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Aid Project - Case Study
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- 1Aid Project name?FARM - Africa
- 2What does NGO mean?Non-Governmental Organisation
- 3How is it funded?Voluntary donations
- 4When was it founded and why?In 1985 to reduce rural poverty.
- 5What 5 African countries is FARM-Africa run in?Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
- 6How long has it been operating in Ethiopia?Since 1988.
- 7RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - problemFew opportunities for Ethiopian women to make money = low quality of life and struggle to afford things.
- 8RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - What's being done->TRAINING and LIVESTOCK to start farming.
-> LOAN SCHEMES so women can start up businesses (bakeries/coffee shops)
->LEGAL TRAINING to advise other women of their rights. - 9RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - Helping...15 160 people.
- 10RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - SustainabilityBusinesses continue to grow and make money which can be used as a future resource.
- 11PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - ProblemA plant introduced by the government to stabilize soils has become a pest - invades grazing land.
- 12PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - What's being doneFarmers are shown how to convert this into animal feed.
- 13PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - Helping...4400 households.
- 14PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - SustainabilityOnce taught technique they can carry on using it.
- 15COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Problem->Frequent draughts makes farming difficult
->Remote region, so getting veterinary care for livestock is difficult - 16COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - What's being done-> Loans given to buy small water pumps
->People are trained in basic veterinary care so they can help keep livestock healthy - 17COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Helping...4100 people.
- 18COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Sustainability->More crops and animals can be farmed
->But if too much water is used there won't be any left for other people - 19SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - Problem->Forests are cut down to make land for crops/livestock
->Trees = firewood
->Means that there are reduced resources for future generations. - 20SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - What's being done-> Communities are taught how to produce honey + coffee
->Can make money without cutting down trees
->Taught how to make fuel-efficient stoves which use less wood - 21SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - Helping...7500 communities.
- 22SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - Sustainability->Trees for future generations.
->People can make money.
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- FARM-Africa helps the development of rural Africa.
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