Good questions, straight answers.

Yes. We are registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (registration number 12345 6789 RR0001) and incorporated as a society in British Columbia. You can verify us on the CRA List of Charities.

We raise money, tools and volunteer expertise for Bweyale Vocational Education. We equip its workshops and send expert tradespeople to train its teachers, who then teach their students.

In Bweyale, in Kiryandongo District in mid-western Uganda, beside the Kiryandongo refugee settlement, which is home to more than 100,000 people, mostly from South Sudan and Sudan.

Bweyale Vocational Education runs the courses and covers its running costs through donations. We equip its workshops and train its teachers, under a written agreement and with regular reporting.

Experienced tradespeople and professionals who volunteer their time. Donations cover only their flights, lodging, insurance and teaching materials.

No. Our directors and volunteers receive no payment for their roles.

Yes. We issue official donation receipts for eligible gifts of $20 or more. Online gifts are receipted instantly by email; other gifts within 7 days.

Our directors and volunteers are unpaid. In 2025, 89% of our spending went directly to programs. See our financial statements on the Impact page.

Yes. You can direct your gift to workshop equipment, a volunteer expert visit, student places, a specific trade or a project. If it becomes fully funded, we'll contact you before redirecting your gift.

Yes. Gifts of publicly listed securities avoid capital gains tax and are receipted at full market value. Eligible gifts in kind are receipted at fair market value.

Never. We use your information only to process your gift, issue your receipt and — if you agree — keep you updated.

A donation is a gift with no significant benefit in return and receives a donation receipt. A sponsorship gives your company visibility and is usually treated as a business expense, with an invoice or acknowledgment instead of a receipt.

Yes. We regularly adapt our reporting to funders' templates, schedules and indicators.

Our bylaws, CRA registration, T3010 returns, financial statements, budgets, partner agreement, policies and M&E framework — all available on request.

We follow CRA guidance on grants to non-qualified donees: risk-based due diligence, a written agreement, staged payments and regular reporting, with records kept in Canada.

Participants are selected by our partner, prioritizing orphans, widows, people living with a disability and families in extreme poverty, from both refugee and host communities.

Each Level 1 trade course runs for one year, combining workshop training with counselling and guidance. Counselling runs alongside every course.

Graduates receive a starter toolkit and follow-up at 3, 6 and 12 months to track employment and income.

Volunteer experts spend time beside the school's instructors, in person or remotely, on both the trade and how to teach it. The instructors then train their own students, so the skills multiply.

Yes. See our Give your skills page. You give your time, and we cover travel costs.