Help in Finding a Good Charity
Posted by Frugal on October 29th, 2007
This year I still have about $2000 left for my charity giving budget. But I haven’t found a good charity to donate to. I only have about one month left to do it, because I will be traveling internationally to visit my parents at the end of the year.
The biggest problem that I have with charities is that their CEO is paid way too much. Many are paid north of $150K up to $200K. Some are even paid more than $300K to $500K. Charity Navigator did a study on 2007 CEO compensation study for charities. The average salary is $145,270. The charity may say whatever they want, but the fact is non-profit also means no-profit. A CEO (or superintendent for a school district) for non-profit organizations is after all very different from a for-profit organization. There is no gross margin or pricing issues for products. The only effect from a better paid CEO and/or less efficiently organization is that the target that they serve ends up with less money. Taking money out of what poor people would receive is much easier than taking money out from a competitive and capitalistic marketplace of products.
I’m sure the salary is justified for some of the CEO, but I don’t have time to sift through all the details. Furthermore, when I need to justify for why I’m not spending my $2000 on my wife for jewelries or on my kids for more fancy toys, I must really spend my charity money for a VERY GOOD purpose. Every year, I easily donate more cash to charity than my total spending on jewelries for my wife and toys for my kids. But my wife understands that charity donation is spent for good purposes. Departing from your own cash is difficult certainly, but it is just part of the process needed to learn the truth about how every human being is part of the God’s family.
If you can know a charity that is involved with children and/or hunger (the causes that my wife and I are most interested in), and that 95% of the money goes to non-admin and non-advertisement activities, and the CEO’s salary is about $100K or less, please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Many thanks.
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October 29th, 2007 at 8:47 am
i feel that the bill and melinda gates foundation is the only charity that i would trust. if warren buffett spent his entire career looking for the right charity to leave his legacy to, in it’s entirety, that why try to second guess him.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:13 am
I gave $4K to my local library this year. In a small town, they’re a bright light of technology (possibly even culture?), plus they’re used to operating on a shoestring, so the money definitely did not go toward any fat cats. 4K made a noticeable difference which they were able to invest in capital (computers).
October 29th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
How about the Clinton foundation – partners in health. I spent all of last year in Southern Africa, in VERY poor countries with widespread health issues. The Clinton foundation and the Partners in Health both supplied rural clinics with very educated and qualified staff and very needed supplies. In other ideas, many small non-profit organizations exist, run by students or young social entrepreneurs. These organizations pay themselves almost nothing and work themselves to the bone. One is BlueEnergy, a group building manufacturing capacity in Nicaragua to manufacture wind turbines for local communities. Another is Operation Alma Ata, a health organization. another is MIT’s D-Lab group – a virtual lab that encourages “design for the other 90 percent”. google any of these organizations for more info… another good way to find out about small, budding social projects and organizations is to tap into social entrepreneurship competitions.
October 29th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
I give to my local Ronald McDonald House – the funds stay local and help families in crisis at a time when they need it most. You can check them out at http://www.rmhc.org. From the national website you can identify your local chapter.
In addition to RMH I give to Heifer International – it is an awesome organization.
Good luck.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Give locally. I’m on the board of trustees of a local charity that funds grants for teachers in our community. All of us are volunteers, and 99% of our money goes to funding grants. After seeing how effective a local charity can be at raising and distributing money, and getting to see first hand the fruits of our efforts, I will never give to large charities again.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
You could use that $2000 (or part of it) to actually purchase food, clothing, and reasonable gifts for families and children in need in your city. Many churches and charities have lists of such people around this time of year. It can be a great experience for your family to do together.
Also, you can identify a charity you respect and give specifically for something they need–a used van, a new water heater, whatever. Many times such items are difficult to raise money for because it doesn’t make people feel good to donate money for that. That way you can be confident that your money is not going into anyone’s pocket.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
You could consider donating to . All the donated money goes directly to the needy. None of the donated money goes to a CEO.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
I see what you’re saying with high salaries of the CEOs. Don’t forget that many of these people could leave for other jobs and probably get paid much, much more. I know if should be a labor of love for many, but attracting talent is important for an organization as well.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:48 am
frugal:
try ekal vidyalaya. it is my charity of choice.
- s.b.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Here are the charities we donated to over the past few years.
