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Project Support and Sponsorship Opportunities
Updated: August 5, 2008
Many people have been asking how they can support Mavuno Village, so we have sat down and thought through the projects we are working on and
hope to work on and compiled a list of things that will be helpful to building Mavuno Village. If you would like to donate to any of these projects, please read the
"How to Donate"
section at the bottom of this page.
Thank you for your desire to support Mavuno Village!
Projects:
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Project
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Priority
|
Description
|
Units
|
Unit Cost
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Estimated Cost
|
Amount Contributed
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| Water system |
1 |
Mavuno hopes to purchase water tanks, pipe and fittings to deliver lake water to the first set of buildings. This will greatly help our building process. |
- |
- |
$30,000 |
$15,000 |
| Road |
2 |
We are hoping to build 2 kilometers of permanent roads on the site so that it is accessible in the rainy seasons. |
2 kilometers |
$12,800 |
$25,600 |
- |
| Well |
3 |
We are hoping to drill a well to provide clean drinking water for Mavuno Village. |
- |
- |
$13,000 |
$3,015 |
| Dairy |
4 |
Mavuno would like to purchase 4 cows to begin our dairy project. It is hoped that this project will eventually help Mavuno become more self-sufficient. |
4 |
$350 |
$1400 |
$300 |
| Literature |
4 |
One of our staff members has written a parenting book, and we would like to bundle this book along with a Bible and other literature to give to parents to help train them in discipleship and parenting. |
2000 |
$3 |
$6,000 |
$200 |
| Tree |
4 |
Mavuno would like to purchase and plant trees for edible fruit, medicinal purposes, shade, and site rehabilitation. |
2000 seedlings |
$2.50 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Special Projects:
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Project
|
Description
|
Estimated Cost
|
Amount Contributed
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| Mama Songoma Home |
Mama Songoma is one of the foster parents in our off-campus program. Last year her husband died and she is now being pressured out of her current house. She has a plot of land, but not enough money to build a house on it. We would like to provide a home for her and her children. |
$4,000 |
$100 |
Sponsorships:
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Sponsorship
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Priority
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Description
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Estimated Cost
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| Off-Campus child |
1 |
We are currently placing vulnerable children with Christian Tanzanian families and looking for 2 sponsorships of $35 for each child (total of $70 per child). We currently have 4 available sponsorships. |
$35 per monthly sponsorship |
| Land |
2 |
We are still in the process of purchasing land for Mavuno so that we will have enough space for homes, schools, farming, the clinic, the dairy, etc. |
$200 per acre |
| Family house |
3 |
These family houses will provide a home for foster parents and 10 children on the Mavuno site. We have figured the building cost of a house to be approximately $29 per square foot. |
$29 per sq foot |
How to Donate
Please send any donations to:
Mavuno Village, PO Box 10666, Bozeman, MT 59719 and make checks payable to Mavuno Village. Please specify on a separate sheet of paper if the gift is for the general operating expense, a specific project (ie Literature Project, Water System, Mama Songoma Home, etc.), or a specific sponsorship. If you would like to sponsor a child, please email us at mavunovillage@gbcmt.org and we will give you more details about the children who need sponsorships. You will receive a year-end, tax deductible receipt from our partner organization, Catalyst for Kids. 100% of your gift goes to Mavuno Village.
For Mavuno Village donors in Canada: Please make checks payable to AIM and send your gifts to AIM Canada, 1641 Victoria Park Ave., Scarborough, Ontario M1R 1P8 and specify the gift on separate note for Mavuno Village Project Fund.
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