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Fruit processing equipment and technical assistance for smallholder farmers group in Rumphi, Mlalawi

DAMRA intends to help 120 farmers (out of these 67 are women) living in the most marginalised rural remote and under-served areas of Rumphi district. Community members in these rural setup are poor on average living on less than 1 US$/day per household. On average each household has 4 to 5 members....

Providing employment to 100 indigenous women and youth in India

Hill indigenous people in North East India are living under US$ 1 a day (Rs. 80/-) with no opportunity to trade, develop skills or generate income other than the shifting cultivation and forest products. Their rights as human beings are denied. Their land, territories and resources are...

Partner needed to supply and transport cheap children's clothes to Australia

Dharriwaa Elders Group is a non-profit association of Aboriginal Elders in Walgett, Australia. It supports Aboriginal elders to resume leadership roles in the community keeping active and healthy. It also promotes local Aboriginal cultural knowledge and identity and aims to develop the Walgett...

Funding for sending a 40ft container of used bicycles to Africa or Latin-America

Cyclo Nord-Sud collects used bicycles (as well as bike parts, tools and accessories) and ships them to poor communities in the developing world. This way we help poor people by providing a means of transportation and a tool for generating income. We also promote sustainable development based on...

Micro-credit for low-income women in Ghana

Human Development Focus is a NGO non-profit organization working for total development of humankind, especially for the disadvantaged and marginalized population in society. We started a micro credit scheme for low income women in 2002, helping to provide funding to improve incomes of poor women in...

Microfinance, water, and skill development in rural East Africa

Technological Empowerment for Africa (TEFA), started in 2009, is a non-profit organization in East Africa started as a Christian compassion social enterprise. TEFA is working to make a sustainable difference in the lives of the poorest people to overcome the barrier of marginalization by providing...

Empower women through art and recycling in Ecuador

We work in one of the poorest areas in Quito, home to many indigenous people who are outside any governmental social programmes. We offer support, outreach, and technical assistance to women from these communities for whom education is often seen as a waste of time. We help the women through job...

Economic Empowerment of the Poor in Africa and Asia

The world is a place of great need. Sadly, most of the heartache and pain is unseen by us and therefore never properly addressed. The Entrust Foundation helps the poorest of the poor, forgotten people on this planet. With over 30 years of experience, we have identified 4 major Causes, which if...

Help equipping Mercy Training Centre, Uganda

Over 120 young ladies complete primary school every academic year, the few secondary schools that exists are far away – mainly located in trading centers. Additionally parents do not have money to pay for the tuition fee for their children to get a secondary education. Proposing this project is...

Establishment of literacy centres for wome in Congo (Democratic Republic of)

Education in the DRC is not free, leading to many families giving priority to sending boys to school. Congolese culture encourages women to stay at home and look after the family, thus severely inhibiting their access to education and development opportunities. FEDA conducted a needs assessment...

Vocational training and HIV/AIDS awareness to vulnerable groups in Uganda

We are helping our community through the Palmyrah Workers Development Society by working on a project for disadvantaged people in our society; women with disabilities, widows, orphans, and teenage mothers. We address the issues on poverty, gender based violence, HIV/Aids prevalence, and...

Microfinance for poor women in Cameroon

Voice of Grace Foundation - Cameroon (VGFC) is a non-profit social and humanitarian organization founded in November 2006, and a member of the Women’s National Forum (WNF). VGFC's vision is to alleviate poverty by developing those who have been marginalized in the community into job creators and to...

Skill development training for Kushtia youth, Bangladesh

Geographically Kushtia is located in Southwestern part of Bangladesh. The proposed district is 270 kilometers away from the capital city of Dhaka. More than 70% people are living below the poverty line. 40% of the total populations are illiterate and many of the young people are unemployed. Rather...

Seed money, training and income generating activities financing for Saving and Credit cooperatives for farmers/women in Ethiopia

The Hunger Project Ethiopia (THP-E) is working with farmers in Ethiopia to end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies. THP-Es promotion of women empowerment especially through its microfinance program in building the community wellbeing, livelihoods, and...

Computers and funds needed for Mweva Centre for Information Technology Development Initiatives (MCITEDI) in Uganda

We are helping the marginalized youths - the school dropouts, the homeless, the jobless, youths with no formal skills and youths from low income families in rural areas. In most sphere's of life like education, employment, etc., the rural marginalized youths are the most affected. In schools...