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Youth Action International is a non-governmental organization that uses grassroots techniques to develop and implement programs that help alleviate the suffering of children affected by war or living in difficult circumstances, empower them to reach their full potential, and break cycles of violence and poverty.

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Buy the Greener Diamond t-shirt and support YAI

The Greener Diamond will donate 100% of the proceeds from the ENOUGH t-shirt sales to Youth Action International for a project that will regenerate and reclaim a former diamond mine in the Kono region of Sierra Leone. Former child soldiers will farm the land into new rice fields that will not only serve as a source of food for the surrounding communities, but create a sustainable source of income for them as well. To purchase your Greener Diamond t-shirt and support this program, click the banner above or click here.

This entry was posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 5:19 pm and is filed under News.