How to Help

How to donate

If you wish to help us you can do that regardless of your own financial situation. Here are just a few ideas.

Spiritual Help

• Keep us in your own daily prayers
• Create praying groups to support our work
• Order Holy Mass in our intention
• Other forms of spiritual help

Volunteer Work

If you believe that you have skills that can be well used by the foundation then apply to volunteer with us. Let us know what you can and would like to do and when you are available. We will compare that with our needs and let you know when you can come over to work with us. Please keep in mind that as much as we appreciate any offer of help we usually accept new volunteers who are ready to be with us for at least six months. Priority is given to applicants who can speak Spanish.

Adoption at a Distance

We have a long list of children available for “adoption at a distance”. These children are not in fact offered for adoption. However, you can sponsor the child of your choice by making monthly, quarterly, or annual donations. You decide how much money you want to donate, how often, and for what period of time. Please note that the donated funds are not given to the children or their parents but are managed by the foundation on their behalf. Your donation is being used for the food, health care, and education.

Other Donations

In addition to taking care of the children on a daily bases, we are constantly working on various projects that are in need of financial support. Presently we are raising funds to finish the construction of the second floor of our building with rooms and washrooms for volunteers. Once this is accomplished we will be raising funds to buy the land and to build our own school on it. Later, we are planning to set up branches of our foundation in other cities across Ecuador and possibly other countries of South America. Here is how you can donate.

Offering New Ideas

If you have your own idea for help or co-operation that wasn't covered by any of the programs mentioned above, please contact us and share it with us. We are open to discussing it with you.

Promoting the Foundation

The more people learn about our work, the bigger the chance to help more children.

• You can market the idea by linking to our website or by posting banners at your own website.
• You can acquire and distribute our promotional materials (calendars, CD's with our children’s songs, films about the foundation, etc.)
• You can participate in actions undertaken by our sponsors:    

Foundation GAYA Foundation in Poland
TV Noe in Czech Republic
Forum Polonia in Houston, USA
Divine Word Missionaries in Poland
Divine Word Missionaries in Chicago, USA

How to Donate

1. To the bank account in the USA:
   
   To receive the tax deduction certificate, please make checks payable to The Society of the Divine Word with memo "Fr. Jan Koczy / Foundation".
   
   Send the cheque to:
   
   The Society of the Divine Word
   PO Box 6024
   1901 Waukegan Rd
   Techny, Il 60082-6024
   
   In the memo space please state clearly: " Fr. Jan Koczy / Foundation". Please also attach a short letter stating to which name and address you want the tax deduction document to be issued to. The General Economist of the order of The Society of the Divine Word will be personally in charge of forwading the donation to the Foundation. He will forward the money to the Foundation's account in Ecuador either when a considerable amount is collected or upon request of Father Jan Koczy.
    
2. To the bank account in Ecuador:
   
   Fundacion San Jose Freinademetz SVD – Fu Shen Fu
   Banco del Pichincha
   Checking Account No. 3463780104
   Ecuador
    
3. To the bank account in Poland:
   
   In Poland the Foundation is represented by Fundacja “Gaya". Therefore the donations need to be made to the following bank accounts:
   • When donating in EURO:
     
     Fundacja „Gaya”
     ING Bank Śląski
     SWIFT: INGBPLPW
     Account number: PL 85 1050 1344 1000 0090 6950 1188
      
   • Wen donating in US Dollars (USD):
     
     Fundacja „Gaya”
     ING Bank Śląski
     SWIFT: INGBPLPW
     Account number: PL 41 1050 1344 1000 0090 6950 1204

For information about other options to donate, and for any other information related to the Foundation, please send a message to Fr. Jan Koczy.