MAKE A DONATION
Thank you for considering a Sylla Foundation donation today. In
the past year, we began school construction with an adjacent fresh water
well. Now, girls in this village won’t have to miss school
because they have to tote water back to their villages from a source far
away. Next year, we plan to initiate a microfinance project which makes
small loans to women, giving them an opportunity to raise the living standards
of their families. There is a need to do so much more. Your donation will
help us to continue our commitment to the women and children in Africa.
Donate On-line
Please click the " Donate " Button to the
right.
Donate by Mail, Fax or Phone
Please make checks payable to:
Sylla Foundation
804 Pershing Drive, Suite 208
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone: (301) 585-1238 ext. 105
Fax: (301) 585-3261
Questions? Please write us.
When You Donate To Our Cause:
We Give Children a Life-Changing Experience
The boys and girls who will attend our school will have their very first
book, pencil and notebook. Many of them have never seen these things
– never been inside a classroom and certainly have not owned a book. Learning
their abc’s and learning to write their own name is the beginning. Can
you imagine being a part of something so significant, an event we all take
for granted?
No money is wasted
We assure that all donations go directly to the source. In so doing,
we travel directly to the site to evaluate the construction progress and
we have an onsite architect to direct the construction. No funds
are released until the specific phase is completed according to the agreed
upon drawing specifications and contract.
We Create Employment Opportunities
We hire local men from surrounding villages to dig the site and make the bricks. We give them an opportunity to develop their skills and earn money for their families. There are no employment opportunities in rural areas of Africa and very few in urban areas.
You Can See the Results Online
We post photos of the various building stages online so that our donors have an opportunity to follow the progress of an actual village school coming into fruition.
You Can Travel With Us
We offer an opportunity for donors to travel with the Sylla Foundation project team to visit the new school in Guinea or one of our newly proposed project sites.