Both ENDS Donor Newsletter # 2-2004 |
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The information in this donor newsletter series is based on data from the Both ENDS database of donor- and organisation profiles. Maintenance of this database is part of the ongoing services of Both ENDS to environmental organisations in the South and in Central and Eastern Europe. This donor news is the second in a new series of three issues regarding funding opportunities in the field of development and environment. This issue concentrates on funding possibilities for projects and programmes concerning agro-forestry, beekeeping, horticulture, kitchen gardens, permaculture, organic and sustainable farming. This series of publications is made possible by a grant of the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM).
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Association
pour le Développement des Aires Protégées (ADAP)
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Association
pour le Développement des Aires Protégées (ADAP) Background:
The
Association for the Development of the Protected Surfaces was established
in 1997. Its aim is to contribute to the promotion of a durable
development of the zones still rich in flora and fauna, but which are
currently subjected to a too strong pressure. It intends to pursue its
goals by the implementation of participative programmes of natural stock
management in the countries in the process of development actions notably
in Africa. Activities:
The
ADAP promotes a community approach in the management and the conservation
of the protected surfaces. Its goal is to help the local communities to
make natural resources a factor of development. ADAP implements activities
of durable exploitation, generators of income, like ecotourism, sporting
hunting, or bee-keeping, in order to ensure on the one hand the conditions
for a durable development and, on the other hand, the safeguard of a
priceless resource. Project
example: Tanzania:
Project of "Bee Reserve" in the district of Inyonga: ADAP
supports the bee-keepers of the rich person forests of Inyonga. By the
encouraged production of honey, one creates the conditions favorable to a
participative management of fauna and flora for the benefit of the local
development. Contact
information: Contact
person: Mr. Yves Hausser Address:
Maison des Associations, 15 rue des Savoises, 1205 Genève, Switzerland Phone/Fax:
+41-22-320.76.75 E-mail:
info@adap.ch Website: http://www.adap.ch ADAP
France Address: 3, Rue Isaac Jogues, Paris
Information
collected: 06/2004
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Alliance
for International Reforestation (AIR) Background:
AIR
was established in 1992. Its objective is to assist local communities in
Central America to conserve their environment through reforestation,
sustainable farming, and education. AIR's approach is to develop
self-sustaining environmental programs that can be managed and implemented
directly by community groups. Activities:
AIR
plants trees, establishes tree nurseries, provides environmental education
for teachers and farmers, digs wells, builds fuel-efficient brick ovens,
and helps to educate everyone about the environmental challenges facing
Central America. AIR
works with organized community groups - including several women's groups--
that have demonstrated an interest in conserving their environment. The
establishment of permanent tree nurseries is the keystone of AIR's work.
The aim of AIR's tree nursery projects is to train community groups to
initiate a process of reforestation and conservation of their land. AIR's
staff provides technical assistance as needed. All of the equipment needed
for the construction and maintenance of the nurseries is provided by AIR,
while the communities contribute the labor in a voluntary fashion.
Educating the community groups about the importance of conserving the
environment and the impact that deforestation has on the land, the
ecology, water sources and air quality is an integral part of AIR's
projects. Project
examples: AIR
projects are currently operating in 30 to 50 rural indigenous communities
in the Departments of Chimaltenango and Solola, Guatemala. Also one large
tree nursery in the northern community of Todos Santos is maintained. AIR
has begun a three-year training program for a class of 150 farmers in
sustainable farming methods to reduce their use of dangerous, expensive
chemicals. This individualized training is then supplemented by occasional
radio programs for farmers that are produced by AIR and broadcast
throughout Chimaltenango. Grant
information: Operational
budget US$45,000 Contact
information: Address:
Stetson University, 421 North Woodland Boulevard, Unit 8301, FL 32723
DeLand, United States Phone:
+1-386-822.7575 E-mail:
ahallum@stetson.edu Website: http://www.stetson.edu/org/forest Information collected: 04/2004
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Amazon
Conservation Accociation (ACA) Background:
The
mission of ACA is to conserve biodiversity of the Amazon Basin through
development of new scientific understanding, sustainable resource
management and rational land-use policy for Amazonian ecosystems.
