This is not a black-box charity. It's person-to-person. When you support Lalibela through this project, you know exactly who you're helping, exactly where your money goes, and you receive regular updates — photos, voice notes, progress reports — directly from the people whose lives you're touching.
From $50/month
Lalibela's guides are the heartbeat of tourism. They spent years learning history, languages, and every hidden passage in the churches. When tourism collapsed, they lost everything. Your sponsorship provides a monthly stipend to a named guide while the industry recovers. In return, they'll send you a short video or voice note each month — sharing their life, their work, and their gratitude.
Sponsor a GuideFrom $30/month
Many children in Lalibela came from the countryside to attend school in town, living without their parents. Some don't eat every day. They don't beg for money — they ask for notebooks and dictionaries. Your sponsorship covers school fees, supplies, meals, and those precious dictionaries. You'll receive regular photo and letter updates from the child you support.
Sponsor a ChildFrom $10
Antonin bought 150 notebooks and pens on impulse and walked into schools to distribute them. The impact was immediate and enormous. Dictionaries are especially valued — kids actively seek them out. This simple, low-cost program can be structured and recurring. $10 buys notebooks for several children. $25 buys a dictionary that will be treasured for years.
Fund SuppliesFrom $100
Rotating community projects with clear goals, budgets, and progress trackers. Current and future projects include school renovations, clean water access, a weaving cooperative for local artisans, and small business microloans. Each project is proposed by the community, vetted for impact, and reported on transparently.
Fund a ProjectEvery dollar tracked. Updates posted. Photos shared.
We believe the reason many people hesitate to give isn't lack of generosity — it's lack of trust. Too many organizations take donations into a black box and output vague reports.
This project is different. When you sponsor a guide, you'll know their name, hear their voice, see their face. When you fund school supplies, you'll see photos of the kids holding them. When you back a project, you'll follow its progress from ground-breaking to completion.
This is not charity from above. It's connection between equals.