bronze scalpel | silver scalpel | gold scalpel | platinum scalpel
The Scalpels of Hope Donor Recognition Program is an exciting opportunity for you to get involved in our life-saving work in Africa.
This program offers individuals, businesses and organizations the power to help us continue and expand our innovative and effective surgical teaching initiatives. Your donation will have a direct impact: we spend less than 10% of our annual budget on covering operating costs – all the rest goes to our courses and programs. CIDA matches all donations to CNIS, tripling the power of your financial gift.
Bronze Scalpel 
Annual contributions of $500-$999
- Your name here under the Bronze Scalpel level on our web site. (you may choose to be anonymous)
- Individual/organizational membership in CNIS
- Acknowledgment in our Supporter Recognition newsletter (the fall issue)
- Invitations to all CNIS events
A Bronze Scalpel contribution of $800 enables an African medical practitioner to take our Essential Surgery Skills course, after which he or she will go on to train hundreds of African medical students.
Bronze scalpel supporters:
Khwezi Mbolekwa
To become a bronze scalpel donor, contact us.
Silver Scalpel
Annual contributions of $1000-$4,999
- Your name here under the Silver Scalpel on our web site (you may choose to be anonymous)
- Individual/organizational membership in CNIS
- Acknowledgement in our Supporter Recognition newsletter (the fall issue)
- Invitations to all CNIS events
A Silver Scalpel contribution of $1,950 enables us to purchase a medical mannequin as a teaching tool for our Structured Operative Obstetrics courses, helping us reduce the incidence of maternal mortality in Africa.
Silver scalpel supporters:
Taraxca Jewellery, Vancouver, BC
To become a silver scalpel donor, contact us.
Gold Scalpel
Annual contributions of $5,000- $29,999
- Your name here under the Gold Scalpel on our web site (you may choose to be anonymous)
- Individual/organizational membership in CNIS
- Acknowledgement in our Supporter Recognition newsletter (the fall issue)
- Tickets to all CNIS events
- Acknowledgement in CNIS event advertising
A Gold Scalpel contribution of $20,000 enables us to send and distribute a container of new surgical books to surgery department libraries in Africa, giving African medical students vital access to up-to-date resources on surgical and obstetrical practices.
To become a gold scalpel donor, contact us.
Platinum Scalpel
Annual contributions of $30,000 and up
- Your name here under the Platinum Scalpel on our web site (you may choose to be anonymous)
- Individual/organizational membership in CNIS
- Acknowledgment in our Supporter Recognition newsletter (the fall issue) and in CNIS event advertising
- VIP tickets to all CNIS events
- If your contribution covers the cost of building a new Surgical Skills Lab, we will create a plaque with your name/company name for the new clinic. You will also be invited to the opening of the lab.
A Platinum Scalpel contribution of $45,000 enables us to build and equip a brand new Surgical Skills Lab in Africa. These labs significantly benefit the surrounding communities and will improve the health of generations to come.
To become a platinum scalpel donor, contact us.
