Our Mission

To realize the Millennium Development Goals by building capacity for grassroots program partners. And, when necessary, creating and supporting programs designed to  strengthen the main social components of our global community's foundations:

  • Education
  • Health
  • Shelter
  • Economic Opportunities
  • Gender & Family Empowerment
Merchandise

Be the hope to those whose lives are far from easy.
Reach out and lend a hand, share everything you can,
And be the change, be the change.

Make a donation of any amount:


Donation & Corey Smith T-shirt

Receive a Corey Smith/BTCI T-shirt with a $25 or more donation (shipping included)


Choose a size

Front: Corey Smith/BTCI logo

Back: Image of Corey teaching African orphans to strum the guitar at Fikelea Orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa.

Organic pre-shrunk cotton in natural color.


Donation & Red Siyafundisa wristbands

Receive a Siyafundisa wristband with a $5 or more donation (shipping included)

Get your own red Siyafundisa -- which is Zulu for “Teach our children” -- wristband and wear it everywhere to show support for the youth leaders in South Africa who volunteer to become peer educators in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The  band is imprinted with “SIYAFUNDISA” on one side and our partner organization and Siyafundisa program facilitator, “FreshMinistries,” on the other.


Check out Corey’s wrist in the BTCI video and during his live concerts -- he wears his everyday!


1 red wristband per $5 donation


Donation and Handcrafted African Bracelets

Receive 5 handmade African bracelets with a $15 donation or more(shipping included)

Bracelets are handcrafted in South Africa for Be the Change International.

Each is made of wire and/or metal beads and completely unique.  Because each bracelet is handcrafted we cannot guarantee specific patterns/designs.

Wear one set of 5 or group multiple sets together for the true African look!

  

NOTE: Donations generated by these bracelets support Be the Change International and its partners’ programs, as well as offer employment and income to the African women making the bracelets.



5 unique bracelets per donation of $15 or more.

 

 

Make a difference

Contribute to the cause(s) of your choice with our Gifts of Hope program. All donations are fully tax-deductible!

African bracelets available

Our very popular hand-crafted African bracelets are now available!

FREE song download

Listen to Corey Smith's song, "Be the Change" and download it for FREE!