{"id":218,"date":"2025-01-29T19:06:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.shortstorydayafrica.org\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2025-01-29T19:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:06:38","slug":"donate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shortstorydayafrica.org\/?page_id=218","title":{"rendered":"Donate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h1 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Become a patron of Short Story Day Africa<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Short Story Day Africa is a non-profit organisation that relies on donations from readers and businesses. Publishing, especially on the African continent, is difficult at the best of times \u2013 but thanks to our friends and patrons, we&#8217;ve been going strong for three years, and hope to contribute to literature on our continent for many more years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Please help us continue our work in strengthening literature in Africa by donating.&nbsp;<strong>We accept donations of any size.<\/strong>&nbsp;You can become an <a href=\"\/sponsors\">official sponsor <\/a>of Short Story Day Africa with a donation of only R1500, or US$110. Any amounts \u2013 big or small \u2013 will go toward the development of African writers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Direct Bank Transfer<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If you&#8217;d like transfer funds directly into our bank account, please <a href=\"mailto:rachel@shortstorydayafrica.org\">email Rachel<\/a> with the kind offer and she will send you our banking details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<p>          <a\n              class=\"\n                sqs-block-image-link\n                \n          \n        \n              \"\n              href=\"\/s\/Short_Story_Day_Africa_qr.png\"\n              target=\"_blank\"\n          ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                \n                  padding-bottom:100%;\n                \n                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);\n              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" data-stretch=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr\" data-image-dimensions=\"1000x1000\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"ssda-snapscan-qr\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 0% 0%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1429774952707-AIBLZRPJ6UAN910ZZ9HR\/ssda-snapscan-qr?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Snapscan<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If you live in South Africa, you can&nbsp;can donate to Short Story Day Africa through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapscan.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">Snapscan<\/a>. Simply download the Snapscan application on your smartphone, scan the QR code, and choose how much you want to donate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">(Click the QR code to magnify if it is too small for your phone camera to pick up.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Paypal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If you do not live in South Africa, or otherwise can&#8217;t\/don&#8217;t want to use Snapscan, you can donate to Short Story Day Africa through Paypal. 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