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U.R.G.E. acts to help children. Where there is a lack, U.R.G.E. seeks to make enduring contributions: to improve the communities in which children learn, live and grow, in hopes of nourishing their future.

U.R.G.E. Agenda

Awareness

Keep in touch with current events and political climates which affect children.
Look for the communities that need a little help, be utilitarian in actions to assist.

Educational Means

Monitor those who monitor. Know the sources.
Provide links to the most accurate and unbiased information.

Take Action

Continue to raise funds
Provide the means for individuals to act together

U.R.G.E. Contact

Postal Address

URGE c/o Ziggy Marley
269 South Beverly Drive #175
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

E-mail

Send an e-mail to U.R.G.E.

U.R.G.E. is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

Resources

2000

URGE Donates $2,000 to Ardene High School in Kingston, Jamaica

Donation provides equipment and supplies for the physical education department and football (soccer) program.

URGE Partners with Africa Alive to Assist Five Aafrican Countries

Ziggy creates public service announcements for radio and TV while U.R.G.E. sponsors soccer camps, penpal programs and music programs.

URGE "Adopts" Marigold's Children's Home in Jamaica

Home cares for young children who have become wards of the state. U.R.G.E. made donations of supplies, repairs and ongoing maintenance.

Proceeds of Govinda's Fitness Foods Hemp Bar Donated to U.R.G.E.

Ziggy endorses Hemp Bars to promote the benefits of Hemp and raise funds for U.R.G.E.

URGE Partners with Inter-Community Development (ICODEI) to Raise AIDS Awareness in Africa

ICODEI, who fight the spread of AIDS and other STDs through education, communication campaigns and mobile tele-video shows, is a grassroots Kenyan organization dedicated to improving conditions in the Bungoma District of Western Kenya. U.R.G.E. conducted fundraising efforts for the ICODECI, sponsored Jamaican university students on trips to Kenya, and were involved in areas such as AIDS education, building libraries and agricultural programs.

"Fashion URGE" Raises Funds

Show hosted by Miss Massachusetts 2000 donated ticket proceeds to U.R.G.E. and featured fashion talent from the Nigel Ramsey and Marie Galvin Collections, accessories by Sarian Boston, and hair by top salon, Safar Coiffure. The event was sponsored by The Knockout Foundation (A Division of The Fund for Autistic Children), Bostonfashion.com and Andrew Swaine Photography.