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These are 2026 quotations for a school of more than 1,160 children. Larger gifts can fund a classroom ($6,000) or two boreholes ($10,000).

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For donors in Europe, North America and anywhere else outside Uganda. Card gifts are processed by Stripe; PayPal is also available.

Email us to give $25

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We will send a PayPal giving link by reply.

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Mobile money

MTN MoMo or Airtel Money. Account name: Hopeful Smiles CBO.

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+256 779 297 054

Ask for the Hopeful Smiles merchant code. Use the reason field: HOPEFUL SMILES – where it is needed most.

Reason field: HOPEFUL SMILES – where it is needed most. Send us the confirmation message so we can receipt it.

The Bulopa Circle

Steady giving is what a school can plan around.

Monthly gifts let the school commit to teacher stipends, a term of exercise books and a reliable pad supply. They are the least dramatic and most useful gifts we receive. You can pause at any time.

Join by email

Monthly gifts let the school plan teacher stipends and pad deliveries without gaps.

What happens next

01

A receipt

You receive a receipt from the payment provider. For a bank transfer, we send a written acknowledgment.

02

An update

We aim to send a short field update each quarter: what was bought, what it cost, and what changed.

03

A person to ask

If anything is unclear, write to hopefulsmiles2016@gmail.com or call the office.

Prefer a bank transfer, or giving on behalf of an institution? Request bank details.

No card details are handled by this website. Payments are processed by Stripe or PayPal when links are active. We never sell or share donor data.

Read our privacy policy. If a payment link is not yet active, the button opens a pre-filled email to the office — it will never pretend to take a payment.