Help Secure Food for 200 Families in Bangladesh
Food for Bangladesh
SummaryThrough micro-credit lending and sustainability trainings, this project will enable 200 families to take themselves out of poverty. New farming practices will result in more income and higher yields.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,321 was raised for this project. |
Received $2,321 from 48 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In Kalihati, Bangladesh more than 75% of the population depends on agriculture for survival. Most subsistence farming families only raise one crop and are heavily dependent upon genetically-engineered seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. Many are entirely dependent upon monsoon season. This causes sources of food and income to be very sporadic and seasonal. This project will provide both income and food security year-round to 200 families (some of which survive on as little as $6 a month).
Activities
They will be trained to raise fish and vegetables in rice paddy fields and organic farming methods (composting and green manure), and will provide health care for 25 pregnant women and 50 children.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,321
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 $2,321 . The original project funding goal was $2,321.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Over three years, 200 women in Kalahati will be provided with small loans for income generation activities, such as cow rearing, backyard poultry, and vegetable cultivation and vending.
Project Message
This project is about self-empowerment. It’s not about a handout and being charitable. It’s about enabling these families to enable themselves to feed themselves and educate their children.
- Balu Iyer, IDEX Asia Program Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Balu Iyer
IDEX Asia Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, California 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Social Advancement Through Unity (SATU)
Main Road
Tangail,
Bangladesh
1900
Bangladesh
0088-0921-53674
http://www.idex.org/partner.php?partner_id=15
Social Advancement Through Unity (SATU)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Securing Food for 200 Families in Bangladesh |
 End Hunger for Rural Families in Bangladesh |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Bangladesh
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Bangladesh, read the Human Development Report on Bangladesh or the Wikipedia entry for Bangladesh.
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 July 19, 2004
