A community school for all (children) in Fiarenana

Dear friends,

This is the quickest way to reach you and say: “Thank you!”

Thank you for donating to Zahana during GlobalGiving’s “Give More Get More” Challenge. The community in building their school in Fiarenena. If you get a chance, please take a look at the slide show (link below). With the rainy season in full swing and the dirt roads hard to impossible to pass, we are not sure when the next site visit with photos will be possible, but thanks to cell phone technology we can stay in touch with Fairenana every week.

After the challenge the project will remain active on GlobalGiving’s website until it is funded, just without the extra bonus of a match. We hope you will consider Zahana for the coming holidays and tools such of the gift registry with GlobalGiving make it possible with a few clicks to tell your friends and family about it.

Ihanta, Jeannette and Markus

Links:

• The new school for Fiarenana

Dear friends,

If you considered donating to Zahana again in this 2009 tax year, now (until Dec 1) might be a very good time.

This project building a school in Fiadanana was invited to join the Give More - Get More Challenge and GlobalGiving will match your contributions incrementally. (The link with more information is on the top part of the project web page.)

Please help us getting these matching funds. Please tell your friends and encourage them to give too.

The challenge details: November 10 to December 1 (but ends Dec 1 at 12:59 EST, not your time zone!)

Matches are staggered based on the amount we raise, or in other words: The more of the total amount of all donation we raise the bigger the match. We raise up to $2,500: donations will be matched at 30%. We raise $2,501 - $7,500: donations will be matched at 40%. We raise more than $7,501: donations will be matched at 50%.

The three projects that raise the most money will receive additional bonuses of $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000. More details at the GlobalGiving Give more – Get more Website

* Donations up to $500 per individual will be matched by GlobalGiving, so the matching funds don't get depleted too fast.

Links:

• Zahana's Home page