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Waves For Change

February 28, 2013 | Words By: Tim

Tim Conibear, founder of HIV education charity in the townships of South Africa, was visited by a film crew from the US. They made the following short film about the work they do.


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  1. Luis says:
    March 4, 2013 at 7:16 am

    Great work and thanks for the film. It is very inspiring !

    I hope people can check out the link for 5 Pound Donors… easy peasy….

    W4C is great.

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  2. Tim says:
    March 9, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Hi Guys,

    Thanks for posting and for sharing the video. If you’re in SA, come and visit.

    More information about Waves for Change can be found here: http://www.waves-for-change.org/?m=1

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