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Quick Facts
 Incorporated: 1996 in the state of Illinois
Legal Status: 501(c)3 not-for-profit tax-exempt organization
Board of Directors: 9
Staff: 29 (24 in Africa, 5 in Chicago)
Offices: Chicago, Illinois (main office); Arusha, Tanzania; Nairobi, Kenya; and Monrovia, Liberia
Program Locations: Kenya, Tanzania, Liberia, Uganda
African Partner agencies and community groups: 21
Children in our orphans programs: Over 10,000
Cost per child: USD $3.00 - $12.00 per month (depending on location)
African Households working with the GAA Orphans Programs: Over 2,800
Successful Businesses GAA has helped to develop so that African Households and Communities can sustainably support orphans on their own: Uniform Manufacturing, Poultry Business, Fishing Co-operative, Animal Husbandry Co-Operative to name a few
National average school attendance for primary students in Tanzania: 84%
Primary school attendance for children in GAA programs in Tanzania: 97%
Youth receiving vocational training: Over 120 Annually
People benefitting from the GAA Cholera Prevention Education Program in Liberia: Over 31,000 from 2001 - present
Schools in Liberia that have adopted the GAA Cholera Prevention Program Curriculum: 27
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