Introducing the Walisha Birthday Movement.
You can now start a fundraiser to support smallholder farmers in East Africa on your birthday.
Turn your birthday into a gift.
Celebrate your special day by giving back. Start a Walisha Birthday Fundraiser and help smallholder farmers in Africa grow sustainably.
How to Set Up
Your Walisha Birthday
Fundraiser on Facebook
Launch Your Birthday Fundraiser in 3 Easy Steps
1
Get the Kit
Download the Walisha Birthday Kit with everything you need — banners, badges, and ready-to-use content.
2
Create Your Fundraiser
- Tap “Create Post”
- Scroll down and select “Raise Money”
- When prompted to choose a nonprofit, search for “Walisha Foundation” and tap to select it.
- Add your image by picking one from the kit you downloaded.
- Write your caption or copy and paste one of the ready-made captions from the kit.
- Hit “Post” and you’re done!
Can’t find “Raise Money”?
If Facebook doesn’t show “Raise Money” in the list, it just means the feature isn’t available in your region but you can still make an impact.
Just create your post, use one of the kit images, your preferred caption with this direct donation link to Walisha Foundation: https://givebutter.com/walisha
3
Share & Tag
- Update your profile picture with the Walisha badge
- Share your story using ready-made captions
- Tag @walishafoundation and invite your followers to join the cause
How to Set Up
Your Walisha Birthday
Fundraiser on Instagram
Launch Your Birthday Fundraiser in 3 Easy Steps
1
Get the Kit
Download the Walisha Birthday Kit with everything you need — banners, badges, and ready-to-use content.
2
Create Your Fundraiser
- Tap “New Post” and choose your preferred image from the kit you downloaded, then tap “Next.”
- Add your personal touch of music, filters, or more and then tap “Next.”
- Scroll down to “More Options” and tap “Add Fundraiser.”
- When the “Select Nonprofit” screen appears, search for Walisha Foundation and select it.
- Set your goal amount (e.g. $100 / $500) and tap “Done.”
- Back on the post editor screen, add your caption or copy and paste one from the kit.
- You can also add your location, or share to other platforms to reach more people.
- Tap “Share” and your fundraiser is live! 🎉
Note: Your fundraiser will appear on your profile.
No “Add Fundraiser” option on Instagram? No problem!
If Instagram doesn’t show “Add Fundraiser” under More Options, it means the feature isn’t available in your region but you can still make an impact!
- Create a Story post using one of the kit images.
- Add your own short caption or one from the kit.
- Tap the sticker icon, choose the Link sticker, and paste this donation link: https://givebutter.com/walisha
- Share your story!
Note: Stories disappear after 24 hours, so don’t forget to repost it every other day during your birthday month to keep things going.
If Instagram doesn’t show “Add Fundraiser” in the list of more options, it just means the feature isn’t available in your region but you can still make an impact.
Just create a story post using one of the kit images, add your preferred short caption and tap the sticker icon. Add a link sticker and paste this link https://givebutter.com/walisha in there to send donors directly to Walisha. Then share the story! Remember the story lasts just 24hours so remember repost it every other day for the period.
3
Share & Tag
- Update your profile picture with the Walisha badge
- Share your story using ready-made captions
- Tag @walishafoundation and invite your followers to join the cause
Don’t forget to tag @walishafoundation and use #BirthdayForImpact so we can share your story!