year-end giving

double your impact

education starts with a boat ride

Right now, your gift goes twice as far. Thanks to a $3,000 matching opportunity, every dollar you give today will be matched dollar‑for‑dollar to help children in Wakapoa Village, Guyana, continue their education.

$250 funds one child’s school year — with the match, your $250 supports two children.

matching opportunity

every dollar is doubled up to $3,000

Your gift helps us reach more students this year by covering boat fare and supplies.

$27

Transportation to school for one child for one month

$34

Supplies for one child for a year.

$216

Provides transportation to school for one child for a full year

the problem

the problem

school is across the water

Wakapoa is a rural Indigenous community made up of 17 small islands and a central mainland. The only secondary school is on the mainland, requiring students (grades 7–12) to travel by boat. While transportation for grades 1–6 is covered, secondary students receive only a partial subsidy — leaving many families unable to afford the remaining boat fare.

It costs approximately $27/month to cover a child’s subsidized boat fare and $34/year for essential school supplies.

the solution

the solution

direct support that gets kids to class

Through a new partnership between the Kiwanis Club of Northampton and the Uplift Project, we pay the exact costs that keep children from attending school: monthly boat transportation and basic supplies. Funds are delivered directly to the boat captains and toward supplies, ensuring students make it to class — consistently.and $34/year for essential school supplies.

  • Payments go directly to boat captains.
  • Teachers and families help monitor attendance.
  • Only children actively attending remain in the program.

our partnership

Kiwanis x Uplift: every dollar to the children

The Uplift Project is partnering with the Kiwanis Club of Northampton to raise funds to send children to school in rural Guyana.

give today

education starts with a boat ride

Your gift today will be doubled thanks to the $3,000 match. Join us in helping children reach school and unlock opportunity.