The Ten Dollar Question

How far can your RainMaker paid subscription go?

Aug 19, 2024

The 61-day art and storytelling project on RainMakers & ChangeMakers highlighted the incredible on-the-ground work of 35 community-based organizations. Through this project, I learned that each ChangeMaker has a unique combination of entrepreneurial, leadership, and humanitarian attributes. They are passionate, persistent, determined, empathetic, and compassionate.

They are also resourceful. Since none of the people I highlighted are able to start, maintain and sustain a Substack to request the money directly, I’m serving as an intermediary and asking for your support in supporting them.

The goal? To bring together a community of 70 monthly paid subscribers (or the equivalent thereof since we have annual and founding subscribers) to contribute $5 per month. That $5 per month contribution will yield a $10 contribution to the 35 organizations I highlighted during this 61-day art and storytelling project.

$10 might not seem like a lot. But, I asked the question “How could you use $10 per month to further your mission?” of each organization and learned that nothing could be further from the truth.

MCDawn, Agape Hope for Kibera School, Kibera, Kenya

Ten dollars per month funds one food basket of staples such as maize flour, sugar, rice, and oil to benefit two families.

Omito Abraham Owuor, K5Village, Kenya

Ten dollars per month funds sanitary pads for girls who come to K5Village to learn permaculture skills.

Brenda Katushemererwe, TeleMed Organization, Uganda

With ten dollars, Brenda reports she will purchase data bundles for the Internet to support my weekly Mindset shows. Brenda is also raising funds to provide a group of women in Kabaare village with materials for their handcraft work as well as to start a savings and loan program to sustain themselves.

Steve Tolo, of Regenerative Agriculture for Community Empowerment, Kenya

With ten dollars, Steve can purchase indigenous seed packets and seedlings to support the regenerative agriculture efforts of 12 community members per year.

Jonas Fadweck, Thuchila Youth Empowerment Network, Malawi

Ten dollars will help Jonas purchase eggplant seeds, the harvest of which he will sell in the local market to support his community efforts to support youth in his community.

Patrick Harry, Kunyasa Dimba Eduplant Inspired, Malawi

“Currently my main challenge is to raise funds to help to continue to mold 10,000 mud bricks and burn them to construct a long-lasting and strong classroom. I will need to purchase the firewood to burn the bricks. I will also use the support to help build my food forest garden project in Malawi.”