Rural Family Nutrition Initiative in Zimbabwe

Nutrition for Zimbabwe Families

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Rural Family Nutrition Initiative in Zimbabwe

Summary

The project will enhance the nutrition and household security of 300 at risk families in rural Zimbabwe by providing home nutritional garden drip irrigation kits and agriculture training read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $8,918 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Zimbabwe is a country in crisis, with inflation at 1000%, the highest in the world. In this climate, families, many of whom are burdened with HIV/AIDS victims or orphaned children, find meeting their basic needs to be increasingly difficult. Many are reduced to dependency on their neighbors. ASAP will reach out to 300 families in Nyanga West District of Zimbabwe with the drip kits and training that will empower them with knowledge and tools to feed their families and generate income.

Activities

ASAP will provide 300 Home Nutritional Garden Drip Irrigation Kits along with training in usage, maintenance of the kits, and permaculture techniques. Armed with new tools and skills, families will drastically enhance their quality of life.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $8,918

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 $8,918 . The original project funding goal was $24,980.

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

ASAP is providing communities with the knowledge and tools to meet their own nutritional needs and improve household security. In addition to the health benefits that better nutrition provides, this project teaches independence and self-reliance.

Project Message

After two years, the women in Nyanga East continue to sell their herbs and produce all year long using drip irrigation kits.
- Joseph Miti, Project Manager-2004 LEAD drip irrigation project