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FOR STUDENTS - & TEACHERS!

More information on student involvement in Darfur can be reached through the following websites:

  1. Summer Institute NING:
    Summer Institute Participants can participate in their own social networking site through http://summerinstitute08.ning.com. Hear what other students are doing, respond to their postings, etc. (Note: You must have clearance from the staff to participate…)
  2. STAND:
    Students Taking Action Now Darfur Learn more about how to help Darfur from other students around the country. Information on fundraising ideas, awareness campaigns, and more: http://www.standnow.org
  3. Students for Darfur:
    See more about the innovative "400,000 Faces for Darfur" program through Facebook: http://www.studentsfordarfur.org/students_for_darfur/Home.html
  4. Dollars for Darfur National High School Challenge:
    Hear more about a campaign started by two high schoolers that has raised thousands of dollars: http://www.savedarfur.org/page/content/dfd/ and about their parent organization http://www.savedarfur.org
  5. Springville Students for Darfur:
    Hear how local students have approached helping Darfur: http://www.springvillestudentsfordarfur.org
  6. Buffalo for Africa:
    Get information on a grassroots organization that is actively involved in advocating for Africa and Darfur: http://www.buffaloforafrica.org
  7. Tents for Darfur:
    Hear more about students have made a difference using art and awareness raising as a statement of hope: http://www.tentsofhope.org
  8. Darfur Peace and Development:
    Learn how students around the country have raised money to build schools within the refugee camps in Darfur—and how to join them: http://www.darfurpeaceanddevelopment.org/schools.php
  9. Free the Children:
    A twelve-year old boy started this group several years ago, and since then, they have built hundreds of schools overseas. See how your school can join them at http://www.freethechildren.com/index.php