Make a donation to Smallbean

 

Why should I donate to Smallbean?

Smallbean just completed the first stage of our Citizen Archivist Project pilot in Kwala, Tanzania. We built a solar-powered technology lab, taught a computer and solar technology class, and collected amazing oral history and media footage for inclusion in the Smallbean Digital Archive. Smallbean also continues to operate our domestic Citizen Archivist Project pilot in Brighton, MA. We successfully met our fundraising goals and raised $10,000 to make both of these pilot projects a smashing success. Thanks everyone for your wonderful support.

But our pilot projects in Kwala and Brighton are just the first step and we need your support to grow Smallbean to the next stage in our lifecycle. Smallbean is already planning additional Citizen Archivist Project pilots both domestically and abroad. We'll have lots more details in the coming weeks, but the tentative plan at this time is to launch a second CAP in East Africa early this summer. And we can't do it without your support!

Smallbean is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Open Items

Have an electronic gadget to donate to Smallbean?

Do you have refurbished or slightly used personal electronics for use in the Citizen Archivist Project?


Donate $100 to Smallbean

At approximately $3 per watt, $100 will provide enough solar juice to charge several laptops.


Donate $50 to Smallbean

Your donation will help Smallbean build a digital archive containing oral histories in Swahili as well as other East African dialects.

Donate $25 to Smallbean

Help Smallbean build computer labs in Africa, one solar suitcase at a time. Or two. Or three. Or four...

Choose your donation amount

Participants in the Citizen Archivist Project learn computer and technology skills while documenting community life around the world.


Smallbean T-shirts

$15 of each T-shirt purchase counts as a tax deductible donation. Look good and do good in style!