Mocha Club

At the beginning of this year I made a New Years resolution. I never make New Year's resolutions just for the fact that If I should start a new year off with what ever that certain thing might be I should already be doing or not doing it. I shouldn't have to start at the beginning of the year, when I could do or not do whatever that maybe instantly.

Anyways, I made one for this year. I have given up unhealthy drinks for the year. Coffee, carbonated beverages, and anything that isn't 100% juice. Basically down to just drinking water, milk, and healthy smoothies and juices without added sugar. It has been a hard task and figured if I could do it for at least a year I could cut it out completely. I did however have 2 beers and 2 pina coladas (in a 5 day span) while in San Juan. But I let that slide since it was on vacation.

Instead of buying an occasional coffee or coke I decided to put my money towards something that I really felt led to give to. When I saw this I thought it was a perfect little something that I could do that went along with my New Year's resolution. I am a college student and don't have a lot of money and was honored that the little bit that I could give did so much for this cause. And this is just a little bit about it....



Darfur has been entangled in a deadly conflict for over three years. An estimated 400,000 people have been killed. Up to 2.5 million innocent civilians have been forced to flee their homes and now live in internally displaced-persons (IDP) camps in Sudan.

By supporting "Sudan Regrowth," you will be sustaining two projects:
The first is in the village of Nyamlel, where you will help fund an orphanage for 400 children that have fled as orphans, as well as provide care and rehabilitation for former sex slaves. This work provides all the necessities, including medical care and education.

The second is the relief efforts for those who have fled to the wild with no shelter. You will provide mosquito nets to prevent malaria, wells for clean water, tarps that serve as shelter from the elements, food, and desperately needed medication.

Two Rebel Groups have the political aim of compelling the government of Sudan to address underdevelopment and the political marginalization of the region of Darfur. In response, since early 2003, the Sudanese government's regular armed forces and the Janjaweed (gov’t backed militia) have targeted civilian populations and ethnic groups from which the rebels primarily draw their support. Please become an active part of the solution.