Dayra
University graduate
University graduate
“Books saved me. They let me see beyond my surroundings, gave me dreams and hopes, and helped me set goals.”Read her story
Change a girl's life for$74 a month
Sponsor one student in Jinotega, Nicaragua and you give her a scholarship, a community, and someone who believes in her. It is the start of a relationship that can last all the way to a university degree.
About $2.43 a day. A registered 501(c)(3). You are matched with a real student.
What to expect
From the day you're matched to her graduation
Sponsorship is a journey, not a one time gift. Here is what it looks like over the years you stay with her.
1
You are matched
We pair you with a real girl and share her story, her grade, and what she dreams of becoming.
You are matched
2
Primary and high school
Your $74 a month keeps her in school, about $2.43 a day, through her primary and high school years.
Primary and high school
3
Letters both ways
You and your student write to each other three to four times a year, so the relationship grows as she does.
Letters both ways
4
She reaches university
When she makes it to university, your sponsorship rises to $99 a month for tuition, supplies, and, for students studying outside Jinotega, travel and room and board.
She reaches university
5
She graduates
She earns a degree and a profession, and a cycle of poverty is broken, in her family and her community.
She graduates
The relationship
More than a check, a friendship by mail
When you sponsor, you become part of a girl's story, and often her family's too. The heart of it is the letters you trade through the year.
Her letters
Your student writes to you
You receive her report cards along with a short handwritten letter three to four times a year, so you see her grades, her milestones, and her growing confidence firsthand.
three to four times a year
Your letters
You write back to her
We encourage sponsors to write three to four times a year too. A few words of encouragement mean the world to her, and volunteers are welcome to visit Nicaragua to meet their student and her family.
Your impact
What your sponsorship provides
Every month, your gift turns into the things that keep a girl in school and moving toward university.
1
A scholarship that keeps her in school
A monthly stipend so she never has to drop out to work or because her family cannot cover the cost.
2
A uniform and new notebooks, every year
The basics that make school possible, so she shows up each year ready to learn.
3
Books and a place to learn
A library of books and a computer lab at the center, where the girls in the program can read, study, and explore.
4
Tutoring that lifts her grades
Small group math and science help, as often as she needs it, so she keeps moving forward.
5
Workshops for her and her mother
Talks on confidence, values, and life skills, for your student and her family.
6
A path to university and a career
College counseling and steady support all the way to a degree and a profession.
And the one thing money cannot buy: the knowledge that someone believes in her.
“Supporting Círculo de Amigas Foundation means changing the lives of many girls. You give them the confidence of knowing that someone believes they can achieve great things.”
Dayra, university graduate
Who you support
Meet a few of our students
When you sponsor, you are matched with a real student. Here are a few of them.
Give now
Start your sponsorship
Choose how you would like to give. You can change or pause your support at any time.
Sponsor a girl
$74per month
about $2.43 a day
Sponsor one girl through primary and high school. When she reaches university, it becomes $99 a month. You are matched with a real student and write to each other through the year.
Sponsor a girl
Secure monthly giving. Cancel anytime.
Also a great option
Support for $25 a monthNot ready to sponsor? You can still support the center for $25 a month.
Questions
Good to know before you give
Straight to your student and the center in Jinotega: her scholarship, school supplies, tutoring, the library, and workshops. Círculo de Amigas Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by volunteers.
You are matched with a real student. You receive her report cards and a short handwritten letter three to four times a year, and we encourage you to write back just as often. Many sponsors build a relationship that lasts for years.
Sponsorship is a journey. Many girls stay in the program from primary school through university. You can give monthly or on a schedule that suits you, and you can change or pause your support at any time.
Sponsoring a girl starts at $74 a month, about $2.43 a day, and rises to $99 a month once she reaches university. If that is more than you can take on right now, you can support the center for $25 a month instead. We also offer annual, semi annual, quarterly, and monthly payment schedules.
Yes. You can write to her by post, and volunteers are welcome to visit Nicaragua to meet their student and her family.
Yes. Círculo de Amigas Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States, so your gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Ready to change a life?
Sponsor a girl in Jinotega from $74 a month and start a relationship that can last all the way to a university degree.