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Life Over Debt Campaign

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Endorses Campaign "Join the American Friends Service Committee’s Life Over Debt Campaign with people all over the world who call for 100% debt cancellation for ALL African nations, without harmful conditions. Help ensure that Africans are able to use their own resources for their own development."   - Archbishop Desmond Tutu Read his full endorsement statement >

Shall we let Africa’s children die of curable or preventable disease; prevent them from going to school; destroy their opportunities for meaningful work - to pay off odious loans made to their forefathers? 

- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Everyday more than 800 million people go to bed hungry and 24,000 die of starvation. 

HIV/AIDS kills more than 2 million people every year and adds to the league of millions of orphans in developing countries.

Since the G8 began discussing proposals for up to 100% debt cancellation in June 2004, more than four million children under five have died. How many more will die before the G8 begins to implement the 2005 debt cancellation deal for 14 of the world's heavily indebted and poor countries?

Take Action:

• Learn about the African Continent's debt burden >

• Support Bishop Tutu's call for 100% debt cancellation without harmful conditions >

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