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Be More is a registered charity in the Netherlands and the UK that sends volunteers to community led projects (orphanages, medical clinics, schools, hospices) in developing countries. Many of these projects are in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 and work with orphaned children and/or people who have been infected/affected by HIV/AIDS

Be More projects include Agape, a South African orphanage that is featured in the HBO documentary We Are Together (film)
We Are Together (film)
We Are Together is a British documentary film about the orphanage "Agape" in South Africa. Children, who live here, lost their parents to AIDS. The film is full of songs, both native and English...

 and The Blue Roof, a medical clinic that provides Antiretroviral drugs, counseling and support to people living with AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

, which was opened by Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...

and her charity Keep A Child Alive.

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