Amit
November 5th, 2007 at 2:12 am
Amit,
I checked out Give World. I need to research it further. Looks like it may be a fit. Thanks.
Ampie,
rmhfc.org seems to be good. I will probably put some dollars there.
Joey & Meg,
I wish I know how to give locally. Any more tips? Last time I tried hard to google some local volunteer centers for children or elders. I only found 1 near my home. I volunteered for a couple of hours, helping an elder to do grocery shopping, but that particular volunteer center has shut down.
The Property Pundit,
What you said about CEO’s salary is correct. But if the salary is too high, it is counter-productive for the particular charity in raising money.
Ryan/Blake/Elizabeth,
I will be donating my money to children/hunger as my first priority. I feel compelled to help the most needy people first.
Thanks to everyone for your input. I think I’ve got choices to put some of my money. I will be researching further when I get more time. Only some 4 weeks left to take care of this matter.
November 6th, 2007 at 8:23 am
I would give to wikipedia
http://philip.greenspun.com/non-profit/
November 6th, 2007 at 8:25 am
I would give to wikipedia. Or some medical charity such as doctors without borders. Honestly having travelled quite a bit (africa/asia) – most hunger issues are due to bad government – donations just go to a viscious cycle of poverty.
http://philip.greenspun.com/non-profit/
November 8th, 2007 at 10:41 am
You can find this data at
http://www.charitynavigator.org
You can search by city, by kind of charity, or by any keyword. This site ranks charities by how efficient they are with their money.
Unless you find a “$0″ CEO, which can mean a lot of things, you’ll find very few with CEOs making under 100K.
November 11th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Dear Frugal,
As far as CEO pay goes, the best one with the most affect in the USA is the Salvation Army. CEO gets $13K/yr in 2003.
To feed the children in 3rd world countries, best one is World vision, we sponsor a couple of kids, have for many years. At least you know who it’s going to and you can converse with them and send them extra gifts. Good training for your kids to get involved, writing letters, picking out clothes for someone else.
Only less expensive CEO’s are the Catholic charities, where the members are completely unpaid Sisters and Priests.
Best Regards,
Steve
November 19th, 2007 at 8:06 am
PHP is a statewide non profit in Massachusetts. There goal is to help provent child abuse. They are a very worth while cause and as with all non profits are always looking for doners.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:06 am
PHP is a statewide non profit in Massachusetts. There goal is to help provent child abuse. They are a very worth while cause and as with all non profits are always looking for doners.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:07 am
PHP is a statewide non profit in Massachusetts. There goal is to help provent child abuse. They are a very worth while cause and as with all non profits are always looking for doners.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:11 am
I’m having fun with this:
You create a portfolio that is given out as a micro loan, to whatever business entrepreneur in the third world you choose. They pay it back, and it is re-invested with interest as another loan.
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:32 am
Why ” CHARITY ” You don”t know were it goes,who doing what with it, or if it’s helping any one,You can’t even feel good about giving after you have given. Why not call it a (Act of kindnes) and do something that you can feel good about, and know you realy helped some one. Your neighbor that was always there when your car broke down,The one that watch your house when you were gone that gave a bikecycle to the kid that had none. He or she that worked hard all their lives and now can’t make what it takes to pay for there home or car, who are to proud to ask for charity.and gets turn down for a loan becouse of income or bad credit,or high interest rates.Or just bad luck. Go to your bank or your fincial intuition ask who they have turned down. Offer them a ( Act of kindness). know that you did some good and I promies you. You will never feel better
June 20th, 2008 at 1:32 am
I am about to lose my home and my child!
Charitable people are hard to find and even harder is asking for help.
I am a single mother caring for a child with behavioural difficulties. I have been let down by the system here in the UK to the extent where the only recourse I could succumb to in order to alert the proper agencies for emotional support towards my sons developement, was by attending a child conference and conceeding to allow a child protection order to take place! This outlines a care plan to which is not as forthcoming as it purports.
As a family unit we are suffocated by the degrees of criteria in order to give help to our children as and when needed. Many parents are unlike myself and are unable to voice eloquently their distress. I am fortunate enough to be able to research and virtually ‘beg’as it seems for help.
I own my own home however am unable to meet the costs of a mortgage that far outweighs the value of the property.
