Help 100 Families Grow Food in Zimbabwe

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Summary

This project provides 100 at-risk families with irrigation kits and training so that over 600 people are able to grow enough food to attain food security, plus have extra to sell.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The CHILD Program addresses poverty in Mutasa rural District of Zimbabwe. This is an area where food, education, and valuable resources are scarce. CHILD offers the tools needed to combat poverty and specifically with the drip kits, to enable people to grow food to attain food security for the families in the project. The increasing number of orphans residing in the area are indirectly assisited as part of the extended family.

Activities

ASAP provides the drip irrigation kits that improve the production of gardening by producing three crop cycles. In addition, field officers provide seeds, fertilizer and training to be sure the family is fully prepared for gardening success.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $480
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,470
Total Funding Goal: $9,950

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

At a time of critical food shortages, the CHILD program will enable 100 at risk families to develop food security by improving the growing of food for themselves and for the community. This will serve about 600 people plus orphans in the community.

Project Message

"During a field day in Zimbabwe , there were many women, each singing of their success in ASAP's CHILD program. One woman stood up and said,"ASAP we don't want your money. We only want more knowledge.
- Tom Arsenault, President, attending a field day

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Elizabeth Bara,
Executive Director
189 Fulton Ct.
Peachtree City, GA 30269
United States
7706327451
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)
189 Fulton Court
P.O. Box 2275
Peachtree City, GA 30269
United States
(770) 632-7451
http://www.asapafrica.org

Learn more about A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP) and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 22, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 21, 2008.

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