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DONATE BY CHECK

Please make checks payable to BRAID Africa. Mail check to:
BRAID Africa, P.O. Box 390462, Mountain view, CA 94039
A tax receipt will be mailed to your mailing address.

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS

Many companies will match charitable donations their employees make. It's an easy way to double your contribution to us! Requesting a matching gift or volunteer grant is normally an easy process which must be initiated by the donor / volunteer. Contact your employer's HR or community giving department to see if your employee offers the matching, filling out and submitting the form required.

YOUR DONATIONS TO BRAID

BRAID Africa Investments

BRAID AFRICA INVESTMENTS ARE DIVERSE

One of our primary investments is made to enable the establishment of farming cooperatives within sponsored regions. These cooperatives engage sustainable farming methods and replace the former approach of strip-clearing forested areas.

AN INVESTMENT IN FARMING SUPPLIES

A part of BRAID Africa’s funding was also used to purchase farming equipment and seeds. This expenditure enabled our sponsored families to plant and grow stable crops. The funds were provided in the form of loans. The Agricultural Cooperative participants are responsible for the repayment of those loans in form of the seeds harvested in the first year of operation.

AN INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE

To ensure land is farmed using high-yield methods, BRAID Africa funded a five-day workshop for all agricultural cooperative participants. By virtue of the education and farming supplies that were provided, the production of rice increased eight-fold, from ½-ton to four tons per hectare.

Donations and Expenditure Management

REGISTERED NPO

BRAID Africa is a registered 501c3 not-for-profit organization. Our not-for-profit organization follows all guidelines for donation logging and tracking. We produce quarterly donor newsletter and file financial reports that meet all requirements for not-for-profit organization governance.

SPECIFIC EXPENDITURES

BRAID Africa donations are allocated to enable specific projects and supply needs. We develop funding investment plans, set practical goals, and oversee the implementation of all programs. More than 95% of BRAID Africa’s donations are applied to our enablement and support programs. The result is an efficient and effective usage of donations. The tangible benefits of our programs can be measured. For example, within a one year, our first agricultural cooperative increased their staple crop production from ½-ton to four tons of rice per hectare.

LOCAL EXPERTS ADMINISTER OUR PROGRAMS

Our programs are administered by African leaders who are experts in the services that we provide. For example, Nelson Gowah our Programs Director, has a BSc in Integration of Rural and General Agricultural development strategy and planning from the University of Liberia. This background ensures donated funds are used exactly as intended.

WE ENABLE ENTREPRENUERAL SUCCESS

A key feature of BRAID Africa’s approach is community enablement through investment (versus the gifting of cash and materials). Our sponsored cooperatives are managed as business start-ups. We fund these cooperatives through investments that are repaid. This, in turn, ensures that donated funds are continuously reinvested to expand BRAID Africa projects. Each Agricultural Cooperative is tasked with becoming the hub of economic success that enables their communities to make their own investments in education, healthcare, and marketplace development.