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Projects In Africa

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MASABA "A" WIDOWS GROUP

CEREAL MARKETING

Kenya ($5,225)

The members propose to open a store for buying cereals and grains. [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
UNITED WOMEN'S MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

FORMATION OF NEW COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Sierra Leone ($4,000)

50 rural women from Mile 91 are participating in this one-year project, the final year of four years of funding to UWMCS. [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) KALIYESA FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP

SMALL-SCALE MICROENTERPRISE

Kenya ($5,000)

The group has chosen three income-generating projects; poultry, cereal sales and tree nurseries. [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT

FOUR INCOME-GENERATING PROJECTS

Sierra Leone ($4,425)

65 self-help group members (young widowed women) from the village of Potehun are participating... [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) ISHAAK MUCKSON INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT

FARMING

Sierra Leone ($5,500)

All the participants are victims of a wild fire which burned 29 houses in the village, displacing 400 villagers. [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) WOMEN IN NEED

VARIOUS INCOME-GENERATING PROJECTS

Sierra Leone ($4,000)

Forty poor rural women from Mile 91 will receive funds to expand their respective enterprises; [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL CENTRE - PARADIGM SHIFT

MUSHROOM FARMING

Kenya ($5,450)

50 youth will be trained in mushroom production, processing and marketing. [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) MUKONYI FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP

FIREWOOD SELLING, GRAIN SELLING AND POULTRY KEEPING

(Kenya $4,950)

21 members of the group (including six widows) are participating in this one-year project. [full text] Dec. 31, 2008
(NEW) VOMBI FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP

SMALL-SCALE VILLAGE MICROENTERPRISES

(Kenya $5,375)

The project has three components: dairy, poultry, selling of cereals and grains. Each income-generating activity will have nine members... [full text] (12-31-08)
NJAGBAWO DESTITUTE WOMEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

SMALL BUSINESSES AND PETTY TRADING

(Sierra Leone $4,600)

Each of the 65 women will receive $65 to undertake activities such as sales of fish, grains, palm oil, meat, palm wine, fruit and vegetables. [full text] (6-30-08)
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WELFARE DEVELOPMENT

MICRO-CREDIT FOR WAR WIDOWS

(Sierra Leone $4,125)

This project is designed for 30 war widows who are involved in sex trades, street begging and underpaid domestic jobs... [full text] (6-30-08)
WAR WIDOWS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

GOATS, SHEEP AND POULTRY REARING

(Sierra Leone $4,600)

The fifty beneficiaries will be trained by an agriculturist in animal husbandry. Twenty-five female sheep and goats... [full text] (6-30-2008)
LOGELI FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP

LOGELI VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT

(Kenya $5,000)

The 30 women are members of Waaluchula Village, Kinazogi Monthly, Kigama Quarterly, and Vokoli Yearly Meeting. [full text] (6-30-08)
RURAL WOMEN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

TOOLS AND TRAINING FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOL GIRLS

(Sierra Leone $4,025)

30 (20 orphaned and 10 single-parent) girls are participating in this one-year project. The beneficiaries are school girls who... [full text] (6-30-08)
WASUVA FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP

SELF-SUSTAINING CHURCH WOMEN GROUP

(Kenya $5,000)

The women plan three income-generating projects; keeping broilers/layers, zero-grazing of cattle, and grain selling. [full text] (6-30-08)
FARMERS WITH A MISSION

WEAVING

(Sierra Leone $4,025)

The 110 beneficiaries (mostly women) will engage in weaving of school bags, sleeping mats and hats... [full text] (6-30-08)
TAMARANEH FARMERS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BROOMSTICKS TO BEE- KEEPING AS INCOME- GENERATING PROJECTS (Sierra Leone $4,425) TFDP is a current partner. ... This follow-up project will support additional income-generating activities: bean sales, broom sales, bee-keeping, fruit, ... [full text] (6-30-08)
MIGOSI VUHAMBANI FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP ESTABLISHING SMALL SCALE MICRO-ENTERPRISE BUSINESS (Kenya $5,000) Migosi Vuhambani Friends Women Goup is composed of 25 women from Manyatta Village and Monthly Meeting, Thimjope Quarterly, Bware Yearly Meeting. [full text] 6-30-08
ROPOLON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

LIVESTOCK RAISING

Sierra Leone ($4,700)

RADA is a current partner. This project will provide funds for a livestock project for an additional 45 women [full text] 6-30-2008
SENENDE FRIENDS WOMEN GROUP HORTICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT (Kenya $4,850) The 26 women are members of East Africa Yearly Meeting - Kaimosi. 5-10 women will form a solidarity group [full text] 6-30-08
MWEDINYIE SELF HEP WOMEN GROUP

QUAKER WOMEN IN RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Kenya ($5,000)

Each member will be lent $70 to engage in various income-generating projects such as buying and selling maize and beans, vegetables and fish. The three young men [full text] (6-30-09)
FAMILY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WOMEN GROUP

POULTRY FARMING

Kenya ($4,675)

20 women from Nairobi Monthly Meeting, members of the United Society of Friends Women (USFW) are participating in this two-year project. [full text] (12-31-08)
MUKUYU VILLAGE FRIENDS WIDOWS

INCOME GENERATING PROJECT FOR WIDOWS

Kenya ($4,850)

20 women from Ndalu, East Africa Yearly Meeting - North, are participating in this one-year project. Each member will receive $165 for establishment of her business selling such items as maize, sorghum, millet, beans, onions, milk and eggs... [full text] 12-31-08
RAFIKI MWEMA WOMEN'S GROUP KENYA ($4700) A total of $660 has been saved so far and 20 women have been helped to start a small tea business on their land. 15 additional women... [full text] 6-30-09
TONGOWA DISADVANTAGED WOMEN in POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT

MICRO FINANCING for STABILITY

Sierra Leone ($4,750)

130 (50 new and 80 current) members are participating in this expansion of an existing project. [full text] 6-30-08
LIFE for RELIEF and DEVELOPMENT ORPHANAGE

INCOME-GENERATING PROGRAM FOR SELF RELIANCE

Sierra Leone ($4,600)

LRDO is a current partner. This additional year of support allows for the expansion of the project to an additional 60 women and orphan children.[full text] 6-30-08
RWANDA YEARLY MEETING - FRIENDS PEACE HOUSE

EMPOWERING “WOMEN in DIALOGUE” VIA INCOME GENERATION

Rwanda ($5,000)

Women in Dialogue is a group of women composed of women whose husbands are suspects in the 1994 genocide and women who are widows as a result of the genocide. [full text] 6-30-10
RWANDA YEARLY MEETING - YOUTH DEPARTMENT

POVERTY REDUCTION AMONG YOUTH

Rwanda ($5,000)

The project’s objectives are to help youth from three quarterly meeting to work together in peace-building, and to strengthen their ...initiatives in poverty reduction.[full text] 6-30-08

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