Ensure Food Security for 600 Farm Families

Summary

600 Bombali District, Sierre Leone farm families in 5 villages will receive seedlings for increased acreage cultivation. They will also use donated mechanical tractors/ farm implements.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Project needs to distribute agricultural implements such as tractors to 600 families.there is a need for infrastructure and storage facilities. The beneficiaries are 600 people in Sierra Leone.

Activities

1. Sensitization campaign. 2. Mobilization/meetings. 3. Work schedules/timetable such as brushing, plowing, clearing, cutting of sticks, assembling of stones and sand.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,330
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $95,670
Total Funding Goal: $100,000

Additional Documentation

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

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

1. Raise income levels and standard of living of project beneficiaries. 2. Better feeder road network. 3. Efficient health care in the project area. 4. Information improvement such as TV system and internet facilities.

Project Message

Participation of women in project implementation is an integral part of national development.
- Pa Alamamy Kamara, Director of the Project

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sidi Kaloko
Project Leader
P.O. Box 1225 Siaka Stevens Street
Freetown,
Sierra Leone
011-232-76-834-550
Email:

Project Sponsor

Sidi Kaloko

Organization

Alisa Women's Farming Project
PO Box 1225 Siaka Stevens Street
Freetown, N/A N/A
Sierra Leone
571-275-0403

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Sierra LeoneSierra Leone and can also be found under Women and GirlsWomen and Girls.

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 11, 2009

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