DFN encourages creative giving solutions to fund the work benefiting the Dalits of India. We are happy to assist you in finding the best financial partnership arrangement for you.
The Cornerstone Operating Fund
These necessary funds support the infrastructure that keeps the DFN office operating efficiently so that we can increase our impact in India. Gifts to The Cornerstone Fund will also be used for capacity building, development initiatives, and organizational expansion.
The Healthcare Fund
All gifts designated to The Healthcare Fund support our comprehensive healthcare program in India, which includes Community Health Workers, who monitor nutrition and growth in children at Dalit Education Centers, and provide preventative care, such as immunizations, at the village level.
The Economic Development Fund
Invest your contribution in the programs that support economic programs to help break the cycle of poverty and slavery. Empower the Dalit community to gain marketable/employable skills with which they can break free from oppression and earn an income for their family. Gifts to this fund support economic development programs in India including micro-loans, Self-Help Groups, and Vocational Training Centers.
The Social Justice Fund
DFN’s social justice work, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is critical to the big-picture goal to bring justice and freedom to the Dalits. The Social Justice team advocates for positive change at the highest government levels, drafts legislation that will bring transformation and ensure significant freedoms for the Dalits, and provides ongoing e-communiques on Dalit issues to the Executive and Legislative branches of our government. Gifts to The Social Justice Fund directly contribute to this essential task.
Sponsor a Child
This is absolutely the most critical need that we have and the way you can make the most impact immediately. Watch and experience how your sponsorship can change not only your sponsored child, but also all of India. Someone’s sponsored child will grow up to be the person that leads the Dalits out of bondage. Will it be yours? Sponsor a child today at www.dalitchild.com
Sponsor a Teacher in a DEC
Encourage an Indian teacher by helping to provide for his or her needs. Suggested donation is $35 per month or $50 one-time gift. Choose “Education Fund” on the Donate page and put in the comments, “Sponsor a Teacher.”
Orissa DEC Relief Fund
Orissa Christians, largely Dailts, have been heavily persecuted since Christmas of 2007 and again in August 2008. A DFN Dalit Education Center (DEC) was burned down on August 24, 2008. Your donations will help rebuild this school as well as provide relief for Dalits in Orissa. Some have been killed or injured, more than 60 churches burned, and houses destroyed. DFN, through our India partners, is sending relief and rehabilitation teams. Should violence break out in other parts of India, your funds may also be used to provide relief and rehabilitation programs in those areas.
NOTE: Please put in the comment section at the bottom the Donate page that this is for ORISSA DEC RELIEF FUND
Notes on Giving
If you live outside the USA
If you live in Canada and would like to get more involved in the Dalit cause, contact our sister agency, DFN Canada, at http://www.dalitfreedom.net
If you live in the UK and would like to sponsor a Dalit child’s education, please use our sister website http://www.daliteducation.org.
If you have a special request or designation for your donation, please call us at 303.221.1333 or email us at
Special note for International Donors.
If you live outside of the US and wish to donate to our US headquarters but do not want to use a credit card, there is good news: we can accept checks drawn in your currency on foreign banks. Please send your check to: Dalit Freedom Network, 5350 S. Roslyn Street, Suite 450, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. If you live in Canada, please keep in mind that we are assessed a $5 fee to cash each Canadian check. If you wish to avoid this charge to us, consider sending a money order instead.
All gifts are used as designated. However, in the unlikely event that a project becomes overfunded, your gift will be applied to a similar project in need or where needed the most.
Support DFN by Trading on eBay
Raise money for the Dalits by selling or buying on eBay. Follow the Mission Fish link below to see how you can donate a percentage of your sales or purchases directly to DFN.
Donate Your Airline Miles
You can donate your frequent flier miles to DFN for use in overseas travel by DFN staff or our Indian partners.
Contact us at:
303.221.1333
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Donate Stock or Mutual Funds
Donating stock or mutual funds to Dalit Freedom Network is a tax-wise approach to provide health and healing to the Dalits. If you would like to donate your stocks or mutual funds to DFN, please contact .
