How 100% of your gifts are used

Starting April 1, 2012, 100% of donations and gifts received from the general public go directly to fund the mission and operations of Eden Garden Orphanage in Montrouis, Haiti. That means 100% of donations received from the public go directly to help people in need. And of course, 100% of your donations are tax deductible.

We depend on private donors who reimburse us for credit card fees and service charges for donations and gifts made online, so 100% of your gifts will be used directly for Eden Garden Orphanage operations and expenses. What’s more, private donors cover various administrative expenses we incur while carrying out our mission. And we also depend on volunteers in the US to cover their own travel expenses while serving on mission trips to Haiti.

To be clear: When you make a donation online or by check, 100% of your gifts go directly to fund the mission and operations of Eden Garden Orphanage in Montrouis, Haiti.

Impact of your gifts

And if you’re wondering how your funds may be used, here are just a few examples:

• Operations and salaries of leaders and staff, which includes Eden Garden Academy.
• Installing security barbed wire on 10-foot walls to protect children and staff from hostile intruders or those who want to steal from the Orphanage.
• Installing solar panels so children can have electric fans in classrooms and dormitories.
• Purchasing food supplies and arranging transportation to distribute food to people outside Eden Garden.
• Building new desks to replace the old ones in Eden Garden Academy.
• Water well drilling to provide clean water for the Orphanage and Academy – and to the community outside Eden Garden, free of charge.
• Medical supplies and prescriptions for our medical clinic, plus all medical mission trips that serve nearby communities.
• Building new bathrooms for Eden Garden Academy so children and staff can stop using primitive latrines.
• Creating a new kitchen so cooks can prepare food in clean facilities.
• Providing tools and supplies to help volunteers maintain Orphanage facilities, as well as fix homes and roofs in the surrounding communities.

How to get involved

We’d love your help in building paths of hope for children at Eden Garden Orphanage. Here are several ways you can get involved.

• Send a check payable to Eden Garden Orphanage, and mail it to P.O. Box 283, Leesburg, VA 20178.
• Click on "Donate Now" and make an online gift or donation using Razoo
• Click on "Donate Now" and become a fund raiser for Eden Garden Orphanage using Razoo
• Tell others about our story, and send them a link to our site.
• Read our blog
• Hold parties to raise money for Haitian orphans.

Who should get involved

Please serve with us. You'll find astonishing need for your skills and service. And you'll have transformational experiences when you serve. There are generally two or three opportunities to serve each year, depending on needs, schedules of volunteers, resources and weather. Here is a list of skills and professions that are needed.

• Anyone willing to work wherever the need is
• Nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants
• Dentists
• Primary care physicians
• Carpenters or anyone in the building trades or contractor
• Water well drilling, solar power
• Plumbers and electricians
• Elementary school teachers, French language teachers