Riverkids Project

Thanks to regular donors and fundraising, we can expect about US$1,500-US$2,000 a month for the next 12 months.

That used to be enough.

Respite care from the slum relocation, the switch from meal supports to full meals for the kids, the move to the better house and hiring trained and experienced staff - all this has added up.

Our expenses were US$1,800-US$2,200 a month. They’re now about US$3,500 a month.

Is it worth it? Yes. We can reach the entire family, not just the children. The children are safer and healthier. Our staff are able to go beyond school support to counselling, health education and more. We are now doing so so much more.

But to get there we need another US$18,000 for the next 12 months. That’s US$25 a month from sixty people.

Please be one of those sixty.

Phew. We have been incredibly lucky to make every month so far - usually by the skin of our teeth, but we’ve done it thanks to all our donors - more than fifty different people over the past ten months!

We have no reserves, which makes every month critical and planning ahead harder. That’s why the 60 Good People Campaign is so important. Regular donors help us give the children security in lives that are often out of control.

Thank you so much for your donations!

Donations up to June 15, 2006

We’re a little under, and things are tough because demand for weekly boarding and intervention keeps climbing - so many kids and families are at last starting to trust us and ask for help. So every single donation has been very needed and appreciated.

We have no reserves, which makes every month critical and planning ahead harder. That’s why the 60 Good People Campaign is so important. Regular donors help us give the children security in lives that are often out of control.

Thank you so much for your donations!

Donations spreadsheet for 08-July to 08 September 2006
The older spreadsheet is here: Donations up to June 15, 2006