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Help the youth of our planet see what they’re capable of as they change their lives, communities, and the planet.
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Imagine a landscape of dirt, garbage, and violence.
Imagine growing up in a ramshackle house made of leftover iron sheets.
Imagine, when it rains, the dirt floor turns to mud and you sleep in a small river.

 

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Imagine barely being able to find food for your mom – never mind find a way to go to school.
Imagine you make it into school, funded by a sponsor from a faraway land. You have hope. Then you graduate.

  • You can’t afford university.
  • No one will hire you as there’s not enough jobs to go around and you’re still not qualified.
  • You end up back in the slums, searching for scrap metal for sale and wandering the garbage-filled dirt paths of town just hoping someone will give you manual labor.
  • You wish there was something – anything – useful to occupy your time with.

You see your friends getting into drugs and falling into thievery and violence. Sometimes, it feels like that’s the only way to make it. If only someone would give you a chance to shine. . .

That’s how Joseph, Velma, Louise, and Rose (pictured above) and countless other youth in Ngong Hills, Kenya have grown up. They have big ideas hiding in their heads but no one to tell them to – no opportunity to shine. That’s about to change.

This isn’t your ordinary donation opportunity. It isn’t a band-aid or one-time fix. It’s an opportunity to invest in the next generation – as they improve their own lives and create projects to provide for themselves, their communities, and the planet – so you won’t have to anymore.

 

Help the youth of our planet see what they’re capable of as they change their lives, communities, and the planet.
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We work with local mentors and instructors from around the planet to create programs that:

  1. Mentor Youth – help them think bigger and realize what they’re capable of.
  2. Offer Classes – foster their creativity and keep them away from drugs and violence.
  3. Support them as they come up with – and implement – world-changing ideas.

We focus on youth that society has given up on:

  • Youth that are at risk for drugs and gangs.
  • Youth that have never been believed in or given a chance.
  • Youth that have lots of free time with nothing productive to do.

Our first program is in Ngong Hills, Kenya (where we built a team you can get to know here).

Invest in the next generation.
 

Within just 3 weeks of starting this program in December 2014, the Ngong Youth Team already came up with – and are fundraising for – their first project. They’re already changing their lives and their community. THAT is what you’re investing in when you give these youth access to high-quality mentors like the ones hired into our team – who help the youth realize what they’re capable of and support them in achieving it.

 

The program includes:

  • Weekly group mentoring sessions.
  • Dedicated one-on-one mentoring sessions for any youth interested.
  • A weekly class schedule (including 12 classes to keep the youth busy and creative):
    • Acting
    • Keyboard
    • Drums
    • Guitar
    • Bass
    • Hip Hop Dancing
    • Tango
    • Salsa
    • Jewelry Making / Crafts
    • French
    • R&B Singing
    • Gospel Singing
  • Support for their project to start a small restaurant, as they:
    • Open a bank account and keep track of the money they’ve raised.
    • Scout locations and give a rent deposit.
    • Buy the supplies they determine they need.
    • Deal with the legal aspect of starting a business.
    • Come up against doubts, challenges, and roadblocks.

     

Help the youth of our planet see what they’re capable of as they change their lives, communities, and the planet.
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The Kenyan youth team outside their mentoring room and praciticing in the music school we partner with.

 

100% of your donations will be used to

  1. Keep this mentoring program running, giving the youth a chance to change their lives, their community, and the planet.
  2. Match the youth’s fundraising efforts to start their own projects. For each dollar they raise, we’ll match them dollar for dollar to implement their world-changing ideas.
  3. Start programs just like this one all across the planet.

 

Help the youth of our planet see what they’re capable of as they change their lives, communities, and the planet.
(EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!!)
 

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Any donation you make will be tax deductible.

One Planet For Change is a recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization (Tax ID# 46-4681821). When you donate through PayPal, you’ll receive an email receipt. Print this for you records to claim your tax deduction.