This is my only security that I have for my child.I am already so far in debt, that in order to crawl out from under it to relieve my stresses and concentrate on my child would be a miracle in itself.
I am unable to work due to the behavioural problems and my own depression which is a stone around my neck to say the least.
I am not sure who this will reach or if it will have any impact on any person wishing to help us but there is always hope.
If in this instance you are able or indeed willing to donate to a most charitable cause. ladychanie@gmail.com
Thank you for reading.
July 14th, 2008 at 8:21 am
We wants food nothing more( poor people can say only) pl help them.
July 20th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I ‘am the Founder of Bay Area Christian Charities, founded in 1996. No one with our charity receives a salary. To get recored information about us phone (510) 595-4617, YOU MAY LEAVE A MESSAGE THERE ALSO . We need storage space to store donated items,(warehouse,store, or just storeage space, even an office). If someone can help us out, please. At the moment we don’t have a place to conduct our business. THANK YOU !!
July 20th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I ‘am the Founder of Bay Area Christian Charities, founded in 1996. No one with our charity receives a salary. To get recored information about us phone (510) 595-4617, YOU MAY LEAVE A MESSAGE THERE ALSO . We need storage space to store donated items,(warehouse,store, or just storeage space, even an office). If someone can help us out, please. At the moment we don’t have a place to conduct our business. THANK YOU !!
July 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Hello
My name is Dr.Ammaar, and i decided to approach you for some support. I am a british citizen based in romania for 4 years.
As you must have heard of romanian orphans and poor kids in this country. What i saw here in the past 4 years is very heartbreaking and sad. young kids till babies homeless and without food. Unfortunately to say that the government dont do much for this problem, so i decided to approach people from outside of the country.
i want to start to build a small house/shelter/foundation for these kids, and in time to grow into many of the cities of romania, but unfortunately i cannot do this alone, and i need your help.
any donation will help…will be of great benfit
i will keep you up to date with what im doing with pictures of what i have started to make, and faces of happy children.
take a look at this link http://www.abandonedtkids.com/ http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/files/2007/05/187-02-street-children-philippines-from-hobo-traveler.jpg
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September 8th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Frugal,
I volunteer a lot of hours a week with Asha for Education, http://www.ashanet.org . This charity has been rated No. 1 – Slam dunk charity the past 4-5 years by charity navigator. Since Asha completely agrees that the donors money be used in entirety for its intended purpose, that’s exactly what Asha follows through with in action. It is a completely volunteer driven organization and overhead costs are next to nothing (more along the lines of costs for international wire transfer of funds etc). No one gets paid a salary and about 1000 volunteer strong. This organization runs a campaign each year called Work An Hour, where each donor is encouraged to symbolically donate an hour’s worth of their time or more towards education of underprivileged children in India.
Having volunteered these past years and knowing how the organization functions in terms of being accountable for donor money, I can recommend this charity with great confidence.
Regards.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:18 am
my name is shona wood if you would like to contact me my email adress is glamerouschick@hotmail.co.uk
i am 16 years old it might seem weird but i love to raise money for charities and i think i can help you on your quest to find a good one about children or hunger.
the charitiy that i have never herd of before untill my colage told me we were going to do a fundraiser for them is Marry’s Mealls.
Marrys’s Meals is an organisation thats raissess money for children all around the world
once they get this money they do not send it to the countrys so there is no risk of taxs being put on the money.
what they do is send a meal a day to every kid living in poverty around the world.
when i read your letter the charity rung a bell to me as its an organisation that tackles world hunger and is helping children
if you want more in formation pplease contact me by the abouve adress
ps sorry for the bad spelling if there was any
October 9th, 2008 at 6:19 am
my name is shona wood if you would like to contact me my email adress is glamerouschick@hotmail.co.uk
i am 16 years old it might seem weird but i love to raise money for charities and i think i can help you on your quest to find a good one about children or hunger.
the charitiy that i have never herd of before untill my colage told me we were going to do a fundraiser for them is Marry’s Mealls.
