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Grand Fond Sunrise Women’s Group, Grand Fond |
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Many women of Grand Fond are single heads of families. Their children do not have sufficient food to eat because economic conditions are very bad. The women need to learn skills so that they can seek employment in order to provide for their families. This project will provide them with exactly that — training in sewing, food preparation, preserving and catering skills. (2004) |
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Dominican Republic |
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Truck for Community-Based Farmers’ Association Alianza Campesina Ocoena, Inc., Los Corozos |
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Twelve communities situating in the mountains outside San Jose will collectively purchase a truck to transport people as well as farm produce to the market, which will eliminate the middlemen to whom farmers currently have to sell their produce. Transporting directly to the market will increase their profits and provide an economic boost to the communities. (2001) |
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Candy Factory, Guerra, Santo Domingo |
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$10,000 |
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Women in this extremely low-income area formed a cooperative to make and market their homemade candies. To do that more effectively larger and better equipment was needed. By generating income the women are able to provide hot meals for their families, better educational opportunities and access to health care, at the same time building their self-esteem and confidence. (2004) |
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Craft Production, Santo Domingo |
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$10,000 |
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This group is working together to expand their craft and garment production and sales capabilities to improve their economic conditions and develop greater power to advocate for legislation positively affecting themselves and others that are handicapped. (2004) |
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Refugees in Abandoned School, Santo Domingo |
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$20,000 |
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As the result of a hurricane in 1998, 36 families were left completely homeless and have had to live in an abandoned schoolhouse with no electricity, running water, doors or finished floors. The government has finally agreed to give them houses, but they are unfinished. This grant will provide them with the necessary resources to complete the houses and once again have homes to live in. (2004) |
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Producer and Farmers Federation of Azua |
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$17,633 |
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A group of farmers plan to construct silos to store food such as corn, rice and other grains. By each farmer having their own silo they can improve their life and also avoid selling their products to intermediaries at unfair prices. (2005) |
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Women Federation Marcelina de los Santos |
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$20,000 |
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This group of women came together to develop a block-making factory. The SDOP grant enabled the group to buy materials (sand, gravel, concrete) with which to make the blocks and a truck to be used in delivery of the blocks. The factory will generate income for the members and thus help decrease unemployment. (2006) |
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Women Federation of Guerra |
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$20,000 |
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These 15 women came together to embark on a project that involves making blocks. The grant enabled the group to buy needed materials to make the blocks with and a truck to be used in transporting the blocks. The project allows the women to have an income. (2006) |
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Haiti |
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Solar Irrigation Project, KOPA Kolade (Cooperative Kolade), Port-au-Prince |
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By installing a solar-powered irrigation system, this group of farmers will be able to pipe water to their crops, develop wells of clean drinking water and raise several crops which have been difficult or impossible up to this point. (2003) |
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Group Sipo Magazen, (GSM), Leogane |
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This group of marginalized women suffers from lymphatic filiarisis, an irreversible disease that permanently disfigures its victim. Needing each other’s support and an economic base, they decided to set up a store that will sell products to members at below market prices. This
grant helps pay for many of the start-up costs involved in such an operation. (2004) |
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Chache Lavi |
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$20,000 |
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A group of vendors came together to purchase inventory and transportation equipment. This money to replenish inventory insures sustainability of their business. (2006) |
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