Raman Maharjan

Your gift can make a positive difference while also helping reduce taxes you might owe. A gift of appreciated stock is a great way to accomplish both objectives.

We’re able to accept donations in the form of stock through the Depository Trust Company (DTC). For security, settlement, and reduced paperwork, electronic transfer through DTC is preferred. This can be arranged from most brokerage accounts. Please contact accounting@playingforchange.org in advance so your charitable donation can be easily tracked for tax purposes, and we can address any questions or concerns you may have.

We are fortunate to have a global community supporting the Playing For Change Foundation.  Many people choose to give by electronic wire transfer for regular or stand alone donations.

If you live outside of the United States or would prefer to send funds directly from your bank account, you can donate via wire transfer.

Please contact accounting@playingforchange.org or call +1-310-558-2900 if you are interested in giving through a wire and we will send you the necessary information. 

Culture and environment are very intertwined here in M’hamid. The weather turns from blistering hot in the summer (reaching 130 degrees Farenheit regularly in July and August) to sandstorm season in March and April, which helps to propagate the date palm trees, the economic power in the region. Climate change is a very real presence locally, with little access to water becoming normal, and the encroachment of sand dunes onto precious farmland happening right now, working to disperse not only communities, but ancient traditions with them.

In M’hamid there is a great importance placed on the community and people moving together in groups. Whether it be families of 10 living under the same roof eating from the same central Tagine dish for their meals, or the ritual of preparing and sharing tea with whomever may be around, foreigner or local, the sense of inclusion is vital to the community. The passing down of music and poetry from generation to generation is another vital aspect of the community, as art and tradition serve as reassurances in a constantly changing world. It is the role of the youngest generation to learn from the past to bring the traditional Saharan art into future, so at to coexist with the modern.

We issue charitable tax receipts for all donations.

You will receive a printed tax receipt for your gift. Please let us know if you’d like us to direct your donation to a specific project or initiative. We accept international donations in the form of bank issued money orders in USD. Money orders should be made payable to the Playing For Change Foundation and can be mailed to the address below.

Please make checks payable to:

Playing For Change Foundation,

171 Pier Avenue, #271
Santa Monica, CA 90405 – USA.