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JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO PUT AN END TO INFORMALITY
Support the universal change led by “70% Informals”, to help secure our future and move invisible lives into prosperity.
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BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE CHANGE
Help us raise awareness of informality, its multi-faceted impacts, and the solution: Reality Check Analysis (RCA).
Choose Your Donation
Every level of support you choose directly funds:
Level 1: $5,000
Co-Producer of one “Reality Check with Élena” videocast episode
Your Impact:
You will power the cameras, field interviews, production and post-production so that we can keep airing our inspiring videocast episodes. You will support our interviews with leaders and decision makers, and the stories people from across Africa, Europe, the US and Latin America. We witness how informality affects lives and how transforming informality sets people free. We talk about issues from homelessness and the housing crisis to immigration, the success and failure of economic reforms and AI.
Our thank you to you:
Co-producer credits for one videocast episode of Reality Check with Elena, as well as a 45-minutes video call with Elena to discuss the project and pose questions.
Level 2: $3,000
Priority Preview of the documentary film 70% Informals
Your Impact:
You enable private screenings for targeted audiences/communities for educational or other purposes, followed by a Q&A in the year before the world premiere. Includes permissions, licensed footage, translations and accessibility (subtitles/captions).
Our thank you to you:
Invitation to an exclusive private screening, virtual or (where possible) in person, with a live Q&A session. Be among the first to experience the documentary you made possible.
Level 3: $1,500
FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION WITH A CHANGE MEMBER
Your Impact:
You help power the next research projects and our next documentary.
Our thank you to you:
A one-hour conversation in person or online with any of the CHANGE TEAM members from Francis Fukuyama, Deirdre McCloskey, David Landsman, Willem Buitter… etc
Level 4: $1,000
Signed Poster or Reality Check Walk with élena
Your Impact:
You support our on-the-ground production costs – transport, permits and community coordination – so we can film where the story is happening.
Our thank you to you:
A collector’s poster of the 70% Informals documentary, signed by Élena and Nicolas Ibarguen, a visual token reminding you of the change you’re supporting.
2 hour Reality Check Walk with Elena – if Elena is visiting your city, or you we can coordinate schedules, we will curate a tour for you to visit together and explore what informality looks like where you are.
Level 5: $500
Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
Your Impact:
You support research, fact-checking and story development that ensures accuracy, dignity and depth in every scene in our documentary.
Our thank you to you:
Access to a curated virtual gallery of behind-the-scenes photos, field notes, candid moments and the people at the heart of the story.
Level 6: Any Amount
70% Awareness Promoter
Your Impact:
Every contribution—of any size—helps expand outreach, community screenings, and educational materials that drive awareness and policy conversations.
Our thank you to you:
Your name will be listed on our website as a 70% Awareness Promoter Fellow, recognizing your commitment to the Reality Check initiative and the 70% Informals campaign.