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INTO THE LIGHT EDUCATION FUND

Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

The award-winning documentary "Into the Light" is a call to action, and GO Campaign has responded. The filmmakers and GO Campaign have come together to raise awareness and establish the Into the Light Education Fund for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. According to a 2008 UN-AIDS report, there are an estimated 150,000 orphans and vulnerable children living with HIV/AIDS. Today, there are more than 1 million children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and struggling to survive. We can make a difference for these children.

"Into the Light" is the story of Tanzanian sociologist Mama Lyimo's incredible journey to uncover why HIV/AIDS continues to spread in her country. When Mama Lyimo befriends an AIDS orphan named Suzy, her journey becomes more personal than she ever imagined. We see Lyimo's love for Suzy and her siblings unfold, and when Suzy decides to test her siblings for HIV, Suzy and Lyimo face their worst fears.

Our Into the Light Education Fund helps Suzy and 50 children like her who are affected by HIV/AIDS to gain access to education and life-saving support. Our in-field organizers work directly with these children, enrolling them in school, providing the necessary tuition, uniforms and daily necessities they need.

Watch the trailer below and learn why the pandemic is best tackled with a grassroots approach. If you would like to host a screening of the film and help raise awareness, email Info@IntoTheLightFilm.com.

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Fundraising goal: $16,500

Your donations can provide the following:

$.50	Pair of socks for school
$3	Umbrella to get to school in the rainy season
$20	Shoes for school (required)
$15	Uniform for school (required)
$264	One year of primary school

The Film

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To find out more about the film "Into the Light", please visit http://IntoTheLightFilm.com.

Peter Bahati, age 5, has lost his father and now lives with his grandmother beside the railway station in the Bogini village in Moshi. He rarely sees his mother as she is very sick and lives far from Bogini, "My mother is sick and stayed a distance from Bogini. I saw her one day when she came to me and grandmother. Grandmother always tells me that your father is in Mbeya region very far from here." But the truth is, his father died when Peter was very young.

"I love to go to school to read and write. I want to get books and exercise books. I like to eat rice. At school I wish to get biscuits and soda ? coca-cola. I love to get porridge at our kindergarten unit but I wish it would be accompanied with buns or chapatti. I like to play games like football or tennis, puzzles and swings. I will be happy with uniforms, shoes and bags."

"My name is Hadija Rajabu. I am 4.8 years old. I am studying here at Bogini Kindergarten unit. I am staying at Bogini very near from here. I am living with my mother who sells vegetables to get monies. She sells them by moving house to house with her basket on her head. I like to go to school so that I can help my mother. I used to wash my clothes on my own. I like to eat roasted fish and bananas. Also I love porridge I get from here. I like to have sandals (shoes)..."

Juli Josep and Hadija are friends at the Bogini Kindergarten Unit. Juli's mother works long hours in town as a bar maid, but sadly she has lost her father.

"I want to go to Primary school. I wish to have exercise books, small bag and uniforms. I love sweets and chocolates."