Small Business Creation & Economic Empowerment
Poverty in Africa
SummaryApproTEC will provide basic tools (like irrigation pumps) to poor people, enabling them to establish highly profitable micro-enterprises and lift their families out of poverty forever.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,904 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Economist ranks Tanzania the world’s 2nd poorest country in the world, and the city of Mwanza, along the shores of Lake Victoria, is one of the poorest areas of Tanzania. People cannot afford the basics of life such as running water and electricity, nor can they afford to properly feed and educate their children. This project will put in place a permanent solution that will enable hundreds of families to escape their poverty forever.
Activities
Working with manufacturers in Arusha & retail shops in Mwanza, ApproTEC will create a supply chain for technologies such as the manually operated irrigation pump. We will promote the technologies & monitor their impact on farmers who purchase them.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,904
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 $1,904 . The original project funding goal was $50,600.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will provide the people of Mwanza access to tools they can use to create new businesses. The impact of the manufacturing & retailer supply chain is far-reaching & the initial roll out will give 230 families the ability to escape poverty.
Project Message
Though the people in Mwanza live in poverty, they are entrepreneurial and want to provide for their families. Providing them with access to the necessary tools will change their lives forever.
- Nick Moon, Managing Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Meghan Nesbit
Operations Manager
2435 Polk Street, 20
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
415.346.4820
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
ApproTEC
2435 Polk Street, 20
San Francisco,
CA
94109
United States
415.346.4820
http://www.approtec.org
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Tanzania, United Republic of
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Tanzania, United Republic of, read the Human Development Report on Tanzania, United Republic of or the Wikipedia entry for Tanzania, United Republic of.
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 June 21, 2004