Marrys’s Meals is an organisation thats raissess money for children all around the world
once they get this money they do not send it to the countrys so there is no risk of taxs being put on the money.
what they do is send a meal a day to every kid living in poverty around the world.
when i read your letter the charity rung a bell to me as its an organisation that tackles world hunger and is helping children
if you want more in formation pplease contact me by the abouve adress
ps sorry for the bad spelling if there was any
October 9th, 2008 at 6:19 am
my name is shona wood if you would like to contact me my email adress is glamerouschick@hotmail.co.uk
i am 16 years old it might seem weird but i love to raise money for charities and i think i can help you on your quest to find a good one about children or hunger.
the charitiy that i have never herd of before untill my colage told me we were going to do a fundraiser for them is Marry’s Mealls.
Marrys’s Meals is an organisation thats raissess money for children all around the world
once they get this money they do not send it to the countrys so there is no risk of taxs being put on the money.
what they do is send a meal a day to every kid living in poverty around the world.
when i read your letter the charity rung a bell to me as its an organisation that tackles world hunger and is helping children
if you want more in formation pplease contact me by the abouve adress
ps sorry for the bad spelling if there was any
February 7th, 2010 at 3:38 am
My name is James Donkor Dugger.I am the director of ”Dreamland School” in Ghana.I really have a burning desire in searching for International Aid and philanthropists helping to moblize our communities to respond to the needs of needy,women,less fortunate,orphans and disadvantaged areas of the word,to establish link with to aid our community development projects.USA has been on our heart greatly,so today I searched on the internet if I could find genuine organisations and philanthropists for development ,who care and provide practical support for the most critical needs of the needy, less fortunate,orphans and the disadvantaged areas of the world,that we could be partnered with for the development of our poverty stricken – community here,where women and children are miserable.
We came across your establishment and read of you and your good work there and we were absolutely impressed.And we appreciate your wonderful service to mankind. We enjoy your charity so much and we will be very interested in developing mutual and lasting partnership with you and for development of our community, and also, for you to experience our culture and establish mutual friendship with us and to help construct six classroom block with two offices for Dreamland School children in the community,and also establish full trust and respect between you and our community here. We understand that no organization,including government can fully succeed without the active participation of each of us.And most especially that many of the projects undertaken in Africa would not function without the support and financial input of International Aid Org.Your contribution as a charity or philanthropists could help ensure less fortunate children receive basic education and good shelter they deserve.This is because you are actively participating diverse programmes for communities worldwide including educational.Your participation as charity and philanthropists can make a positive impact on our local economy.
We really need your support to help less fortunate children grow to be useful members of our community.We cater for the needy and orphaned children in our community where HIV/AIDS is spreading like wildfire. It is our desire to give excellent education to these children here.The children are however attending school in temporary wooden structure which has a very threatening environmental conditions most especially during rainy seasons when the activities in the school are disrupted.This is a great worry to us.please visit our website:WWW.message7.org/home/dreamland We are therefore appealing to you to come to our aid with your support so that we can build a descent classroom block for these children to stay in.We know that when a class room is built for them it will serve a good purpose.It our hope that through your effort these less fortunate will one day laugh
I hope that you will be impressed and touched by the plight of these needy children and respond positively to our request.
Thank you.
Your Sincerely,
James Donkor Dugger(Director)
February 7th, 2010 at 3:46 am
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DREAMLAND SCHOOL , AKUMADAN – OFFINSO NORTH, ASHANTI – GHANA
Q.1. What initially made you decide to set up Dreamland School ?
The increasing number of orphans, needy and less-fortunate children became a matter of grave concern to me and touched my heart so much so that since the year 2000 I began having sleepless nights over it. Whenever I came across children of school going age (between 5yrs and 6yrs) roaming our community during school hours my heart jumped and I became down hearted. I would confront some of them and questioned why they were not in school and most invariably the answer was “my parents are dead and there is no one to take care of me”. Others would reply “my parents say they cannot afford my school fees, uniform, exercise books, textbooks etc.” This moved me to conceive the idea of establishing Dreamland School for orphans, needy and less-fortunate children in my community as my modest contribution to mankind.
Q.2. Why the school is called Dreamland?
I know that almost all children are naturally endowed with very useful talents which can be realized to help them and society at large. However, those who unfortunately lose one parent or both early in life, or born into abject poverty may never realize their dream or potential. I chose the name “Dreamland” in order to encourage such disadvantaged children to gain confidence that with the needed support through education, there is no difference between them and the other children and that they too can attain their “DREAM” (maximum potential) in life.
