Your generous support will go directly to Sudan for the Marial Bai Secondary School, the first phase of Valentino's project to create a 15-building educational center in his hometown of Marial Bai, Southern Sudan.
Send a gift! A donation to Valentino's school in Sudan makes a great gift. You can even sponsor a girl's scholarship on a loved one's behalf. After making your donation below, email their contact info to info@valentinoachakdeng.org. We'll send them a letter, letting them know that you supported Valentino's foundation in their name.
Donate via PayPal or Google Checkout:
$9 provides one student with a backpack full of school supplies for a year
$30 provides one student with a full set of textbooks
$75 provides one laboratory set of science equipment
$300 provides a girl's scholarship for a year
$500 provides the school with one energy-efficient laptop computer
$1,500 builds a teacher's house at the teacher-training college
$5,000 pays a teacher’s salary for one year
You can also mail your donation to:
The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
849 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation is a registered tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization—as a small nonprofit with low overhead, a small staff, and salaries paid through grants, 100% of every donation goes straight to Sudan.
This book by Dave Eggers tells the life story of Valentino Achak Deng, from his pre-war life in southern Sudan to his resettlement in the United States.
