Butoke depends upon your support to pursue its work

 

As a young NGO, working in a neglected part of the world, Butoke is reliant on personal contributions and sacrifices from its own members, from the people and communities it supports, and from individual benefactors like yourself.

 

Butoke is fortunate to benefit from the services of Dr. Cécile de Sweemer, who is a high level professional with 43 years of experience working in developing countries, and who is donating her time and efforts to Butoke, while living and drawing from her pension. Butoke’s Congolese professional staff work for very modest salaries, ranging from $US75 to $US150 per month.

 

Butoke has received private donations from the US, Canada, Australia and Japan. It has received institutional funding from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Canada, from Help the Aged Canada, and from the Maryland Presbyterian Church in the US.

 

Thank You Pat Dymond!

Woman dancing with joy with Cécile de Sweemer after successful cataract surgery supported by Butoke.

Donations

 

In the US

Send contributions to Butoke’s agent in the USA, with a cover letter indicating

Butoke as the beneficiary and any relevant details about the use of your funds:

Maryland Presbyterian Church

1105 Providence Road

Towson MD 21286

In Canada

Butoke has had projects with the following three Canadian organizations in the recent past.  However, Africa Inland Mission International (Canada) (AIM) is Butoke’s principal Canadian partner at this time. Following approval of Butoke’s $300,000 CDN Food Security and Nutrition Project by the Canadian International Development Agency in February 2006, AIM is committed to raising its $100,000 CDN share of the project, most of this over the next few months. We thus request that all Canadian contributions please be directed to AIM at this time, at the address indicated below. Specify “for Butoke”.

Please feel free to contact our goodwill ambassador in Canada if you need more information (See Contact Us for details).

Africa Inland Mission International (Canada) (AIM)

1641 Victoria Park Avenue

Scarborough, Ontario M1R 1P8

Tel.: 416 751 6077

Director:  John Brown (ext. 24)

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

1148 King Street E,

Oshawa  Ontario

L1H 1H8

Tel.: 905-433-8004

International Program Director:  Lisa Mercer (ext.127)

Help the Aged Canada

1300 Carling Ave. Suite 205

Ottawa, ON K1Z 7L2

Tel.: 613-232-0727

Director: Pierre Barbeau

In every case, be sure to mention that this is to support Butoke’s work.

To contribute directly to Butoke in Kananga

Two options exist, depending upon the amounts involved:

M & A Rawji

Beltexco, Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo

Account 310-1034745-35 USD

ING Belgique S.A., Av. Marnix, 24,1000 Bruxelles

Swift code IBAN BE 57 3101 0347 4535 BIC - BBRUBEBB

Indicate: “for Dr Cécile de Sweemer, Butoke”

Costs of this option are less than via Western Union for amounts over USD 1000.

 

For transactions less than USD 2500, and especially when speed is a factor

Western Union (Over the counter)

Dr Jean Lumbala Muamba, President, Butoke

Ave Lumumba

Kananga DR Congo

In this case, you will need to email us your secret question and answer as well as the MTCN number

Please feel free to Contact Us for any further Information you might need, or to discuss different options.