Consider a Monthly Donation to Support Project Somos
For Canadian donors, Make It Monthly here. Thank you.
For US & International donors, Make It Monthly, here. Thank you.
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Did you know that 70% of our funding comes from individual donors like you? Approximately 20% of those donations are made through our Monthly Giving Program. Monthly donations are a great way to make a big impact and help us achieve our goals for the year. With your help, we can continue our vital work. Please consider creating a new monthly gift of $20 or more through CanadaHelps to support our charity. Your donation will help us achieve our goals and make a big impact. Thank you for your support!
Why are recurring donations a great option?
It fits your budget Monthly Donations can be established for any amount and with the frequency you choose.
Too easy Setting up a recurring donation saves you work. Once you set up monthly giving, you can relax knowing you are support Project Somos, throughout the year.
Stabilize our budget Having funds we can count on each year helps us budget and plan for the following year, so we can dedicate more time to our mission!
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For Canadian donors, Make It Monthly here. Thank you.
For US & International donors, Make It Monthly, here. Thank you.
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How we thank you
Exclusive Newsletters We’ll send you an exclusive newsletter with insider news about the Project and what we’re achieving here.
Exclusive Photo Albums We’ll send you an exclusive photo album that isn’t published publicly where you can see photos of all the activities we complete throughout the year.
Exclusive Events Throughout the year we’ll invite you to special virtual events only available to our monthly donors where we share exciting news and updates from the Project.
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What can you fund?
$30 a month can provide academic learning materials for children so they can learn to read.
Children need support to stay in school and to succeed. With a strong focus on literacy, Project Somos works closely with children to improve their reading. With children in grades as high as 5th grade, who still cannot read, it is essential these children receive this guidance. With your gift, you will help a child stay in school and learn to read!
$40 a month can provide individual counselling for children who are struggling.
Many children are working hard to stay in school while struggling with domestic trauma. Physical and sexual abuse is common. Many children are growing up with fathers who have made the journey north in hopes of providing for their families and the children are dealing with grief. With your gift, you can provide the support of our Mayan psychologist.
$50 a month can provide English and technology classes.
In this multicultural, connected world, we all need a strong understanding of English and technology. Yet in rural, small communities, this simply isn’t possible, making the learning gap even greater and job opportunities even slimmer. With your gift, you can help children prepare themselves for a good, strong, successful career.
$75 a month can provide nutritional programming from our organic farm.
Each month we provide 22 hot, delicious lunches and 44 fruit-based filling snacks to each child in the program. Good nutrition is something these children simply won’t get without our support and it’s something so vital for our brains and bodies to function properly. A hot, organic nutritious lunch costs just $3 and a snack is just $1.50. With your gift, you can help children eat, grow, function and learn.
$250 a month can provide a complete academic education program.
Our education program is well-rounded and rich with learning. We teach reading and writing through our literacy program, English with our foreign, trained teacher and volunteer supporters, technology through our computing program, sports with Mai, baking through our kitchen training program and agriculture with our farm supervisor Oscar. With your gift, you can support this entire program every month, ensuring children receive a well-rounded education.
$500 a month can help fund our boys leadership program.
Men in local communities are put into positions of leadership without really understanding what it means to be a leader. Our boys club prepares these boys to become respectful, inclusive leaders with strong development skills and emotional intelligence.
$500 a month can help fund our girls empowerment program.
A woman’s role in their community is often reduced or overlooked entirely. Our girls club seeks to create young girls ready to find their role in fairer communities, with abilities to think critically, question and reflect on themselves and be very self-knowledgeable.
$600 can pay the monthly salary of a farm worker on our organic farm.
Our organic farm and nutritional program is vital to ensure the children fully develop their brains and bodies, allowing them to learn, play and explore ready for their futures. We proudly employ local people to manage the farm, ensuring we are investing in the local area and training local people. With your gift, you can pay the salary of one of our farm workers every month.
$800 can pay the monthly salary of a teacher.
Education prepares children to have more success and confidence in public school. It teaches them social skills, supports them to learn Spanish as their second language (the majority of the children speak their mother tongue of Kaqchikel) and to experience learning through physical, creative and imaginative play. With your gift, you can cover the salary of Rosario, Rafa or Lirio for a month.
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For Canadian donors, Make It Monthly here. Thank you.
For US & International donors, Make It Monthly, here. Thank you.