Activities:
ACA
strives to establish partnerships with governments, local communities and
other conservation organizations to develop innovative conservation tools
that will expand the amount of protected land in the region. Its actions
are informed by scientific research and designed to achieve concrete and
measurable outcomes. ACA
promotes activities related to agro-forestry and non-timber forest
products which provide sustainable alternatives to deforestation and
cattle production. Amazonia is rich in NTFPs such as Brazil nuts, palm
thatch, fruits, bamboo and medicinal plants.
Grant
information: Grant
programs to support field research in pure and applied biology,
systematics, resource use and related topics at the Los Amigos Research
Center and Conservation Area in Amazonian Peru. Grants for Peruvian
university students to conduct research (generally $3,000-5,000 for up to
four months of field work). Grants (up to $5,000). Application details:
http://www.amazonconservation.org/home/grants.htm Contact
information: Contact
persons: Christian Vallejos, executive director & Michael Goulding,
director of the Amazon Rivers Program Address:
1834 Jefferson Place, DC
20036 Washington, United States Phone:
+1-202-452.0752; Fax: +1-202-452.0755 E-mail:
info@amazonconservation.org Website: http://www.amazonconservation.org Information collected: 03/2004
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Background:
The
mission of the Dharma Gaia Trust is to nurture awareness of the
complementarity of Buddhism and ecology. Its aim is to generate funds for
Buddhist-inspired ecological projects in Asia and the developing world, to
publicize the efforts of engaged Buddhists working on environmental
projects, and to motivate Buddhist communities to actively engage in the
ecological challenges of our time by providing education and inspiration. The
Trust promotes activities in the fields of forestry, biodiversity, waste
management, and traditional medicine. Geographic
concentration: Asia:
India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet Project
example: Ladakh
Nun’s Project, India To
inspire the nuns and other women in using and promoting the use of
traditional medicine for the welfare of local people. To involve the nuns
and women in preserving herbal plants. Training in herbal medecine.
Training in treeplanting. Contact
information:
Contactperson:
John Seed, Rainforest Information Centre Address:
Box 368, NSW 2480 Lismore, Australia
E-mail:
jseed@igc.org
Website:
http://www.teknozen.com/dgt/direct.html Information collected: 08/2004
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EthnoMedicine
Preservation Project (EMPP) Background:
The
purpose of the EthnoMedicine Preservation Project is to preserve the
medicinal plant knowledge of indigenous cultures through documentation,
exchange of information and preservation of habitat for future
generations. The EMPP is funded by EcoNatural Solutions, Inc. a socially
responsible natural products company and other organic food/medecine
businesses. Activities: The
EMPP has been working in Peru for the past seven years, buying and
preserving rain-forest lands and documenting traditional Peruvian
medicine. To date, more than 500 medicinal plants are under investigation. Contact
information: Contact
person: Debra St. Claire, executive director Address:
1070 Main St., Gold Hill, CO 80302 Boulder, United States Phone:
+1-303-444.6072; Fax: +1-303-473.9997 E-mail:
ethnomedicine@mindspring.com Website: http://www.econaturalsolutions.com/site/704463/page/45030 Information collected: 08/2004
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Background:
Future
Earth is a network consisting of members from Asia, South America and
Sweden promoting an ecological and social development in cultural
diversity. Its
aim is to work for an ecologically and socially just society, based on
human needs as well as understanding and respect for nature and the
environment. Future Earth wants to build up and spread knowledge and
increase people’s capacity to work for ecology, self-reliance and
cooperation. Activities:
Future
Earth is active in three fields: rural development based on ecological
agriculture, urban ecological development, and environmental education and
nature schools. The organisation supports projects, arranges courses and
seminars, and executes exchange activities in the fields of environmental
education, food security, gender issues, rural ecological development, and
urban ecology. Project
examples: Ladakh
Environment Health Organisation (LEHO), Ladakh, India: Ecological issues
and appropiate technologies. Ladakh
Amchi Sabha and Women Alliance, India: Traditional medecines. TEDE
Trust, Madras, India: Ecological landuse and environmental education. Centro
Ecológico, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Ecological agriculture and
biodiversity.
