critical needs

$100 Scholarship Changes a Country


One anonymous scholarship resulted in better lives for thousands in Nepal. CHOICE Humanitarian In-Country Director Bishnu Adhikari never met the generous donor that provided scholarship money so he could attend high school. But the gift inspired Bishnu not only to do well in school, but to dedicate his life to improving his village and the lives of villagers throughout Nepal. Today, because of one scholarship, tens of thousands of villagers in Nepal are finding their way out of poverty. Education is the key. A $100 scholarship gift is one of the best investments you can ever make in the fight against poverty.

Give a $100 Scholarship to a Deserving Student


Critical CHOICE Humanitarian Needs

Sometimes the work in the village slows down simply because funds are not available to meet critical needs. With your help, CHOICE Humanitarian can keep pace with set objectives and goals determined by village leaders and CHOICE in-country staff. Following is a list of needs recently identified in our project countries. Please contact the CHOICE Humanitarian office at 801-474-1937 to find out how you can help us fill this ‘shopping list’ of critical needs.


Urgent In-Country Needs

Priorities - Bolivia

 $ Amount
LCD projector Willy badly needs an LCD projector to effectively manage his training sessions $800.00
Deep well drill equip. CHOICE Bolivia needs a special pump (Lamera) to help them drill these wells $2800.00
Sewing machines CHOICE Field center needs machines to help train village women in handcrafts $1300.00
Loom machines CHOICE Field center also needs these LOOM machines – also to train the women $1200.00
Fabricating workshop Field team need $’s to equip soon to be constructed new fabricating workshop $1900.00
Solar Kitchens Smokeless project to harness Bolivia SUN to power family kitchen prep needs $500.00/each
Ecological classrooms CHOICE Bolivia 1st on altiplano to build greenhouse school classrooms! Support! $3000.00/each
Urgent In-Country Needs

Priorities - Kenya

 $ Amount
Desks/Mtulu School Need new desks for this school of 250 children $1500.00
Desktop Computer Need (2) new good quality desktop computers for staff in Mombasa and Samburu $560.00/each
LCD Projector Need a new LCD projector for field/office staff to conduct village training sessions $680.00
Safe/strong Box Need a safe/strong box for the office for cash/check/accounting safe keeping $300.00
Camping equipment Need misc. camping equipment/tents/supplies to facilitate expeditions $1200.00
Generator/Battery Need a new generator and battery to illuminate evening training classes $1500.00
Field Motorcycle Need a good used field motorcycle for transportation of field staff to villages $3000.00
Urgent In-Country Needs

Priorities - Nepal

 $ Amount
Scholarships We need to provide as many student scholarships as we can for Nepali children $100.00/each
1 MAC Laptop Computer MAC laptop to produce and edit training videos, project documentation and village updates for HQ $1,200.00
Laptop Computers Field staff needs 2 new laptop computers to help with their village data entry $650.00/each
Digital Cameras Field staff needs 2 good digital cameras to document village progress $300.00/each
Buffalo Program Village of Mehauli expanding self-sufficiency! We need one buffalo per family! $1100.00/each
Bio Gas Digesters CHOICE villages in Nepal are in constant need of family bio gas digesters $400.00/each
Urgent In-Country Needs

Priorities - Mexico

 $ Amount
Classroom roof We need to finish this classroom! The Government is standing by to support with equipment and projectors $2200.00
Solar panels We need 4 solar panels to equip our Cheese factories $1200.00/each
Video Camera Our field staff needs a high quality video camera for village training and interviews $600.00
Goats! Help our income generating goat program. Buy a herd! 20 goats @ $75/goat $1500.00/herd
Vehicle repairs We need $s to repair the transmission of one of our field vehicles $900.00
School equipment Classrooms built! We need $s for desks, blackboard, chairs, benches, projector $3500.00
Laptop computers Field needs (3) laptop computers - (1) San Luis Potosi (1) Irapuato (1) Zacatecas $650.00/each
Waste disposal system For const. of 2 new rooms to house choice volunteers and field interns $1500.00
Urgent In-Country Needs

Priorities - Guatemala

 $ Amount
Kitchen facilities Xalibe village needs to contruct a kitchen facility to prepare meals for the kids $3000.00
Agriculture training CHOICE Guatemala needs to train 16 women in agriculture $1500.00
Motorcycle Need to purchase a field motorcycle for transportation needs of new employee $2000.00
Tires for Tacoma Needs $s to purchase new set of tires for field vehicle $850.00/set
Camper Shell In-Country Director needs a camper shell for his truck to facilitate transportation of supplies $750.00
Protective rain gear Motorcycle protective rain gear/helmets/for 2 field employees $250.00/each
Amplify power system For the CHOICE center: we need to increase/amplify the electrical system $1000.00
Office equipment CHOICE office needs $s for desks, chairs, file cabinets, computer printer $1300.00