Commercial Integrated Farming Initiative in Rwanda

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Summary

In our continued efforts to teach job training skills, as well as expand the agricultural market in Rwanda, we have purchased 100 acres of land for our women to learn techniques of sustainable farming progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Women in the program will not only earn an income that will benefit their families, they will also be contributing to stabilizing the current food crisis ensuring that communities take in higher levels of nutrition and health. By using the land, and all available resources, the women will learn valuable trade skills, which can then be passed on to other members of their community and carried on well past their graduation from the program.

Activities

By learning how to use the most of the land, when to best plant crops, how to tend to those crops, and taking their goods from the ground to the market, over 3,000 women will learn basic agricultural job skills.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $25
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $4,975
Total Funding Goal: $5,000

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

Through the use of organic farming skills, the women in the program will be using every resource without creating additional waste. The CIFI project endorses growing fresh produce, ensuring better health, and contributing to a household income.

Project Message

"The price of food is high, making money valueless. My children are now crying for more food but I cannot give [it to] them because my money cannot fetch enough food."
- Nigerian Participant in the Program, Unknown

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lateisha Garrett,
Project contact
4455 Conneticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202-521-9598
Email:

Project Sponsor

Women for Women International

Organization

Women for Women International
4455 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202.737.7705
http://www.womenforwomen.org

Learn more about Women for Women International and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on September 29, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 20, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

American Express Members Project

By Shannon O'Donnell - Online Marketing Manager, September 29, 2008 09:26 PM

Women for Women International's project Help Women and Children Survivors of War Rebuild, makes it to the top 5 in the American Express Members Project. To nominate this project for potential funding, please go to Help Women and Children Survivors of War Rebuild. Please click the link on our project and click Nominate — and ultimately vote so we may share in the $2.5 million in funding from American Express. If you do not have an American Express website login, just click “Guest Member” provide a little information and you can then Nominate and vote.

http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/AM0MV5

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