Donations to the keiki program helps cover a sponsored keiki’s tuition, costume fees, performance fees, and other fees.

Tuition helps cover cost such as building rental, operating costs such as electricity and AC, teacher wages, class room equipment, front desk staff, admin staff, and more.

So many families on Maui are feeling the tight effects of today’s economy. When families have to choose between groceries or dance, we can step in and help.

Dance provides a healthy outlet to help kids process the world around them. Keiki are taught hard work, dedication, commitment, and more through our program.

By donating, you are helping to provide that safe space for kids in our community.

They are learning so much more than just dance steps, they are learning life skills they will need to be successful in life.

There’s no end date when it comes to helping keiki. We have a year long enrollment for our dance season, and we also run school break camps. This is a crucial time for a lot of families because the parents still have to work but can’t always afford to sign the kids up for camp.

Sponsored camp positions not only means that keiki have somewhere safe, engaging, and educational to go during breaks, it means families don’t have to potentially lose income because they have to take time off of work.

Currently, our sponsorship applications is waitlisted; meaning we have more families needing help than we have donors. The need is aways there.

We are so grateful to be fiscally sponsored by Aranya Solutions, a nonprofit organization. By choosing to donate through Aranya Solutions, you are able to get a tax deductible receipt, which everyone loves when it comes to tax time! Aranya Solutions does have wonderful staff that they have to pay to process all the paperwork, so a small fee is deducted out of your donation to cover their time. Donations through Aranya Solutions will assist with the keiki sponsorship program directly.

If you don’t need a tax deductible receipt and just want to donate directly to the Kihei Dance Connection studio and bypass the paperwork, then Direct Donation is a great option for you. Direct Donations are less restricted when it comes to distribution; meaning the funds will assist KDC in covering any studio related costs: covering admin for grow-up classes/workshops, marketing team, operational costs, events staff, and so much more.

Tuition varies based on enrollment. A full season enrolled for 1 class is approx $1,000 for classes running Aug-May. A half season is approx $500. A full week of camp (Mon-Friday 9-3) is approx $400.

Costume and performance fees range from $75-$100 per season.

https://www.aranyasolutions.com/

Mission: Aranya Solutions works with communities to support them to become resilient and self-sustaining. We serve as a bridge to resources that bring meaningful livelihood, vitality, and sustainable living to enrich quality of life and develop systematic improvements with a focus on localization.

Our method is to assist communities to implement environmentally friendly building, agricultural methods, life skills, local economic development, leadership training, and capacity building. We are currently based in Maui and the Hawaii Islands. Previously, we have worked internationally in Nepal and Africa. Our programs have impacted over 40,000 people.  We also work in partnership with local community organizations and serve as a fiscal sponsor to select organizations to help them with their community based nonprofit activities. 

Aranya Solutions supports communities to implement:

● Women’s Empowerment

● Sustainability Education 

● Strategic Planning, Facilitation, Capacity Building, and Team Development

● Environmentally-friendly building & regenerative agriculture practices

● Community and Leadership Initiatives

● Sustainability & Community Resilience Centers

Meaning: Aranya means “Abundant Forest” in Sanskrit. We embrace an ecological mindset, thinking and acting like a forest ecosystem, identifying where the levers for support are needed and bring resources to fulfill the needs – pollinating like a bee and creating a web of support systems. 

Aranya Solutions is founded and managed by Katrina Zavalney. With a Masters in Psychology with a focus in Organization Development, and a background of 25 years in community development, education, events, and sustainability. She leads the Strategic Planning, Facilitation, and Capacity Building programs and community partnerships.  She also works as a Mental Health Specialist at Haiku Elementary School in Maui. 

Experience & Accomplishments with the 2018-19 Village Livelihood Program in Nepal:

60 women trained in traditional handloom weaving

45 people trained in Shitake mushroom farming 

18 farmers trained in nursery management

20 farmers trained in cultivation of kiwis

22 farmers trained in beekeeping 

30 people trained in micro-enterprise development

24 people trained in leadership and governance

12 tunnel houses built 

3 villages formed a cooperative together

10,000 people impacted

Experience & Accomplishments in Uganda 2019

3,300 fruit trees planted

3 schools received solar cookers, supporting over 3,000 students

30,000 people impacted

To see Aranya Solutions first projects in Nepal and Uganda and pictures, check out Aranya Solutions Cumulative Report:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCwdHL8iqLoRsnqt5pc-ApRvqaHZJncB/view

If your family is wanting to add dance into your lives but finances are stopping you, reach out to us at enrollment@kiheidanceconnection.com. We’ll see if we have sponsorship spot open, and we’ll also discuss other options if the sponsorship positions are full.