Many Ways To Get Involved
If you have been inspired by our work, we encourage you now to act and GET INVOLVED!
If you are not in a position to donate financially there are several other ways you can GET INVOLVED and support the work of Wise Choices for Life.
As a small not-for-profit organisation with little resources, your time, sponsorship at events, skills and talents are extremely valuable to us. Please click through the links below to explore which may suit you best:
Donate your time / skills
- Become an advocate as you learn more about this critically needed service
- Offer your donation in time to assist at events
- Offer your skills in business administration (Marketing: communications, social media, promotions, Database administration, General Admin, etc.)
- Encourage interested people and organisations (corporates and NFPs) you may know to CONTACT US so they can get involved in some way.
- Receive updates and progress reports via regular newsletters
Donate your time / skills
- Become an advocate as you learn more about this critically needed service
- Offer your donation in time to assist at events
- Offer your skills in business administration (Marketing: communications, social media, promotions, Database administration, General Admin, etc.)
- Encourage interested people and organisations (corporates and NFPs) you may know to CONTACT US so they can get involved in some way.
- Receive updates and progress reports via regular newsletters
Sponsorships: several options
Sponsor and/or Host a Speaking Engagement / Fundraising Event / Conference
Sponsor and/or Host a Speaking Engagement / Fundraising Event / Conference.
Sponsor a professional Midwifery Seminar (CPD points apply)
SPONSOR MIDWIFERY SEMINARS
Twice a year we run Midwifery Seminars that make a difference to the communities we serve. These seminars feature key speakers on the subject and provide six CPD points for professionals.
Fees paid by participants are used to fund our work – especially providing training kits for our Trainers to use in their communities.
Can you volunteer your time as a Key Note Speaker or to assist with event management or administration?
Are you interested in hosting a Webinar or Seminar at your hospital or clinic?
Please CONTACT US today.
Sponsor On-going DESIGN of Training Materials
Wise Choices for Life prides itself on providing current and effective training materials and resources that are contextualised to the local community. We practice and implement sound monitoring, feedback, evaluation and continuous improvement processes.
An urgent need in current times is to migrate our face-to-face delivery methods to a digitised (on-line) platform, via radio transmission and loudspeaker crowd address systems. All this requires significant on-going financial investment.
If you are passionate about ensuring quality, relevant educational resources are made available to the communities we serve, please consider sponsoring this critical part of our work. Some ideas for sponsorship values are:
- The estimated cost for producing a paper-based MANUAL AND ASSESSMENTS TOOLKIT ~$3,000.
- The estimated cost for running a WEBINAR-STYLE ON-LINE TRAINING ~$2,000.
- The estimated cost for producing an interactive E-LEARNING MODULE with video presentations is ~$10,000.
- Any OTHER AMOUNT you can afford.
Sponsor a Training Kit
Training Kits are the tool that empower those who have been trained, to be able to effectively train others
We require field Partner organisations to purchase these kits for their staff who have received our training. But for many it is an unaffordable expense.
You can sponsor a Training Kit (or part of one) to ensure that the training can be continually practiced and the knowledge is shared with others. Please SPONSOR A TRAINING KIT or part/s thereof
Sponsor a Marquee
As a result of COVID-19 isolation and social distancing restrictions, we have been unable to run face-to-face training for large groups. However, within the over-populated prisons, life is unchanged and the need for outdoor activities remain.
Schools, prisons, villages and churches do not have large purpose-built assembly halls to accommodate gatherings of hundreds of people. Events and training sessions take place outside in the harsh sun and torrential rain.
Marquees have become invaluable as we work in a variety of settings and it allows us to have mobile workshops which reduces overhead costs associated with hiring venues.
Currently, the cost to SPONSOR A MARQUEE is $2000 each
Be Crafty
Are you one of those creative people who would be able to turn your hand to making something for us? We need you to:
- Knit a uterus/es. Yes, we do mean uterus! They are an important part of the training kit we use. to demonstrate why a woman haemorrhages after giving birth. If you’re into knitting, you can download the patterns here.
- Sew sanitary pads. Many young girls drop out of school when they start menstruating. They stay home while menstruating because they soil themselves because they cannot afford to buy sanitary pads to protect their clothing. If you’re into sewing, you can download the patterns here.
Leave a Bequest
Your gift will empower communities trapped in intergenerational poverty; equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to make Wise Choices…for Life!
Including Wise Choices for Life in your Will means you can leave a lasting legacy that can make a difference beyond your lifetime. When making a Will it is important to seek professional advice and to firstly consider your family members and other loved ones. If you decide to include Wise Choices for Life as a beneficiary in your Will we would appreciate confirmation advice from you or your Solicitor.
Please CONTACT US as this will allow us to thank you personally and will assist us in our forward planning.
