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Flashcards by ninaknowles, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ninaknowles
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| Question | Answer |
| Aid Project name? | FARM - Africa |
| What does NGO mean? | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| How is it funded? | Voluntary donations |
| When was it founded and why? | In 1985 to reduce rural poverty. |
| What 5 African countries is FARM-Africa run in? | Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. |
| How long has it been operating in Ethiopia? | Since 1988. |
| RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - problem | Few opportunities for Ethiopian women to make money = low quality of life and struggle to afford things. |
| RURAL 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. |
| RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - Helping... | 15 160 people. |
| RURAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - Sustainability | Businesses continue to grow and make money which can be used as a future resource. |
| PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - Problem | A plant introduced by the government to stabilize soils has become a pest - invades grazing land. |
| PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - What's being done | Farmers are shown how to convert this into animal feed. |
| PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - Helping... | 4400 households. |
| PROSOPIS MANAGEMENT - Sustainability | Once taught technique they can carry on using it. |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Problem | ->Frequent draughts makes farming difficult ->Remote region, so getting veterinary care for livestock is difficult |
| COMMUNITY 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 |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Helping... | 4100 people. |
| COMMUNITY 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 |
| SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - Problem | ->Forests are cut down to make land for crops/livestock ->Trees = firewood ->Means that there are reduced resources for future generations. |
| SUSTAINABLE 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 |
| SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - Helping... | 7500 communities. |
| SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT - Sustainability | ->Trees for future generations. ->People can make money. |
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