Your Frequently Asked Questions
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Q What kind of programs do my donations help?
A Gandhi World Hunger Fund uses your donations and gifts to reach out to desperately poor and starving people by providing food, shelter, clothes, medicine or an education. Please feel free to visit our mission and programs page for more information about our specific programs and operations. This website explains our vision and programs as well as the latest news from the field.
Q Where is the money going?
A Gandhi World Hunger Fund seeks to rescue starving and suffering children around the world. Please feel free to visit our website for more information about our specific programs and operations at www.gandhiworldhungerfund.org. The website explains our vision, our programs and how we use the gifts that you send to us for the needy children.
Q Why do charities spend so much on fundraising?
A Gandhi World Hunger Fund spends money on fundraising so that we can continue to receive money to improve children's lives in the long term. We see it as an investment which enables us to gain new supporters, both regular and one-time givers, as well as retaining existing donors. Money spent on recruiting new donors includes recruiting long-term supporters who will continue to support us with monthly payments for years to come.
CONTACTING GANDHI WORLD HUNGER FUND
Q How can I contact Gandhi World Hunger Fund?
A You can contact Gandhi World Hunger Fund according to your country by choosing your countries website at the bottom of this page. You can also send us your comments or questions by using our email form. Please click HERE.
PROGRAMME AGENCIES
Q In which countries do you assist child care programs and projects?
A We support programs to rescue and care for suffering children in many parts of South Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. Learn more about our programs by following this link: Programs 
ADOPTION AND CHILD SPONSORSHIP
Q Can I sponsor a child through Gandhi World Hunger Fund?
A Although we do not provide a specific sponsorship program, Gandhi World Hunger Fund helps support thousands of needy children world-wide. Your donation will make a difference for many children, helping us send relief aid not specifically to a child, but to entire villages.
Q Can I adopt a child through Gandhi World Hunger Fund?
A Gandhi World Hunger Fund believes strongly in adoption and many of the programmes we partner with provide children for adoption. However, we are not an adoption agency.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Q Can I volunteer for a Gandhi World Hunger Fund overseas project?
A No, we do not have volunteer opportunities available in our overseas project work. In line with our mission of supporting local programmes and encouraging self-sufficiency, we seek to send as few non-native workers as possible and employ national staff wherever we can. Whenever we do send in non-native workers, they are all qualified and experienced professionals, with specific areas of expertise not available locally.
DONATION OPTIONS
Q How can I make a donation to Gandhi World Hunger Fund?
A Please visit your country specific website for more information on giving to Gandhi World Hunger Fund. You can access your country's' website by choosing your language at the bottom of this page. Thank you for you concern and support for the needy and helpless children.
Q Can I make a donation ONLINE?
A Unfortunatley we are not accepting ONLINE donations at this time. We are currently working on an ONLINE donation solution for your convenience, please check back with us soon.
EMPLOYMENT WITH GANDHI WORLD HUNGER FUND
Q Does Gandhi World Hunger Fund solicit individuals by email offering employment?
A No. Gandhi World Hunger Fund does not contact people to work for them as check cashers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to work for Gandhi World Hunger Fund and needing your services, it is a scam and is not authorized by Gandhi World Hunger Fund. We always adhere to the highest accounting practices to protect both our donors and the children we help.
LEGAL STATUS
Q What is your legal status?
A We are organized as a charitable, not for profit corporation as defined by local laws and as an NGO (non-governmental organisation) as defined by the United Nations.MAILING PROGRAM QUESTIONS
Q I think your mailings are sometimes too graphic and don’t give enough information.
A We understand how you feel, and we are working to provide more news and facts in our newsletters, follow-up mailings, and on the website. However, Dr. Gandhi loves children and he sees so many hungry, dying and abused children that he does get emotional – and he knows that unless we communicate the needs graphically, some people will just not respond. However, when you get a letter that you feel is offensive, please take the time to comment on it and tell us specifically what makes you feel uncomfortable. We do read every letter that comes to us on the web and in the mail and we do appreciate it when you as a contributor share your feelings.
TAX EXEMPTIONS
Q Are you tax-exempt?
A Yes, we are a tax-exempt organisation. Please be sure to check with your tax attorney for particular questions regarding local laws in your area.
WILLS AND BEQUESTS
Q How can I remember Gandhi World Hunger Fund in my will or make a bequest?
A Many people want to remember needy children in their wills but don’t know how. Check with your solicitor and ask him to make the Gandhi World Hunger Fund a beneficiary of your will. He will know the exact form according to local laws. Thank you for thinking about Gandhi World Hunger Fund in this way. We are so grateful that you want to include us in your will, and these bequests often mean the difference between life and death for needy children.