Article: Pledging 0.7 Percent For Child Survival

� Heifer International Project (www.heifer.org, or 800-422-0474), whose mission is to donate a cow, goat or pig to a family in need in order to help them earn a living. Families then pass on the gift by giving the offspring of the animal to another deserving family.

� The Global Fund (www.theglobalfund.org), a global partnership created specifically to fight the three big infectious killers: HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria.

� Rotary International (www.rotary.org, or 847-866-3000), which, in 1985, took on the task of eradicating polio from the planet with oral vaccines. Polio cases have plummeted from 350,000 in 1988 to less than 2000 in 2005.

� Save The Children (www.savethechildren.org, or 800-SAVETHECHILDREN), which works in over 100 countries to fulfill its mission to create real and lasting change for the world's poorest children.

� CARE (www.care.org, or 800-521-CARE), an international consortium of 12 member countries, dedicated to the reduction of poverty. It is one of the largest international relief agencies.

For more information about global child health, check out these sources:

� Global Health Council (www.globalhealth.org)

� UNICEF (www.unicef.org)

� World Health Organization (www.who.int)

� Rx For Survival (www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/)

Finally, right now in Washington, Congress is debating a bipartisan effort to increase the US contribution to the global fight against HIV/AIDS, and to contribute $600 million to the Global Health Fund. To urge support for these life-saving efforts, and urge that the U.S. pledge 0.7 percent of its GNP for foreign humanitarian aid, contact your legislators by logging on to www.senate.gov and www.house.gov.

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