Giving Powered by Givebutter

We are happy to announce a smooth move: we are now using a fee free giving platform at Hearts, Hands and Hope for Africa! This platform is called Givebutter and it works slick! (Although not yet endorsed by the Holy Father-we are trying to be creative and responsible in all we do, as Pope Leo likes!)

Thanks to folks who choose to "tip" at the platform donation pages, the service is free to us and free to our financial supporters. This means all 100% of your gift will go to the mission of HHH4Africa! By the way, gifts to support our mission are now 100% tax deductible.

We received our tax deductible letter from the IRS on May 13, 2026 and it makes all past donations going back to incorporation on January 18, 2026 tax exempt. This means that all gifts going forward are also tax exempt! We are excited that this step was mostly smooth, just like the Givebutter connection.

This news is also a blessing to receive while we continue to support the vision of Pope Leo XIV. He has made many pronouncements and written emphatically about the need to support the poor of the world. Here are a few of his pontifical pronouncements:

"For the Christian faith, the education of the poor is not a favor but a duty. Children have a right to knowledge as a fundamental requirement for the recognition of human dignity. Teaching them affirms their value, giving them the tools to transform their reality."

"The condition of the poor is a cry that, throughout human history, constantly challenges our lives, societies, political and economic systems, and, not least, the Church. On the wounded faces of the poor, we see the suffering of the innocent and, therefore, the suffering of Christ himself."

"...there are so many others — men and women — who nonetheless work from dawn to dusk, perhaps collecting scraps or the like, even though they know that their hard work will only help them to scrape by, but never really improve their lives. Nor can it be said that most of the poor are such because they do not “deserve” otherwise, as maintained by that specious view of meritocracy that sees only the successful as 'deserving.'"