Okay, yes this site is 94% sarcastic and fun, but we actually take this topic and opportunity to empower children in India very seriously. The $10,000 raised is going to build a school in India through an incredible organization called Free The Children. We have researched Free The Children in depth, and went as far as to visit their projects in Kenya and Ecuador to see with our own eyes what your donation will do, and the lives it will change. We have met with their administration, looked at their business practices, and reviewed their financial statements. These guys are the real deal. Their administrative costs are an obscenely low 9%. They are innovative, business minded, and have built over 650 schools all over the world – this is their site.

Addressing education issues is not only a passion for us, it is a massive part of the Millennium Development Goals, established in the year 2000 by the UN.

Building this school will give children a clean, bright, safe environment to learn in. The “buildings” that are typically used in this region are small, dark, and made of mud, dung, and sticks with dirt floors. Providing this place to learn and grow won’t end poverty all over the world, but it is a step toward that goal, and a beautiful example of Margaret Mead’s quote:

“Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has”.