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Donors
and volunteers are a vital component of our organization. Here are
some
of the ways in which you can get involved:
Cash
Donations
What
will your donation buy:
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$6,000 – Purchase
of Rice Mill. Rice is the main food
source in West Africa, but women spend hours both working in
the rice fields and then hulling the rice. Exhausted
at the end of the day, there is little time or energy to get ahead
or plan for the future. Your gift of a Rice Mill includes set up,
training and financial planning for an entire women’s cooperative
who can then take charge of their lives and their fortunes by generating
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$5,000 – Sponsorship
of Shipping Container. Each year, GambiaHELP
struggles to send a 40’ shipping
container to The Gambia filled with medical supplies, books and
educational materials. Your gift will completely underwrite
the costs from Seattle
to Rural Gambia. This gift means providing assistance to thousands
of children and adults throughout the country. Not one dollar
goes for administrative costs.
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$4,000 – Development
of Mosquito Net Production Workshop. Malaria is the number one
killer of children
in West Africa. Treated mosquito nets are the simplest and most effective
way to prevent infection. Your gift helps to provide a women’s
cooperative with sewing machines, work tables, mosquito netting and
supplies. The women sew treated bed nets, sell them for use in the
villages, and earn money to improve their own lives at the same time.
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$3,000 – Construction
of School Library. You can be on the same level as Andrew Carnegie – well
almost. Your gift will allow you to fund an entire library for a
rural school. books, shelves, paper and paint. The village will supply
the labor.
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$2,000 – Purchase
of Water Well Equipment. Potable water is one of the most important
elements of
rural health, particularly for children. Your donation can provide
a well and a pump to provide a source of clean water that will replace
water sources that have been polluted or destroyed.
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$1,400 – Outfitting
of Medical Dispensary. Health care and health supplies are rare
in rural villages. Your
donation can provide medical supplies, medical equipment, vaccines
and a small refrigeration unit for a rural medical clinic.
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$500 – Purchase
Library Bookshelves and Books. GambiaHELP and a rural village or school will provide
the library space; you provide, with your donation, a 3’ by
6’ bookcase and a set of children’s books, dictionaries
and/or encyclopedias.
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$250 – Support
for Education Fund. Help a child go to school for a year, including
shoes, uniform, and
supplies.
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$100 – Provide
Backpack with School Supplies to Gambian Student. The ubiquitous backpack is a common
sight here – there is nothing
like it in rural Gambia. School supplies are a rarity. Change all
of this with a small donation that will not only be an educational
gift, but will also delight a lucky child for an entire year.
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$50 – Supply
Five Mosquito Nets. Protect five (5) children from Malaria infection
while they sleep
for an entire year by supplying these mosquito nets.
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$25
– Books
for School Libraries. Your
contribution will provide a school with 10 books. |
Even
a $1 gift will bring us closer to our goals. To
date we have shipped over 100,000 books to The Gambia. This is still
a small contribution towards the educational needs of the private
and public schools of the country. We need your continued support to
bring a book to every child.
GambiaHELP is recognized
by the IRS as a 501 (c)(3) charitable/educational organization, so your
contributions are tax-deductible.
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You will be asked
for your address so we can forward a income tax receipt.
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Via Regular
Mail
Donation Form
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