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A hundred years from now
it will not matter
what my bank account was,
the sort of house I lived in,
or the kind of car I drove.
But the world may be different
because I was important
in the life of a
child.
~ Author unknown
Village Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your contributions will go directly to the organization or program of your choice.
There are many ways you can contribute to the sustainable development
of a rural village community. Let us know how you would like your
donations applied and we are committed to ensuring that it happens.
Below are just a few ways you can make a difference.
Sponsor
a promising young girl in East Africa to go to college to become a teacher or a nurse.
$1,200 to $2,000 USD a year for three years can offer hope to a young
woman and her community. Any amount can be donated and will
be added to The
Butterfly Project scholarship fund. To sponsor a young woman, contact our team
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Support environment and public health education for village youth by donating to the Environmental Youth Action Corp. Through a two-day workshop, village youth learn the hazards of improper disposal of batteries, burning plastics, farm chemicals, and other public health hazards. $35 USD supports training, supplies, and a solar flashlight for one youth.
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Any amount
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Sponsor a ceramic
water
filter, which will provide clean drinking water for a school, clinic, feeding program, or orphan home. Filter plants are locally owned and operated.
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$20 USD
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Purchase a school uniform
for an orphan in Ghana from the Dzidefo Women's Cooperative.
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$25 USD
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Donate
five library books that can be shared with an entire community.
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$25 USD
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Donate
12 fruit-bearing trees that will have a long-term benefit
for families as a source of food and/or income.
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$25 USD
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Sponsor one woman to participate in a bio-intensive organic farming workshop. $32 USD provides training, seeds, and tools for each participant.
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$32 USD
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Donate
10 mosquito nets to help prevent malaria.
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$35 USD |
Support
Kick it with Kenya's week-long youth empowerment conference and soccer (football) tournament. The conference combines
health education, leadership, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS
education during the morning, hosting the games
in the afternoon. $50 USD sponsors one participant, and
provides him or her with room and board and sports equipment.
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$50 USD
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$50 USD
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$120 USD
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$100 USD
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Donate
one bicycle, a key means of transportation needed for retrieving
medicine and supplies in remote areas.
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$100 USD
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Provide
seed money for a woman to start or expand her micro-enterprise in areas
such as tailoring, weaving, poultry, dairy, milling, farming
and baking.
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$100 USD
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Donate
two goats for breeding that will provide nutrition and a
source of income-generation.
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$150 USD
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Sponsor
an orphan's primary school (day school) books, uniform,
meals and basic health care for one year.
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$450 USD
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Sponsor
an orphan's secondary school tuition, books, uniform, room,
board and basic health care for one year.
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$750 USD
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Fund
vocational workshops for women. Past workshops
have concentrated on business development, solar food dehydration, solar cooking, briquetting,
and organic farming methods. $1000 USD will provide 20 women with training and supplies.
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Any amount
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Contribute to partner operations -- supplies, equipment, salaries and maintenance -- of existing over-burdened clinics and schools, or by funding much needed new construction or expansion.
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Any amount
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Contribute directly to Village Volunteers' Seattle general operations fund. Despite keeping costs to a bare minimum, we are in constant need (especially during this recession) of funds to continue our advocacy and support for our partner village programs, and our eight initiatives:
Village Volunteer Initiatives/Projects.
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Any amount
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Village Volunteers facilitates the placement of volunteers
in rural villages to support the goals and objectives of the partner
village organizations. Volunteers contribute to the village communities
in many ways - helping in clinics, schools, and orphan homes; assisting
in agriculture and building projects; providing public health awareness;
providing bookkeeping and microfinance guidance; participating in
projects that empower girls and women; planting trees with youth;
leading children in a theatre projects; conducting research; etc.
To read more about why volunteers pay, click here.
To sponsor a volunteer's fee, follow the donation instructions below.
Your donation will be tax deductible. Please be sure to specify
the volunteer's name on the check memo line or in your online donation.
How to Donate
To donate by check, please make checks payable to Village Volunteers
and note the purpose in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to:
Village Volunteers
5100 S. Dawson St., Suite 202
Seattle, WA 98118
USA
You can also make a donation online.
Village Volunteers uses PayPal to securely process all online donations. Please note PayPal charges a 3% processing fee.
Or, if you would like to wire a donation to Village Volunteers,
please contact Marla Escribano at marla@villagevolunteers.org
or (206) 577-0515 for our account information.
Please note that your donation will be sent to the designated organization or program
in the month following the date of your donation.
Thank you for your generosity!
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