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What $5 a month actually buys

We get this question a lot, especially from first-time donors. Here's the honest, line-by-line answer.

Daniyal Khan·Nov 4, 2025· 1 min read

$5 sounds like a small thing in a coffee shop. In a primary classroom in rural Tanzania, $5 a month buys: textbooks, a uniform, two meals a day, transport, and a tutor for a child who would otherwise not be in school.

This is what 92¢ on every dollar reaching programmes really means.

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