Eco-comunidad,
Montevideo, Uruguay: Ecological landuse, environmental education,
cooperative organisation. Grupo
Eco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Urban agriculture and environmental
education. CEUTA,
Montevideo, Uruguay: Environmental education and ecological landuse Geographical
concentration:
Asia:
India (Ladakh, Tamil Nadu), Philippines South
America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru,
Uruguay, Venezuela Contact
information: Contact
person: Birgita Wrenfelt Address:
Solidaritetshuset, Tegelviksgatan 40, 116 41 Stockholm, Sweden Phone:
+46-8-615.00.80; Fax: +46-8-615.00.90 E-mail:
kansli@framtidsjorden.se Website:
http://www.framtidsjorden.se
(swedish only) Information collected: 09/2004
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GORTA
- The Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland Background:
The
aim of Gorta is to build partnerships for a better world and long term
development; helping people to provide for themselves. Gorta is
concentrating its development activities in Africa, although several
long-term partners in other countries are still being supported. Activities:
Gorta's
emphasis is on the utilisation of local resources, with projects designed,
implemented and controlled by the local people to the greatest extent
possible. Most of the organisations that Gorta co-operates with have
locally trained personnel managing the day to day running of projects. All
projects are concentrated in the most needy areas and are aimed at
benefitting the poorest of the poor with emphasis on food security,
empowerment of women and improving the health of children to ensure growth
and development.
Regarding
agricultural development Gorta is concentrating on a diverse range of
themes; herbal & traditional medicine production, animal husbandry,
bee-keeping, fish farming, agro-forestry, afforestation, and providing
training in all aspects of farming. Project
examples: Ethiopia:
Natural Resources Conservation project in North Shoa Zone, Wuchale - Jidda
District of Central Ethiopia: to achieve agricultural promotion that will
enable the community to be food sufficient; it further intends to assist
women to improve their socio-economic position through skills development
training in vegetable gardening, nutrition, house management, sanitation
and support in agricultural inputs provision. Zambia:
Bee-keeping Technology; This bee-keeping programme primarily targets
women, who are excluded from traditional ‘tree hive' practices in the
central region of Zambia. India:
Horticulture Promotion and Training project (SCAD - The Social Change and
Development organisation) located at Cheranmahadeui: development a variety
of integrated rural development projects involving over 150 villages.
Geographic
concentration details: Africa:
Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia:
India (Tamil Nadu), Philippines
Grant
information: There are two grant
categories: below € 10.000 (starting form € 1.500) and grant above €
10.000 (usually up till € 20.000 and incidentally more till € 300.000
for special lang-term projects) Contact
Information: Address:12
Herbert Street, 2 Dublin, Ireland Phone:
+353-1-661.5522; Fax: +353-1-661.2627 E-mail:
admin@gorta.ie Website: http://www.gorta.ie Information collected: 02/2004
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Green
Development Foundation (GDF) Background:
GDF's
mission is to improve the livelihood of organised producers combined with
a rational use of the natural resources. It aims to contribute
structurally to poverty alleviation and to increase the possibilities and
opportunities of development for marginalised social groups. To achieve
its objective, GDF assists organisations in formulating and implementing
projects. The projects combine to a certain level economic and ecological
development. Activities:
Promotion
of sustainable agricultural production and trade through support of
projects that support fair trade and organic production, trade assistance
and financial intermediation, and institutional development for coffee
cooperatives;
Programmes:
Integrated
Development Programme for small coffee producers in Africa and Latin
America. The aim of the programme is to improve the socio-economic
position of small coffee producers in Latin America & Africa, to
strengthen the co-operative structure and to support organic production.
Project
examples: Quality
and Sustainablility Management For Honduran Co-operatives of Small Coffee
Framers: the implementation of quality and sustainability management
programs and systems in the co-operatives of La Central de Cooperativas
Cafetaleras de Honduras (CCCH). Establish
a network for organic farming in Kenya: together with Mount Kenya Organic
Farming (MOOF) activities are being undertaken to establish a national
network for organic farming with the aim to exchange information and
experiences.
Geographic
concentration: Africa:
Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zimbabwe Latin
America: Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru Contact
information: Contact
persons: Director and Latin America Desk: Jimmy Navarro; Project
Co-ordinator : Rodney Nikkels; Eastern Africa Desk: Jane Aerts Address:
Leliegracht 19, 1016 GR Amsterdam, the Netherlands Phone:
+31-20-421.80.98; Fax: +31-20-421.80.13
E-mail:
office@greendevelopment.nl
Website: http://www.greendevelopment.nl Information collected: 02/2004
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Hope
International Development Agency Background:
HOPE's
mandate is to provide alternative technological and educational support to
people in developing countries where environmental, economic, and/or
social circumstances have interfered with the ability of local communities
to sustain themselves by using traditional methods. Every project is
initiated by requests from local representatives. HOPE's head
office is in Canada.
