – President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi of Mauritania
President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi of Mauritania pledges to abolish slavery, mandating intervention by officials with awareness of slavery.
6 Hearts – Christopher Hohn Christopher Hohn of Great Britain contributed £230 million to start the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation to help children in developing countries.
6 Hearts – Peter CruddasPeter Cruddas of Great Britain started a foundation with £100 million to support disadvantaged youths.
6 Hearts – United States of AmericaThe United States of America gifted US$37 million for a bridge connecting Afghanistan and Tajik.
6 Hearts – South Korea South Korea adds US$7.5 million in flood aid to North Korea.
6 Hearts – European UnionEuropean Union donates 4 million euros to Central African Republic (CAR) to assist Sudanese refugees from Darfur, and repatriating CAR citizens.
6 Hearts – Ireland Ireland pledged an additional €5.2 million to its Aid for Trade program.
6 Hearts – NorwayNorway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides US$2.5 million in relief aid to Pakistan.
6 Hearts – IranIran aided Iraq with $5 million to renovate its telecommunication system.
6 Hearts – Carlos Slim Helú Carlos Slim Helú of Mexico pledged to donate 1.25 million laptops to children.
6 Hearts – European Union The European Union pledged €2.6 million (US$3.6 million) for environmental programs in Kenya.
6 Hearts – NairobiNairobi, Kenya bans smoking in public venues.
6 Hearts – European UnionThe European Union pledged €2 million for water and sanitation programs in Djibout.
6 Hearts – Matt Damon & Frank Marshall
American actor Matt Damon and producer Frank Marshall raised funds for the Children’s Center to help children with medical and physical disabilities.
5 Hearts – FranceFrance grants €1 million for rural development in Âu Lạc (Vietnam).
5 Hearts – The Netherlands The Netherlands provided €500,000 in emergency aid for floods in Nepal.
5 Hearts – President Bingu wa Mutharika
President Bingu wa Mutharika donates surplus crops to drought-ridden South African kingdoms.
5 Hearts - Finland and EthiopiaFinland and Ethiopia partner up to ensure safe drinking water in the Amhara region.
5 Hearts – Jean MaddenJean Madden of Brisbane, Australia supplies street bedding for the homeless.
5 Hearts - Ofir Drori
Ofir Drori of Israel co-founded The Last Great Ape (LAGA) to protect endangered animals in Cameroon.