Ways to help

Every way to support Reading Corps.

Whether you give $10 or $10,000, fundraise at work, introduce a foundation, or volunteer your skills - every form of support moves children toward reading fluency in Assela, Oromia.

Give directly

Financial support with named costs and updates.

Give monthly

$25/month covers one child's full tutoring cycle. Reading Corps Circle members get direct outcome updates from Assela.

Join Reading Corps Circle

Give once

Any amount funds tutor stipends, assessments, and reading materials. 100% of public gifts go to program costs.

Give now

Sponsor a tutor

$250 covers one local tutor's stipend for a full 12-month cycle - with their name, cohort, and results reported to you.

Sponsor a tutor

Honor someone

Give in memory or in honor of someone you care about. A card is sent and the gift supports children learning to read.

Give in honor

Fundraise and multiply

Bring your network to Reading Corps.

Start a fundraiser

Run a birthday, team, or community campaign with a clear target and a Reading Corps outcome tied to every dollar raised.

Start a fundraiser

Matching gifts

Ask your employer to match your gift. Many companies match 1:1 or better - doubling the gift at no extra cost to you.

Check matching

Brand partnership

Connect your brand to a real education result. Matching campaigns, employee giving, or in-kind support.

Become a brand partner

Introduce a funder

Know a foundation, fund, or institutional donor that funds early literacy, East Africa, or girls' education? An introduction takes five minutes.

Make an introduction

Give your time

Skills-based support.

Volunteer your skills

We occasionally need help with translation, communications, curriculum review, and data analysis. Apply to join the volunteer roster.

Apply to volunteer

Share our work

Follow and share BiftuSpark on social media. Awareness reaches funders and supporters we would never find on our own.

Share Reading Corps

Not sure where to start?

$25 a month. One child's full cycle.

Reading Corps Circle is the clearest, most direct way to support early literacy in Assela. Join and receive outcome updates directly from the field.