By Merritt Frey, Executive Director

Mali's school year begins in October, and you can help start the year off right for students. There's a new way for you to connect with students and be a force for good in the world -- Adopt A School. 

By adopting a school for the school year, you support three classrooms packed with kids all year long. For just $3,000, you will sponsor the teacher training, learning tools, and extracurricular programming those kids need to turn a school into a brighter future.

To make things easier, you can break your sponsorship donation into monthly gifts ($250) or even do a fundraising drive to raise the funds as a family or group. Throughout the year, you’ll receive special content from the school such as stories, photos, and videos.

If a full school adoption is a bit too much, consider underwriting the needs of one or more students as a member of the Monthly Giving Circle. For just $10 a month, you can provide all the support one student needs. Whether you can Adopt a School or sponsor a student, your gift goes far in Mali!