We partnered with Kitoko Oyo, based in Congo, to pay salaries and empower this ground-breaking multi-media project, so they can give voice to good and true stories among their people. This is grassroots community empowerment at its best! | June 2019 – Congo

$1,500 Donated! (more…)

Working in Uganda, the mission of Pangea is to EMPOWER schools and UNIFY communities through SUSTAINABLE education. The $2,000 raised made their summer teaching training possible, training 108 primary school teachers and many parents in early grade literacy instruction over a year-long program. Fundraiser Information on FB. Replays of Sarah Davison-Tracy’s conversation with Drew Edwards, co-founder of Pangea: Facebook or YouTube. May 2019

$2,000 Goal Met! (more…)

Our Seeds of Exchange fundraising partner this month is Casa de Paz, the only non-profit in Colorado offering shelter to released immigrants from the detention center to be reunited with their families. We raised funds to buy plane and bus tickets to help get the Casa’s guests on their way home to be with their families — right where they belong. April 2019 | Global

$1,000 Goal Exceeded! ($1646 given!) (more…)

This month’s fundraising goal was a bit different than usual. We’re honored to join the endeavor of our sister, Sarah Jackson, founder of Casa de Paz, for one of her dear friends who is part of the Casa de Paz staff. Oliver and his family’s story is courageous, heartbreaking, and unbelievable (but true!). These funds contributed to Oliver’s lymphoma treatment and living expenses for his newly-arrived family. March 2019

$825 Goal Met!

Mirror Image Arts‘s (MIA) Restorative Theatre program creates a supportive and collaborative environment inside of the juvenile justice system for young men (ages 13-21). This fundraiser sponsored four young men’s participation in this program so they can experience belonging and their value … and express their stories. Fundraiser Information. Replays of Sarah Davison-Tracy’s conversation with Andrea Rabold, executive director of Mirror Image Arts: Facebook or YouTube. February 2019

$1,000 Goal Exceeded! ($1,330 given!)

Fatouma’s beloved husband, Ibrahim, passed away on December 21. He had an aggressive cancer that spread more rapidly than anyone expected. To be sure, it was quite a shock to our sister Fatouma and her family. Fatouma has been a long-time member of our Seeds of Exchange community. The funds raised paid for the funeral and her living expenses during her four months of mourning. Fundraiser Information. Watch this 2-minute video with a glimpse of her love story from a recent Seeds of Exchange event she spoke at. Watch Fatouma Ahmed‘s heartfelt thank you for the more than $4,000 given to her by many of you; includes an education about her commitment to “iddah” – a period of 4 months and 10 days in which widows observe an extended mourning period in the Islamic faith. Facebook or YouTube. January 2019

$4,000 Goal Exceeded! ($4,700 given!).

Transformation Textiles provides dignity, health, and women’s circles of community among women in the Middle East and Africa. This $4,000 funded a shipping container of sanitary supplies and 100 dignity kits to a refugee camp in Iraq. Replays of Sarah Davison-Tracy’s two conversations with Transformation Textiles founder, Rachel Starkey: 1 – Facebook or YouTube and 2 – in which Rachel shares her innovations around creating washable and reusable sanitary pads from scraps of material, a needle, and thread:  Facebook or Youtube. November and December 2018

$4,000 Goal Met!

Founder Maria Elena, built the ASSADE clinic in order to support a holistic approach combining traditional Mayan and modern Western approaches to healthcare. Our friends at GoPhilanthropic have been supporting ASSADE’s work for years. The $2115 raised enabled us to help pay for a cryosurgery machine and fund an education/outreach program for women and adolescents.Fundraiser Information. Replays of Sarah Davison-Tracy’s conversation with GoPhilanthropic’s co-founder, Lydia Dean: Facebook or YouTube. October 2018

$2,000 Goal Exceeded! ($2,115 given!) (more…)

Our friends at GoPhilanthropic have been supporting Maji Moto for over seven years by offering scholarships to rescued girls and supporting the general needs at the school. This campaign provided needed funding for a school bus to safely transport girls to and from the Enkiteng Lepa School. Fundraiser information. Replays of Sarah Davison-Tracy’s conversation with GoPhilanthropic’s co-founder, Lydia Dean: Facebook or YouTube. September 2018

$1,200 Goal Reached!

Founded by our dear friend Koffi Toudji, The Koffi Togo Cultural Center Foundation this campaign contributed to the construction costs of a community center in Togo, Africa, where people will gather, be united, and where the next generation of youth will learn to lead, together. Replays of Sarah Davison-Tracy’s conversation with Koffi Toudji: Facebook or YouTube. June 2018

$500 Goal Reached!