Donations

Ghana Together welcomes donations to its projects in Axim.  Please make checks payable to Ghana Together and mail to:

Ghana Together
808 Addison Place
Mount Vernon, WA  98273
USA

Or, you can make your tax deductible contribution via PayPal or credit card:

Ghana Together is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Your contribution is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Our Tax ID (EIN) is 26-2182965. 100% of your contribution goes directly to our projects in Ghana. Our administrative expenses are paid out-of-pocket by our Directors themselves. Ghana Together does not pay for travel expenses.

If you have ideas for monetary or non-monetary contributions, or you'd like to get involved in other ways, please contact us! We'd love to hear your ideas, suggestions, or proposals. We are learning as we go and welcome your insights.

Here are things we’ve come to know about how best to help our Ghanaian friends:

  • We are very cautious about sending material “stuff” to Axim. People there, especially children, have few material possessions. We try to bring only items that are necessary or highly desirable, but not reasonably available for purchase there to avoid undercutting local businesses. We focus on items that will advance learning or improve skills (e.g. books, Windows XP-capable laptops, One Laptop Per Child computers, calculators, or educational games). Please contact us if you have an idea you’d like to explore.

  • That being said, the most useful donation is money, to be perfectly honest. It is easy to carry or wire safely (no extra fees for overweight luggage, or hassles with customs, etc.). Money can be spent right in Axim on very specific basic identified needs (e.g., food, school uniforms, textbooks) either by Ghana Together folks or by trusted WHH staff. Spending money in Axim supports the local economy, and even modest amounts go far. With our help, our partner, Western Heritage Home, has a good bookkeeping/receipt system in place. We get monthly updates and monitor expenditures closely.

  • Please consider sponsoring a child. Basic support for one orphaned child is about $650 per year. That includes care, shelter, food, schooling, and medical care. Each supported child will be able to read, write, do math, eat regularly, and get medical treatment—in other words, have a chance at a reasonable life.

Thank you!