Q.3. What is the Dreamland Motto?
The motto of Dreamland School is “Giving a Helping Hand”
I have always felt that to avert the rising crime rate in our society such as armed robbery, senseless, killings, sniffing of cocaine, smoking of Indian hemp, rape etc. by the youth, all hands must be on desk to pull resources to support the less-fortunate right from their infancy. When they are well educated they will serve society rather than becoming a burden and a nuisance to society.
Q.4. What difference does education make in determining the future of these children?
Education is the greatest asset that anyone can acquire in this modern world. Knowledge is power. Education can equip the less fortunate children with the requisite skills and abilities to enable them take up jobs in future to better their life and also contribute their quota to the national development effort. Without education these children will be prone to social vices.
Q.5. What is the best thing about your job?
I feel fulfilled when I see that God is using me to get disadvantaged children off the streets into the classroom where they are equipped with employable skills and knowledge. I feel really good when it dawns on me that my dream of transforming these children is, at last, being realized.
Q.6. What school resources are you in most need of and which school resources are the most difficult to obtain?
Textbooks, exercise books, pens, pencils, tables, chairs and (used) computers are the things we need most. Provided one has funds these resources are readily available in the open market.
Q.7. When you first started raising money for Dreamland school what did you specifically hope to achieve?
I began the school in a church building hoping to later save or raise some money to acquire some plots of land on which I would put up a classroom block to properly and conveniently house the children, as the number grew. Currently I have moved the school from the church building to a temporary five-classroom wooden structure. I have, with the help of the caretaker chiefs of Akumadan, acquired plots of land with a view to building a permanent six-classroom block, with two offices a dormitory, a kitchen etc.
Q.8. How much will it cost to complete the building of the Dreamland Primary School ?
It will cost about GH¢36,800 = £18,400 to complete the building of the 6-unit classroom block for the Dreamland Primary.
Q. 9. If you weren’t restricted by money what would you want to create for the children of Akumadan and surrounding villages?
I would like to give three square meals to them everyday, provide decent accommodation, medical care and recreational facilities for them. In addition, a mini-bus to help convey them to places of interest such as tourist sites, inter-school football and athletic games as well as help in the purchases of foodstuffs for the school.
Q.10. How do you intend to maintain the Dreamland school financially once it has been built?
We would make school garden/farm. Some of the produce would be used to support the feeding of the children, while the rest would be sold to earn income to buy other things needed for the running of the school.
We intend forming a Parents/Guardians and Teachers Association (PTA) which would be orientated to contribute their widow’s mite to support the running of the school.
Q.11. How can you explain to people in the UK why they should help to support you and the children at your school?
During the past two decades street-children have become the order of the day in Ghana , especially in the regional capitals and the other big cities and towns. This has been traced to the rural-urban drift. This has its attendant social vices such as armed robbery, rape, teenage pregnancies, cocaine sniffing, Indian hemp smoking, child delinquency, senseless killings etc. Studies have shown that less fortunate children who do not have access to education form the greater proportion of those who take to these anti-social behaviours. Dreamland School , which began in October 2003 with ten (10) needy children and five (5) orphans, now has ninety (60) needy children and forty (40) orphans. I feel if I am supported financially to sustain and increase the intake of this number of disadvantaged children it will be beneficial to the Ghanaian society and the world at large since due to globalization crime in Ghana is crime everywhere.
Q.12. Where would you want Dreamland to be in five years’ time?
My dream for the children of Dreamland School is big. Now the pioneers are in Primary four (P 4). I want Dreamland School to end at the Junior High School (JHS) level.
In five years’ time the first batch of students would be awaiting their Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) results and I expect a 100 percentage pass with excellence for all the students.
I expect Dreamland School to be counted among the best schools in Ghana in general and in Ashanti Region in particular. This can make the children feel proud and compete with their other counterparts at the Senior High School (SHS) level.
Q.13. What impact has the success of this project had on your life?
Not withstanding the teething problems, especially financial, that Dreamland School has been undergoing, I am not perturbed or disturbed. As a God-fearing man, my joy is full when I see the children who look unto me (and their volunteer teachers) as their fathers. I now see myself as not being the father of my own children alone, but of some orphans and needy children.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN – DREAMLAND SCHOOL
AKUMADAN, OFFINSO NORTH – ASHANTI , GHANA
MISSION STATEMENT
To provide support and assistance to orphans, the disadvantaged and the vulnerable children in society especially in and around the Akumadan Community (Offinso North District) so that they become useful to society.
