Alternative Gifts

If you want to make a positive difference in today's world in some small way, and you want to share this effort with a good friend or those in your family, please consider an alternative gift through Building New Hope.

Any of the choices below can be your gift to someone on your shopping list... someone who is not in need of another tie or bottle of perfume, someone who would be delighted with the thought that their gift enhanced the quality of life for someone who has so much less.

Building New Hope will send a gift card to your friend or family member to announce that their gift from you helped to educate a child or paid their teacher, and gave a glimmer of hope in a place where life is so much more difficult than ours.

To purchase a gift:

• Pay by check to Building New Hope, 106 Overton Lane, Pittsburgh PA, 15217
• Phone 412-421-1625
• Send email to buildnewhope@verizon.net
• Or purchase online below by credit card

Be sure to include the name and address of the recipient, unless you want the card sent to you (along with the acknowledgement). Online, you can enter that information on the "Review Your Payment" page, using the "Add special instructions for the Merchant" line just below the item description. You can also include any special text to be sent with the gift acknowledgement.

Education and Literacy

High School Scholarships	$25 / month	Building New Hope awards scholarships to talented, at-risk youth students so they can receive a quality high school education.
High School Scholarships	$250 / year
Teacher's Salary	$180 / month	Our two schools, Escuelita Yo Puedo and Quinta Los Chavalos, serve elementary and secondary school children in poor neighborhoods. These schools employ experienced Nicaraguan teachers, assisted by international volunteers, to give children a brighter future.
School Supplies	$50 / student	Help a child who would otherwise not be able to attend school purchase required supplies, such as a uniform, backpack, notebooks, pencils, pens, crayons, calculator, Spanish dictionary and other needed supplies to successfully start the school year.
Lending Library	$15 / month	A gift of support to the first lending library in Granada, Biblioteca Puedo Leer, provides educational and reading programs, new books and magazines, both in the library and in neighboring schools.

Sustainable Agriculture

Coffee Plants	$35 / 50 plants	The El Porvenir worker's cooperative produces great tasting, organic, shade-grown coffee. Building New Hope works to ensure both ecological and economic sustainablity by paying a fair trade price for the coffee and by providing grants for community projects. In order to maintain its high quality coffee, El Porvenir needs to replace its aging coffee plants with new plants.
University Scholarships	$50 / month	Building New Hope provides college scholarships for young Nicaraguan adults. These students have been chosen because they are in good academic standing and are committed to give back to the community after graduation.
Medical supplies	$25	Basic medical supplies for the coffee co-op

Public Health through Animal Care

Small animal sterilization	$25	Spaying / neutering for stray dogs and cats
Horse health care	$50	Care and medical treatment of work horses
Veterinarian	$150	Veterinarian salary for one month

Outreach in the U.S.

Awareness and Outreach in the U.S.

$35

Helps us raise awareness about fair trade and the lives of the Central American people

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