When

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Where

Izhar Patkin's Home and Studio, East Village, NYC 
Address will be provided upon registration.

Contact

Luisa Gui 
The Batonga Foundation 
202-670-8457
luisa@batongafoundation.org 



  
Girls Club Member $350
**Includes 1 ticket** 
 Supports six girls' participation in a Girls Club for one year, including weekly mentoring sessions in a safe space, resources, education and supplies to start a small business, and monitoring and evaluation of the girls' success.
 
Girl Roster™ Specialist $1,000
**Includes 2 tickets**
Plus a signed copy of one of Angelique Kidjo's albums.

Covers the cost of ten smartphones, fully-outfitted with the Girl Roster™, a tool developed by our partner the Population Council and the Women’s Refugee Commission, to strengthen practitioners' ability to see the full universe of girls in their community and craft intentional plans to reach to most excluded segments. The tool, and its accompanying information collection and analysis process, enables empowered practitioners to lead transformative change for girls and their communities.

Girls Club Patron $5,000
**Includes 4 tickets**
Plus a signed copy of Angelique Kidjo's memoir Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music
and a signed copy of one of her albums.

Covers the operating expenses for three Girls Clubs in Benin for an entire year (each club averages 27 members). These clubs are "safe spaces," where young women and girls feel physically and emotionally safe to connect, learn, and express themselves without the fear of judgment or harm.

Batonga Mentor $10,000
**Includes 6 tickets**
Plus a private cocktail reception with Angelique Kidjo prior to the event,
a signed copy of her memoir Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music,
and a signed copy of one of her albums.

Supports ten mentor's salaries for one year. Batonga recruits motivated young women from our target communities and trains them on participatory, girl-centered teaching methods meant to empower and equip the most excluded and marginalized girls.

Batonga Pioneer $20,000
**Includes 8 tickets**
Plus 2 VIP passes to Angelique's September 27 2018 SummerStage Central Park show, a  private cocktail reception with Angelique Kidjo prior to the event,
a signed copy of her memoir Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music,
and a signed copy of one of her albums.

Maps an entire cluster of 8 villages to locate and recruit the most excluded girls. With our cutting-edge mapping tool, we will be able to equip young women and girls with the tools they need to lead more stable, fulfilling lives.

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Girls Club Junior Member $250 (Ages 21-30)
**Includes 1 ticket** 
Allows four girls' participation in a Girls Club for one year, including weekly mentoring sessions in a safe space, resources, education and supplies to start a small business, and monitoring and evaluation of the girls' success.


All proceeds will benefit girls' education in Benin.
The Batonga Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity EIN 20-5927387
The fair market value of each ticket is $125

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