Present Title: Dreamland School
Postal Address: P. O. Box 35 , Akumadan – Ashanti , Ghana
website: http://www.message7.org/home/dreamland
Cell Phone: +233 24 361 0815
E-mail Address: adocgh@yahoo.com
Project Title: Dreamland School
Present Location: Akumadan, Frafraline, New Mereku , Ashanti Region , Ghana .
Contact Person: James Donkor Dugger, Director
INTRODUCTION
Dreamland School was founded in the year 2003 by James Donkor Dugger and Agartha Amponsah (a couple) who saw the need to helping the orphans and the disadvantage ones in and around the Akumadan community, in the Ashanti region of Ghana .
The increasing number of orphans, needy and less-fortunate children became a matter of grave concern to the couple and touched their heart so much so that since the year 2000 they conceived the idea of establishing such a school. They then began soliciting assistance to start this noble course which never came until the year 2003 when they began the school on their own with 15 children made up of 5 orphans and 10 needy ones. The couple views Dreamland School for orphans, needy and less-fortunate children in the community their my modest contribution to mankind.
ADDRESSED ISSUES
Currently the Dreamland School have been addressing the issues of :-
Orphans
Needy Children
Street children, and
Education and Counselling for such people
LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
The Dreamland School is located at Akumadan in the Offinso North District of Ashanti Region of Ghana . It is about 60 miles from Kumasi the capital city of Ashanti region.
BRIEF HISTORY
Dreamland School was founded in the year 2003 with only 15 orphans and needy children between the ages of 4 and 6 years, in an uncompleted Church Building . After about four years, the school was compelled to leave the Church premises which became a big blow to the founders of the school. Through the help of a philanthropist, the school was allowed to use a small piece of land on which there was one room landcrete building. It is on this piece of land that the school has constructed a five classroom wooden structure which is currently in use. And the one-room original landcrete building is being used as the office of the school.
Currently the school has 130 pupils aged between 2 and 13 years. Out of this there are 40 orphans and 60 needy children.
The school has also acquired its own piece of land big enough for its intended future development purposes.
OBJECTIVES
Ø To provide basic education to orphans, street children and underprivileged children to become productive members of the society.
Ø To provide guidance and counselling for the underprivileged children and the orphans for them to utilise their potentials.
Ø To provide basic necessities such as clothing, shelter, health and food for the orphans and the needy children to make life meaningful for them.
+ To continue the school up to the Junior High School
ACHIEVEMENTS
The following are some of the achievements made by the Dreamland School since its establishment.
Ø Providing basic education and feeding for 130 children) on daily basis.
Ø Providing free basic education for 40 orphans and 60 needy ones.
Ø Expanding from nursery education to primary stage four.
Ø Providing its staff INSET on management, first aid and educational issues
Ø Acquired a vast land for development purposes through the help of the community and other philanthropists
Ø Constructed a five-classroom wooden structure for studies, wooden kitchen and toilet facilities.
Ø Making contacts or links with donors and volunteers (both home and abroad) to support the school.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE (3) YEARS
Ø To Construct 2 No. 6-unit classroom blocks for the Primary and Junior High Schools.
Ø To furnish the Classrooms with tables and chairs for the children
Ø To Construct a 8-bedroom Dormitory block for the orphans inmates
Ø To furnish the Dormitory rooms with beds and mattresses for the inmates (orphans).
Ø To Construct a Kitchen and Dining Hall for the inmates
Ø To provide free feeding for the orphans on 3 times a day basis
Ø To get sponsorship for the orphans in terms of clothing, shoes, books, pens and pencils.
Ø To construct Administrative block for the school
Ø To get sponsorship for staff remunerations
Ø To establish an ICT centre for the school
* To get a Mini-Bus
RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Funding has been received from the following individuals in support of the school.
