Venmo & PayPal
- Scan the code with your phone camera to give instantly through Venmo or PayPal.
It's a pathway to self-reliance. Give with confidence, and see exactly where it goes.
Give securely
Card payments are processed by Stripe. SREF never sees or stores your card details, and you'll get an emailed receipt for your records.
Where the money goes
Registered and reporting in three countries, with the large majority of every gift reaching a beneficiary directly.
Laptops, internet, supplies, tuition support and mentorship — not overhead.
Financial management, coordination and reporting across three countries.
Outreach, home visits, logistics and partner development in Ghana.
Success is measured on goals set and futures changed — not sessions held.
Read our reportsDirect giving
Prefer a bank transfer, mobile money, or a check? Every method below reaches the field directly.
Planning a gift through your will, investments, retirement plan, life insurance or property?
More ways to give: bequests, stocks, annuities & moreGet involved
Beyond a one-off gift, there are three routes that compound — sponsoring an outcome, giving in kind, or partnering on strategy.
Sponsor a specific outcome — fund one student's full three-year journey, or underwrite a cohort of skills-training graduates.
Talk to us
Fund or ship a device. Every laptop comes paired with digital-literacy support, tuition assistance and a mentor.
Laptop Program
Donate equipment, volunteer as a mentor or trade expert, or partner with SREF on employer connections.
Partner with usGiving intent
Tell us what you have in mind and our donor relations team will follow up with next steps — including wire instructions, donor-advised funds, and matching-gift paperwork.
Prefer email? Write to info@help4selfreliance.org.
Every gift counts
A laptop, a mentor, and a documented plan — that is what turns a gift into a completed education and a career in Ghana.
A fair question
We publish the whole chain — what each dollar buys, the 80% that reaches programs directly, what three years with one student really costs, and who signs off along the way.
We’ll only ask once.