Closer Connection Projects
Many Friends have asked us for a more direct connection with our project partners. Many of our project partners also yearn for a more personal connection. Now you can "earmark" certain Right Sharing projects and know that your dollars will go to those specific projects. You can follow their development as reports come in (these will be posted on our website, under "Projects", or you may request copies from the office).Current Closer Connection Projects
Nursery, Intercrops and Bio-Products
Dove-rearing, honey-making and flower cultivation
Integrated Agriculture and Goat Rearing
Country Clothing and Basket Weaving
Nursery, Intercrops and Bio-Products
Contributions accepted until June 30, 2011
Project partner: Team for Women and Agriculture Development (India)
Project highlights: (no picture yet - new project. Full text)
Twenty women, five from each of four self-help groups in Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu are participating in this three-year project...for this project the women will be trained in inter-crops, vermi-compost and processing neem oil.
Dove-Rearing, Honey-Making and Flower Cultivation
Contributions accepted until December 31, 2010
Project partner: Rural People's Development Society
Project highlights: (for picture, see full text)
25 tribal women from Valluthu, in the Salem District of Tamil Nadu, India. started the project.
The project, now in its second year, is expanding into five new villages, with 15 self-help groups started and 40 more women chosen to become beneficiaries. As usual, the women chose the neediest among themselves to be the first to receive loans.
Organic Farming and Livestock
Contributions accepted until December 31, 2010
Project partner: Puliyur Panchayat Membattu Sangam (India)
Project highlights: (full text)
Twenty women from two villages in Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu, started this three-year project. 2010 is the second year of the project, in which it will be expanded to three new villages; Ponnakudipatti, Vadakkutheru, and Nallathangalalpatti.
The women will be trained for three days in fish and duck rearing from resource people from the fishery and veterinary departments. Ponds will be dug on each person's land.
Onion and Gourd Production
Contributions accepted until September 30, 2010
Project partner: Global Peace Trust (India)
Project highlights: (full text)
sustainable farming, child development interventions, capacity building, environmental awareness, herbal plants, vermi-compost. and nursery gardening
Integrated Agriculture and Goat Rearing
Contributions accepted until September 30, 2010
Project partner: Women Empowerment and Nature Development Trust (India)
Project highlights: (full text)
The project is designed to help 25 women farmers convert their lands from traditional agriculture methods to organic.
They will use nine varieties of indigenous crops, mostly dry-land varieties.
Cassava Processing
Contributions accepted until September 30, 2010
Project partner: Manempeh Community Project (Sierra Leone)
Project highlights: (full text)
40 women, in groups of 10, will purchase 4 cassava-processing machines
After 4 years, each group will own its machine and, with the funds from the repaid loans, 4 more machines can be purchased.
Country Clothing and Basket Weaving
Contributions accepted until September 30, 2010
Project partner: Tawopaneh Multipurpose Association (Sierra Leone)
Project highlights: (full text)
70 women - 40 doing sewing and 30 basket weaving - will be involved in this project.
Together, they will produce 400 suits of country clothing and 600 baskets per month.
How It Works
At present, we have 7 projects which may receive restricted contributions. There are some limitations. Note that if the restricted contributions for a particular project exceed its total needs, the surplus contributions will be treated as unrestricted contributions to Right Sharing. Finally, if a project does not receive enough restricted funds to cover the grant promised to it, the difference will be made up out of unrestricted contributions.
Note: the first three projects listed are multi-year projects in their second or third years. The last four are one-year projects which cannot start until they receive funds from us.