Ø Alan Kendal, Australia
Frank and Lenole Siedal Australia
David and Angella Kidd
Ø Pastor Pinnock , UK
Ø Local Friends and relatives
Ø The School PTA/GTA
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURES
The present school is made up of 5 temporary wooden classrooms, 1 landcrete room as office, 1 wooden kitchen and 2 toilets (one for staff and one for the children). The breakdown is as follows.
Ø One Nursery and Kindergarten class
Ø One Stage 1 Class
Ø One Stage 2 Class
Ø One Stage 3 Class
Ø One Stage 4 Class
Ø One Office
Ø Two Toilet facilities
STAFF STRENGTH
The School currently employs 1 Administrator, 1 Head teacher and 6 classroom teachers. Also there is a cook who sees to feeding needs of the children. However, these staffs are woefully remunerated, but they have volunteered to help realise the dream of the school. The District Directorate of the Ministry of Education through its officials do come to inspect the school and to train the teachers from time to time.
JUSTIFICATIONS
Statistics from the Ministry of Education and the reality on the grounds indicate that there are many orphans, needy children, underprivileged children of school going age in the Akumadan Community who cannot attend school because of poverty related problems and lost of parents. Out of the many such children, most end up in the streets, abused and neglected as well as engaged in all form of social vices.
Dreamland School project will go a long way to address these problems and try to make life better for the children to be self-reliant in future.
February 7th, 2010 at 4:04 am
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My name is James Donkor Dugger.I am the director of ”Dreamland School” in Ghana.I really have a burning desire in searching for International Aid Organizations and philanthropists helping to mobilize communities to respond to the needs of needy,women,less fortunate,orphans and disadvantaged areas of the word,to establish link with Dreamland to aid our community development projects.This has been on a burden in our heart greatly,so today I searched on the internet if I could find genuine philanthropists and organization for development ,who care and provide practical support for the most critical needs of the needy, less fortunate,orphans and the disadvantaged areas of the world,that we could be partnered with for the development of our poverty stricken – community here,where women and children are miserable.
We came across your establishment and read of you and your good work and we were absolutely impressed.And we appreciate your wonderful service to mankind. We enjoy your charity so much and we will be very interested in developing mutual and lasting partnership with you and for development of our community, and also, for you to experience our culture and establish mutual friendship with us and to help construct six classroom block with two offices for Dreamland School children in the community,and also establish full trust and respect between you and our community here. We understand that no organization,including government can fully succeed without the active participation of each of us.And most especially that many of the projects undertaken in Africa would not function without the support and financial input of International Aid and philanthropists.Your contribution as philanthropists or charity could help ensure less fortunate children receive basic education and good shelter they deserve.Your participation as charity or philanthropists can make a positive impact on our local economy.
We really need your support to help less fortunate children grow to be useful members of community.We cater for the needy and orphaned children in our community where HIV/AIDS is spreading like wildfire. It is our desire to give excellent education to these children here.The children are however attending school in temporary wooden structure which has a very threatening environmental conditions most especially during rainy seasons when the activities in the school are disrupted.This is a great worry to us.Please visit our website:WWW.message7.org/home/dreamland We are therefore appealing to you to come to our aid with your support so that we can build a descent classroom block for these children to stay in.We know that when a class room is built for them it will serve a good purpose.It our hope that through your effort these less fortunate will one day laugh
I hope that you will be impressed and touched by the plight of these needy children and respond positively to our request.
Thank you.
Your Sincerely,
James Donkor Dugger(Director)
February 7th, 2010 at 4:20 am
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LOCATION: ASHANTI – GHANA
PROJECT:DREAMLAND SCHOOL
About :Need Volunteers
Dreamland school is interested to have and host some
volunteers abroad travel to Africa every year. So far, anyone who is
interesting developing volunteering work in Ashsnti Region of Ghana
Africa should visit our website: http://WWW.message7.org/home/dreamland and
he or she is most welcome. Does anyone know of volunteers 16 – 70
years who wish to volunteer? and ‘re interested in spending about
2,3,4.5,or 6 weeks or over in Ghana, hopefully doing something to do
with teaching or helping underprivileged children in anyway possible.
if you are unskilled no problem, maybe you are only just
leaving school. A project like helping build school classrooms or
something would be ideal.
I’d really appreciate any help,direction and advice you could give
me! I hope you will speed respond positively to my request.
Thank you.
adocgh@yahoo.com
James Donkor Dugger.
( Director)