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Help us empower communities in Kenya.
Our work could not happen without people believing in our mission and providing the resources to accomplish it. The Sawa Sawa Foundation, Inc.; our mission is to build bridges not walls.
Check is our preferred donation method as we do not lose a percentage of donations to processing fees. To donate by check, please make checks out to Sawa Sawa Foundation, Inc., and mail to:
Sawa Sawa Foundation, Inc.
5 Monument Valley Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
You may also donate via PayPal or credit card below
We are a 501(C)(3) and all donations are tax deductible.
Additional ways to give - Donor Advised Funds and IRA qualified charitable distributions.
Giving Tuesday 2023
Empowering a community in Kenya, the story of the Sawa Sawa Foundation.
The Sawa Sawa Foundation, Inc. was the brainchild of Phil Pryjma and Karen Smith. In 2012 they embarked on a mission to develop a self-sustaining community by providing materials and education to the people living in the surrounding areas of the Angiya community. Today they support projects that generate revenue from their clean water initiative and the community garden that is maintained by the students, school staff, and villagers. Volunteers travel to Kenya to provide the needed tools and teaching for agriculture, financial literacy, the health care of the students, educational enrichment, to provide a daily lunch program for the students and maintain the clean water system.
The Foundation has funded the development of 8 acres of planting for generating the lunch program, medical and clinic services, materials for the 650 students who attend the school, and maintenance of the water supply system that generates income for the community.
The Sawa Sawa Foundation is a successful partnership in action.
Your contribution will address the basic needs that poverty creates.
$ 50 Purchase education materials for 15 students
$100 Medical cost for 10 students
$150 Purchase 200kg for beans/maize for planting
$250 Lunch for 350 students for one week
$500 Expansion of community garden
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Volunteer
If you have interest in volunteering your time and expertise to Sawa Sawa Foundation, please contact Karen at sawasawaberkshire@gmail.com
Education Materials
$50 purchases education materials for 15 students for a year.
Medical Costs
$100 covers medical cost for 10 students for a year.
Farming
$150 purchases 200kg for beans/maize for planting.
Nutritious Meals
$250 purchases lunch for 350 students for one week.
Community Garden
$500 supports the expansion of the community garden
