Provide Water Pumps to Iraqi Farmers

Summary

Iraqi farmers depend on irrigation networks to supply water to their farms.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,377 was raised for this project.

Received $2,377 from 3 donations from people like:

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The south central region is the prime agricultural area in Iraq and the majority of farmers depend on irrigation networks to supply water to their farms.

Activities

This project will purchase and supply diesel powered water pumps to farmer’s cooperatives that are already being set up.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,377

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,377.  The original project funding goal was $8,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Water pumps will increase Iraqi food production while generating sustainable economic growth -- two critical factors for improving the livelihoods of hundreds of Iraqi farmers.

Project Message

This simple gesture will have a huge impact on farmers in the south. The gift of a single water pump will provide farmers with the necessary means to restart their lives.
- Anonymous, Project Leader

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Greg Howell,
Global Development Alliance Advisor
US Agency for International Development/Iraq
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20523-1000
United States
202-216-6276 x1043
Email:

Project Sponsor

USAID

Organization

CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
301-587-4700
http://www.chfinternational.org

Learn more about CHF International and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Iraq and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Iraq, read the Human Development Report on Iraq or the Wikipedia entry for Iraq.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 10, 2005.