Help 100 Families Grow Food in Zimbabwe
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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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: $3,210
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,740
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
Organization
A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)
58 Dover Trail P.O. Box 2275
Peachtree City,
GA
30269
United States
(770) 632-7451
http://www.asapafrica.org
A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Stop Cholera in 24 Zimbabwe Villages |
 Vocational Skills Training for 500 Youth |
 School Fees for 20 Young Girls in Zimbabwe |
A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Rural Family Nutrition Initiative in Zimbabwe |
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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 21, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Newsletter
By Tom Arsenault - President, August 06, 2009 12:02 PM
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