How You Can Help Fight Poverty

Help us fight poverty. By giving help, sponsoring, supporting, partnering and empowering the desperately poor through education, we are providing hope in a hopeless world. This is not a short-term vision, this is a global solution.

Sponsorship

You may sponsor a project in full or in part. Every little bit has significance.

Fresh Water Wells and Sanitation
Clean water and sanitation are essential to life. A well provides clean water – for drinking, cooking, washing and maintaining a vegetable garden. Together with sanitation and hygiene education the needy are empowered to deal with immediate hygiene problems. Each complete bore well and hand pump cost $2000. Sponsor a well today and help us make a difference.

Child Sponsorship
Child Sponsorship costs only $40 per month. Education to Std 10 means a new life for each child and their family members, helping break the poverty cycle.

Health and Resource Centre

A health centre means less risk for pregnant women and babies and with accessible healthcare we are providing a better quality of life for all. A resource centre means new skills can be taught and learnt, which creates more job opportunities, such as skills to make clothing. Sewing machine packages with lessons cost $150.

Building cost for a health and resource centre is $60,000 including fit out. Help contribute to our building fund and become a 'brick in the wall' sponsor by downloading and completing our infrastructure form. $1000 buys a lot of bricks and cement.

Education
Through education and the provision of scholarships we are ensuring a better future. Even for those children who complete primary education there are no secondary schools nearby and the tribal children can't get into the bigger towns and cities to continue their education. Our aim is to provide secondary education scholarships for tribal children to be able to attend a high school or our children's home.

• Literacy classes mean villagers can read documents, medicine instructions and obtain better jobs. Tuition Master cost $75 per month.
• A computer means these kids get all the benefits other children have, ensuring a better future. Cost approx $500 new.

Enterprise Assistance
Providing help, support and education empowers the desperately poor to become self sufficient.

• Provide an income for a village family. Buy a goat/s and some chickens. A goat costs $90 and a dozen chickens $20.
• Sewing machine costs $150, this will provide and income stream through tailoring and the selling of garments.
• A truck becomes a source of income when leased out to mining companies. Cost $20,000.
• Donate towards a vegetable garden and irrigation, sponsor a coffee plantation, shop or bakery. The need is great, the vision global. Please download our supporter form for more costs. Join us and help break the poverty cycle.

Download Donation Form to sponsor a project or child.

To continue this life saving work we need finance, sponsors, expertise and partners. Please join us and help break the poverty cycle. 100% of your donation goes directly India.* Our dedicated team of field workers ensure your donation goes to the area of greatest need. Cheques made payable to ‘Jacob’s Well India’ and posted to PO Box 680 Glen Waverley Australia 3150. On behalf of the villagers we thank you. Donations to approved aid development activities are tax deductible.

Download Jacob's Well Brochure for more information on Jacob's Well.

To arrange a monthly direct deposit please email: info@jacobswell.org.au

Field Volunteers

We need skilled people to go and share their skills with our team in India and with the villagers. We all have skills that can be shared: medical, educational, practical building, gardening, farming, computing, musical, artistic, creative, sewing and so much more. Short term or longer term, we would love to share and learn from you. Please download and complete our Supporter Form PDF either fax +61 3 9803 6115 or post to Jacob’s Well PO Box 680 Glen Waverley Australia 3150.

Teams go regularly, and even if you don't know how you could help, come and
experience India. Email info@jacobswell.org.au or phone +61 3 9803 6115 to find out more.

Prayer Support

Our field is a tough one with much opposition. The team in India are constantly under threat of violence and persecution. We need you to pray for their safety, for God's hand to be on them and on the people they are working with. Pray for support, for health, for wisdom.

Help us by contributing as a regular sponsor or through a one-off gift and with your prayers.

All Prices are Australian Dollars.

* If a tax receipt is not required. Expenses are covered by generous partners volunteering their time and resources (even bank charges).