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.

Energy Efficient Stove $110 — Energy Efficient Stove $193

School meals for one child for one year $40 — School meals for one child for one year $50

Sponsor The Teachers

We usually focus on the children when speaking about sponsorship. Clearly they are the ones we most want to help. The school exists so that the community’s poorest children can break out of the vicious cycle of poverty. But as one of our Board members said, “Without the teachers, we’re TOAST!” So this plea is for the teachers, the backbone of the school who make everything possible. Those of you who are teachers will understand implicitly.

The teachers already deserve more

The teachers are motivated by their attachment to Julio, the children and the school, but they deserve more. Their current salary is about $400 per month without any benefits or pension. By comparison, a public school teacher makes $667 per month with a pension. We are asking for donations to cover the cost of providing a $62 bonus per month per teacher for ten months. To help support our teachers, donate below.

BENDICION TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND THE SCHOOL’S DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER, JULIO

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.

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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 $300 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