You are invited to join HERO to help make a difference! 

Who:300 of the most vulnerable children living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities and eating only one meal a day

What:A year-round feeding and scholarship program

When:From now until January 1, 2009

Where:9 HERO-supported primary schools in Nongoma, South Africa  

Why:HERO needs to reach its fundraising goal of $25,000 to help these children have a chance at a future


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THE RETURN OF THE 2008
HERO YOUTH AMBASSADORS
21 students from around the US and Canada were selected and took part in this year's HERO Youth Ambassador Program. After spending 6 weeks volunteering their time in Namibia and South Africa, they have since returned home with a sense of accomplishment, new friendships and a better understanding of their role as global citizens. Check out www.beinggirl.com/hero to view the brand new webisodes chronicling the 2008 Youth Ambassador Program.

INTRODUCING PROTECTING FUTURES

Hero is proud to announce the launch of the Protecting Futures Program. HERO in partnership with Procter and Gamble's FemCare brands, Tampax and Always, have developed the Protecting Futures Program to help keep African girls in school. Protecting Futures was one of the main funders of this past year's HERO Youth Ambassador Program, funding the building of two new classroom blocks as well as playground equipment at two of the HERO-supported schools in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa.  

To learn more about this exciting new program click the logo below