Bequests can be made in any of the following ways:
- A gift of a specific amount of money
- A gift of a proportion of your residual estate
- A gift of the balance of your estate
(after provision for family) - A gift of assets (eg: real estate, shares, art or furniture)
Suggested wording for your Bequest
‘I __________________________________ give and bequeath to Wise Choices for Life of PO Box 180, St Andrews 3761; for general purposes, the sum of $_____________”
“a gift of ____% of my residual estate”
“a gift of the balance of my estate after providing for my family”
“a gift of property, shares, artworks or furniture”
Together we will leave a legacy that will continue our work in the prevention of poverty long after we have left this earth.
Become a Training Partner
Wise Choices for Life (WCFL) is poised to expand our work and we seek Partnerships with like-minded groups or individuals to take our appropriately contextualised Reproductive Health and Life Skills Training into their under-served communities.
Our greatest success story is in our Uganda Project who have achieved NGO status within their country.
How does the Partnership work? A senior, Accredited WCFL Facilitator/s will train the Partner’s key leaders – men and women – to educate others in Reproductive Health and Life Skills. Your accredited trainers start a Cycle of Knowledge by training people in the community forming Learning Clusters. Champions are identified from among the Participants and are ‘trainee’ trainers who can become accredited trainers too. This multiplication, disseminates the knowledge as more and more Learning Clusters are formed.
Individuals, groups, organisations and missions will need to embrace the Wise Choices for Life Training approach, methodologies, monitoring & evaluation and research requirements. This is kept to a minimum and includes collecting data with tools we provide for monitoring effectiveness, feedback, evaluation and continuous improvement.
We will agree upfront with our Partners what financial implications there may be. Ultimately, our aim is to assist the Partner to operate independently and to set up an organisational structure that works locally. To this end, you are expected to continually recruit Champions to nurture and qualify as Accredited Trainers (paid and/or volunteer).
Facilitators are ‘senior’ and advanced Trainers who study further so they can assess and qualify the new Trainers. We will train the Partner’s first group of Accredited Trainers and qualify them as Facilitators.
We welcome a discussion to determine your needs and what the best Partnership arrangement could look like to benefit your community or organisation.
Please Contact Us today to discuss your needs.
Become a Training Partner
Wise Choices for Life (WCFL) is poised to expand our work and we seek Partnerships with like-minded groups or individuals to take our appropriately contextualised Reproductive Health and Life Skills Training into their under-served communities.
Our greatest success story is in our Uganda Project who have achieved NGO status within their country.
How does the Partnership work? A senior, Accredited WCFL Facilitator/s will train the Partner’s key leaders – men and women – to educate others in Reproductive Health and Life Skills. Your accredited trainers start a Cycle of Knowledge by training people in the community forming Learning Clusters. Champions are identified from among the Participants and are ‘trainee’ trainers who can become accredited trainers too. This multiplication, disseminates the knowledge as more and more Learning Clusters are formed.
Individuals, groups, organisations and missions will need to embrace the Wise Choices for Life Training approach, methodologies, monitoring & evaluation and research requirements. This is kept to a minimum and includes collecting data with tools we provide for monitoring effectiveness, feedback, evaluation and continuous improvement.
We will agree upfront with our Partners what financial implications there may be. Ultimately, our aim is to assist the Partner to operate independently and to set up an organisational structure that works locally. To this end, you are expected to continually recruit Champions to nurture and qualify as Accredited Trainers (paid and/or volunteer).
Facilitators are ‘senior’ and advanced Trainers who study further so they can assess and qualify the new Trainers. We will train the Partner’s first group of Accredited Trainers and qualify them as Facilitators.
We welcome a discussion to determine your needs and what the best Partnership arrangement could look like to benefit your community or organisation.
Please Contact Us today to discuss your needs.
Become a Corporate Partner
Wise Choice for Life is keen to establish Corporate Partnerships with like-minded, values-driven organisations who share our Vision, Mission and Purpose.
We can collaborate and share our work, knowledge and skills to empower whole communities. Together we are stronger than if we were working in isolation.
We partner with organisations whose products and services we value and who provide on-going support in kind and/or financial assistance.
Please contact us today so we can explore how your organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility goals and your “employer of choice” positioning with your employees, customers and community can be enhanced through mutually beneficial outcomes.
Please Contact Us today for further information.
Donate Financially
Your financial contribution makes our work possible as it helps cover the costs of running Wise Choices for Life. Donations over $2 are tax deductible and you can commit to give a once off gift or journey with us for a longer period to ensure greater impact in the field.
Regular Monthly Giving
Just imagine … if we had 30 people commit to donating $30 for 30 months. This will enable us to invest and plan our work into the future – your dollar will go so much further this way. Please commit to a regular giving pattern and DONATE now.
Once Off Donation
Every dollar helps us to continue our work. Please DONATE now.
