[JTA] Jonathan Pulik - Started last year by an oncology intern from Tel Aviv who was volunteering in Uganda with the Israel-based humanitarian aid organization Brit Olam, the Little Light Children's Center is filled with AIDS orphans, children who are disabled and disfigured, and regular kids from the slums. ''We decided to invest in young children with no place to go, nourish them and prepare them for school,'' says the physician, Shiri Tenenboim, who has since returned to Israel where she helps manage the school's administration and fund-raising efforts. Along with a steady stream of Israeli volunteers, the kindergarten is run by Qasasa Ayeha, a resident of the slums, a devout Muslim, and a diehard fan of Israel's Maccabi Haifa soccer club.
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