This Giving Tuesday, Facebook has committed $7 million in matching donations to nonprofits! Their campaign starts at 8am Eastern, 5am Pacific, and that matching grant $ will go fast, with all the nonprofits vying for attention. (Where are our early birds who can post / encourage their community to give at 8am Eastern / 5am Pacific?)
This is where you come in! We'd love for you to DIY a personalized #GivingTuesday post for Action Kivu. We've linked to our four complementary initiatives here, and posted photos and links to videos below, that you can download or copy/paste to create a #GivingTuesday post specific to what makes your soul sing.
Whether it's education rooted in peace and nonviolence for kids previously denied access to school because of extreme poverty (the Congo Peace School), AIDS / HIV education and prevention (HIV Education) that literally saves lives through education, testing, and references for medical services, Entrepreneur Training for women to start small businesses, increasing the equality of women in Congo, or our Community Farm, teaching and implementing sustainable, aquaponic farming practices for the future of organic food and combating climate change while ending hunger, there is something for everyone to connect to!
How to: When you log in to Facebook, look in the left hand column, and under "Explore," click on Fundraisers, where you will be prompted to choose a nonprofit. Please share why you've chosen Action Kivu's life-transforming projects. Making it personal makes a difference.
If you're not on Facebook, there are several other ways to engage your community in Giving Tuesday: post on Instagram, Twitter, or compose your own email, and ask people to give via https://www.actionkivu.org/donate. With these options, you can encourage them to make their donation monthly - our sustaining monthly donors are critical to our work, as it makes it possible to plan for the year. With a monthly sustaining donation, people will be added to our monthly update with a video report straight from Congo!
Using the photos and videos posted below, you can highlight the impact a donor makes:
$12 buys one school uniform for a Congo Peace School student, made by a graduate of our Sewing Workshop.
$30 buys two egg-laying hens for the animal husbandry project, to support food security and sustainability.
$55 pays for one month of school for a student complete with with two daily meals, supplies, a backpack, and a uniform.
$150 pays for one month of one of the literacy teacher’s salary.
$200 pays for one month of family planning education and HIV/AIDS testing and prevention.
$660 pays for one year’s Congo Peace School tuition for one student (providing funds for a teacher, assistant teacher, supplies, and the support staff of the school).
https://www.actionkivu.org/peace-school
https://www.actionkivu.org/peace-school
https://www.actionkivu.org/community-farm
https://www.actionkivu.org/entrepreneur-training
https://www.actionkivu.org/hiv-education
Videos:
Amani's overview of Congo and his vision for peace through equality and education.
Student video: Peace Ambassador Rosalie's Thoughts on Nonviolence
Planting Seeds of Peace & Hope: Amani on the impact of nonviolence via a community farm.
We know there are many great nonprofits doing amazing work, and we are grateful that you have chosen to support Action Kivu!
Warmly,
Rebecca
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Rebecca Snavely
Executive Director, Action Kivu