What can $20 do?

When you donate $20, you are providing 4 hours of work to the population we serve, people desperately in need of work. Your donation could be the difference between malnourished family members and those who have regular access to meals.

For these people, opportunity to work can mean the difference between something to eat and nothing to eat, safety and danger, healthcare and illness, an education for their children and the limitations of ignorance. Many of the artisans we serve were previously attempting to live on $2 per day, and sometimes making nothing at all for a day’s work.

Help these hardworking people earn a better life for their families.

The Pine Ride Indian Reservation Campaign

• The Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Indian Reservation, located in the southwest corner of South Dakota, is one of the 565 federally recognized Indian Nations in the United States. The reservation is roughly the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined (3,468 sq. mi.)
• 47% of individuals on Pine Ridge are living below the federal poverty level. This compares to 13% among the general population. (SOURCE: US Census, American Community Survey, 2005-2009)
• Residents of Pine Ridge have an estimated per capita income of only $9,562 per year, roughly the cost of a motorcycle. Across the US, the average per capita income is more than 4 times that amount ($39,626). (SOURCE: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2005-2009; U.S. Dep. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2010)
• Pine Ridge suffers from high levels of joblessness: Estimates range from 65%-80% unemployment, compared to 9.0% across the US. The Pine Ridge Reservation has no banks, pharmacies, bookstores, movie theaters, or many other amenities common to most communities in the U.S. It has one moderately-sized grocery store and a small number of convenience stores which sell food that is overpriced, especially in the case of their limited supply of produce.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ARTISANS PROGRAM

Each $20 monthy gift can employ an artisan for a day.
Each $40 monthly gift can secure workspace for up to ten artisans.
Each $100 monthy gift can provide one artisan with continuous employment.

WHY WORKSPACE?
An AGF workspace is a safe place for people to go to learn a craft, use their talent to make money, and develop their skill set. Help these hardworking people create a better life for their families.

GIFT DONATIONS Better than flowers.

Make a gift donation in someone’s name, and we’ll help you print or email a special card designed just for the giftee. Give the gift that keeps on giving.

MAKE A DONATION

We depend on compassionate people to keep our movement alive. 89% of AGF
contributions go towards Community Development and Fundraising, therefore our
donations go directly to providing economic opportunity and breaking generational
cycles of poverty for our artisans and their communities. Help us make this world a
more beautiful place by sharing our message with friends and family!