Gift It Twice and Change a Life this Holiday Season

TORONTO - Nov. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- TORONTO – Today, Raising The Village officially launches its Christmas campaign and is asking people to donate generously and Gift It Twice (#giftittwice) this holiday season.

Giving the gift of a donation isn’t just for a person who has everything, but is also for the person who might get the most joy out of giving to others.

By Gifting It Twice, donors will contribute much needed funds to one of Raising The Village’s programs, which focus on five key impact areas: healthcare, water & sanitation, agriculture & nutrition, education, and community development.

“Sub-Saharan Africa communities are emerging from a variety of catastrophic events and circumstances such as violent conflict, the AIDS epidemic, and severe drought. Trying to move forward, these communities frequently find themselves confronted with new, often insurmountable, challenges,” said Shawn Cheung, Founder – Raising The Village.

“Raising The Village begins its work where the roads end. We work with some of Uganda’s most remote and impoverished communities, living on as little as $1.75 per day,” he said.

Shawn highlighted that “Canadians produce an additional 300,000 tons of garbage between mid November and New Year’s Day from buying excessively packaged gifts - so rather than contributing to that waste, why not make a simple online donation on behalf of a friend or loved one. It’s the perfect gift to help others see the big picture this holiday season.”

Raising The Village is offering three ways to donate this holiday season:

1.       Pledge your family or corporate Christmas event: Many hands make light work…

2.      Make a single donation: Every little bit helps!

3.     Sign up for monthly giving: Be part of ongoing and lasting change in Uganda.

To learn more or to donate, visit: http://rtv.believe.in/appeal/gift-it-twice-this-holiday-s.... To donate your Christmas event visit: http://www.raisingthevillage.org/fundraise/

Raising The Village is a registered, Canadian not-for-profit organization that partners with some of the most remote and impoverished villages in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our goal is to alleviate extreme poverty in a sustainable way, by implementing complementary projects in 5 key impact areas: healthcare, water & sanitation, agriculture & nutrition, education, and community development.

Shawn Cheung is available for interview.

Media Contact: Mathew Fagan, Director of Marketing & Communications. mathew@raisingthevillage.org or +1 416 951 5219

What does it cost to change a life? A one-time investment of just $100 is what it costs to fund our innovative work for one person. As unbelievable as it sounds, $100 is all it costs to change a life forever.