Ways to give — Abusua Akoma Foundation

What would you like to offer?

Your time Hours, hands and presence Give hours rather than money. Volunteers staff gatherings, deliver goods, accompany people to appointments, keep records, sit with someone who would otherwise be alone, or stand as a witness in a Chain of Hearts. Helping run a gatheringCollections, deliveries and handoversCompanionship and check-in visitsActing as a witness or observer We will match your hours to an activity near you and confirm the date, place and what to expect before you commit.
Your skills Expertise, training and mentorship Professional and practical skills often unlock more than cash does. Teaching, repairing, advising, mentoring, translating, book-keeping, building or fixing — offered once or over a longer period. Mentoring a young person or a small businessTuition, training and coachingTrades, repairs and maintenanceLegal, medical, financial or technical advice We will describe the need in full before anything is agreed, and we will tell you what safeguarding checks apply to that kind of work.
Goods and services Things people can use Food, clothing, computers, furniture, equipment, transport, printing, storage, venue space — anything practical that someone else can put to immediate use. Businesses can offer a service as readily as an item. Food, clothing and household itemsComputers, phones and school equipmentFurniture, tools and appliancesTransport, storage, printing or venue space We will confirm the condition, quantity and collection arrangements, and we will only accept what we already have somewhere to send.
Cash Money, one-off or regular Money covers what nothing else can — transport, medicines, school fees, rent arrears, emergency costs. Every amount received and passed on is recorded, and the record is open to the person who gave it. A one-off giftA regular monthly contributionFunding a specific need end to endCovering the running costs of a gathering We will reply with the current payment arrangements and a reference so that what you give can be traced to what it paid for. No payment is taken on this website. Cash offers are arranged directly with the Foundation.
Something else Introductions, space, ideas, anything Not every useful contribution fits a category. Introductions, partnerships, land, space, licences, advice on how we run, a network we cannot reach — describe it and we will tell you honestly whether we can use it. Introductions and partnershipsSpace, land or facilitiesIdeas and advice on how the Foundation runsSomething we have not thought of We will read it and answer either way. If we cannot use it, we will say so rather than leave you waiting.

Tell us about your offer

We will come back to you to agree the practical details. Nothing is committed until we have both confirmed it.

What would you like to help with?

For example the skill, the goods, the hours, or the amount.

When are you usually free?

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I agree that Abusua Akoma may keep what I have written, use it for the work of the Foundation, and contact me about it.

What you can expect

Before you offer

These standards apply to every contribution, whatever its size and whoever it comes from.

Dignity first

Nobody is asked to trade their standing for help. Requests are handled privately and described in the person's own terms.
Safeguarding

Activities involving children or vulnerable adults carry additional checks, named responsibilities and independent observers.
Privacy and data protection

We collect the minimum needed to arrange support, we say what we hold, and we do not publish anyone's circumstances without their agreement.

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What can I offer?

Your time, your skills, goods and services, cash, or something that fits none of those. Each one says what happens after you offer it.

Can I donate money on this website?

Not yet. Tell us what you have in mind and we will write back with the arrangements. Nothing is taken through this website.

Giving is not only money

Tell us about your offer

Before you offer

Dignity first

Safeguarding

Privacy and data protection

Questions people ask