Economic Development Projects

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Fish to Feed HIV affected families in Malawi

1000 poor farmers, including women and HIV affected householders in Chingale, Malawi will be taught fish farming methods to help improve their income and nutritional status for the long term.

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How You Can Help:

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	$10 - Buys enough fish fry ‘baby fish’ to stock one family’s fish pond for one farming season i.e. 3 month
	$50 - Buys enough fish fry to stock five families’ fish ponds for one farming season i.e. 3 months
	$200 - To construct a 20m by 10m fish pond with aeration pipes and a nursery
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

New - Provide Vital Vocational Trade Skills Training

Sierra Leone,

Economic Development

Project facilitates valuable trade skills training enabling youths and young adults to be gainfully employed and self-sufficient. This training, in high demand, empowers and fills a vital gap.

How You Can Help:

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	$15 - Provides training materials / supplies for one participant
	$25 - Provides gara-tie dying and soap making materials for 1 trainee
	$50 - Allows 2 trainees to attend for a month
	$100 - Buys one sewing machine used to teach basic sewing
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Sustainable Agriculture for Women Farmers

Guatemala,

Economic Development

MADRE will provide farm animals and sustainable agriculture training to Indigenous Ixil women in El Quiché, Guatemala, helping them generate economic resources and develop sustainable livelihoods.

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How You Can Help:

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	$17 - Provides one day of project management training for one Indigenous project leader.
	$43 - Provides one year of animal management training for one Indigenous woman farmer.
	$70 - Purchases one pig for a woman farmer to get started.
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Vital Job-Skills Training for 500 Afghan Women

Afghanistan,

Economic Development ,

Eligible for Matching (details)

By providing 500 women with job-skills training, Afghan women can participate in the reconstruction of their communities, helping them not just to live but to thrive.

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How You Can Help:

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	$42 - One woman receives job skills training for one year, in an area such as making beaded jewelry, food processing, or shoe-making.
	$65 - 5 women receive one year of literacy training to help them better manage their businesses.
	$150 - Provides 10 women with supply kits after graduating from the traditional birth attendant program.
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	$ Other amount
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Afghan Women Learn Traditional Carpet Weaving

Afghanistan,

Economic Development

Women learn to weave beautiful carpets, preserving their ancient Persian traditions. Carpet sales earn women income to support themselves and their families.

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How You Can Help:

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	$33 - 10 family members have food for 2 weeks because of a weaver’s income.
	$58 - One carpet weaver’s child can go to school for a year because of a weaver’s income.
	$66 - 20 people have a place to live for one month because of a weaver’s income.
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Empowering Palestinian Families through Jobs

Palestinian territories,

Economic Development

CHF is providing much needed food aid, gainful employment opportunities, and viable job skills trainings to assist over 22,000 Palestinian families, totaling approximately 150,000 people.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$50 - can provide tools for one artisan
	$100 - can pay for two training programs
	$200 - can provide seed money to start a small business
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Help volunteers tackle community problems

Colombia,

Economic Development

New Heights is a revolutionary program that directs volunteers to where help is needed most. Your help enables more children to read, more battered women to find shelter and more ill to find comfort.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$25 - will mobilize 1,000 hours of volunteer service toward meeting community needs
	$50 - will match 10 volunteers with 10 community needs
	$250 - will mobilize 10,000 hours of volunteer service toward meeting community needs
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Give a Family a Chance in Colombia

Colombia,

Economic Development

More than 3 million people in Colombia have been displaced from their homes due to ongoing internal armed conflict. With no money or assets, 35,000 families each month struggle to survive.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$25 - will purchase a school kit for one child, including shoes and school supplies
	$50 - will purchase a school kit for one child, including shoes and school supplies
	$100 - will provide a habitat kit with bedding, cooking utensils and basic household supplies for one family
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Finance Microlending in Rural Afghanistan

Afghanistan,

Economic Development ,

Eligible for Matching (details)

CHF is one of the only agencies working to empower low-income families by providing microcredit loans averaging about $300—many to women—in Afghanistan’s rural areas.

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How You Can Help:

Make a donation
	$50 - Can buy supplies for one woman’s sewing business
	$100 - Can provide financial literacy training for 10 rural borrowers
	$300 - Can buy a cow for one farmer
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

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