GET INVOLVED

Are you looking for ways to help educate children and empower families? There are many ways you can become involved in the work we do in Alotenango from volunteering to sponsoring a child, from purchasing a Guatemalan handcrafted item to contributing to essential supplies for the school room. Below are a number of ways you can lend a hand.

One Time Donation

When generous people like you make your 100% tax-deductible gift, Under the Same Moon will ensure the funds are directed to the children's most urgent needs.

Monthly Giving

As you can imagine, consistent monthly donations sustain our programs and provide resources to help us plan for pressing and future needs. Monthly donations can be made in any amount using the button below.

Donate Essential Items

There are so many ways to help children in need, choose the way that works best for you. In addition to child sponsorship, financial contributions can be made for general support of the school in any amount you choose or can be applied to one of the specific program below.

Teacher Scholarship Fund for a year $50

Energy Efficient Stove (see Sidebar, The stoves project) $110

School meals for one child for one year $40

Water Filter for a Family $50

AMAZON SMILE

Shop, buy, and donate, all in one transaction, and Amazon Smile will donate 0.05% of your purchase to our programs. Just go to smile.amazon.com and under 'Change Your Charity', search for Under the Same Moon.

It is through the generosity of folks like yourself that the children of Alotenango get to enjoy the benefits of getting an education and more.

Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon is the American fund-raising arm of Asociación Bendición de Dios - a nondenominational, nonprofit school and community development organization in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala. Asociación Bendición de Dios educates 500 pre-K through grade 6 children at no cost to families.

The Stoves Project

Typical woodburning stove

The Asociación Bendición de Dios also aims to raise community living standards so that children come to school healthy and well-rested. A stoves project, in which energy-efficient wood burning stoves are purchased and installed into homes of families associated with the school, has been on-going for the last several years.

energy-efficient WOODbURNING Stove with stovepipe

The stoves, which have a stovepipe that directly vents the smoke outdoors, improve the health and living conditions of the whole family. They also cut down on the large amount of wood that women generally need to collect, allowing women more time to support their children and family. Over 200 stoves have been installed in the village to date.

Under the Same Moon is the American fund-raising arm of Asociación Bendición de Dios - a nondenominational, nonprofit school and community development organization in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala.

Under the Same Moon is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) organization. The Asociación Bendición de Dios is a Guatemalan-registered nonprofit governmental organization. The school, Bendición de Dios, educates about 500 children who otherwise would not be able to afford the $250 annual fees for the "public" school. The Asociación aims to raise community living standards so that children come to school healthy and well-rested.

US Office: 14 Meeting House Path, Ashland, MA 01721

Phone: 774-279-3452

Email: undersamemoon@gmail.com

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