HOPE has branche-offices in Japan, the United Kingdom and the United
States of America. Activities:
HOPE
supports poor Third World communities in meeting priority human needs:
safe water, improved food crops (through training in food production),
health care, and education. HOPE encourages people from poor communities
to use their skills or learn new ones to implement the project. Project
example: Clean
Water and Vegetable Gardens for A Village in Cambodia. HOPE's Objective -
Bring clean water and nutritious food to suffering families in the Pursat
region of Cambodia. Geographic
concentration: Africa:
Cameroon, Ethiopia, South Africa, Sudan Asia:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, pakistan, Philippines,
Sri Lanka Central
America & Caribbean: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras Grant
information: Annual
projectbudget 2001: $ 14.5 million
Contact
information: Contact
persons: Matthew Redekop, Overseas Programs, e-mail: matthewr@hope-international.com;
Cliff Dick, Overseas Programs, e-mail: cliffd@hope-international.com;
Dave Pocock, Overseas Programs, e-mail: davidp@hope-international.com;
Lowell Sheppard, Director - Asia, e-mail: lowells@hope-international.com Address:
214 Sixth Street, V3L 1S7 New Westminster, Canada Phone:
+1-866-5254673; +1-604-5255481; Fax: +1-604-525.3471 E-mail:
hope@hope-international.com
Website: http://www.hope-international.com Local
office Bangladesh: Contact:
Bernard Gomes Address:
17/4 Azam Road, Mhammadpur, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Local
office Cambodia (c/o Cambodia Canada Development Program): Contact:
Phealy Kim Address:
P.O. Box 635, Street 80, House 6, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phone:
+855-12-932479 E-mail:
hopepst@camintel.com Local
office Ethiopia: Contact: Tibebu Bekele Address:
P.O. Box 20150, Code 1000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone:
+251-1–518674 E-mail:
hida@telecom.net.et Information collected: 08/2004
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International
Partners in Mission (IPM) Background:
IPM's
emphasis is on partnering together, sharing hope and empowering one
another to seek change. IPM identifies and selects community based,
interfaith projects for funding and technical support by linking them in
partnership with individuals, families, congregations, and like-minded
organizations around the world. Activities:
IPM
provides an alternative, effective, and personal way to participate in
projects that promote justice, peace, and hope in five program areas:
Children and Youth; Community Building; Environmental Justice; Health;
Women. Project
examples in the field of Environmental Justice: Bolivia:
Centro de Estudios Regionales para de Desarrollo de Tarija (CER-DET) helps
the native Guarani improve through arts and crafts production of the palm,
preparation of of traditional medicine and greater participation in the
socio-political life of Bolivia. Brazil:
The Saint Francis of Assisi Agroecological Resource Station encourages
agro-ecology, natural medicine, and environmental eduvation working with
rural associations and landless people in southern Brazil. Geographic
concentration: Africa:
Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa Asia:
China, India, Nepal Latin
America & Caribbean: Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama Middle
East & Balkans: Bosnia-Herzegowina, Egypt, Jordan Contact
information: Contact
person: Mr. Joseph F. Cistone, exec. Director, jfcistone@clmission.org,
Ms. Sonya Rice, project coordinator, srice@clmission.org Address:
2475 Lee Boulevard, #2A, Ohio 44118 Cleveland Heights, United States Phone:
+1-216.932.4082; Fax: +1-216.932.4084
E-mail:
office@ipm-connections.org Website: http://www.ipm-connections.org Information collected: 05/2003
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International
Tree Foundaton (ITF-UK) Background: ITF
works towards a world richer in trees, by planting, preserving and
educating people on the value of trees worldwide. Activities:
ITF
offers grants for tree planting, specialist advice and its volunteers
plant trees, protect trees and educate others about the value of trees.
Project
examples: Kenya
- Mutitu South Beekeeping & Tree Planting, Kianyaga: a community based
self help project involving tree planting and the establishment of tree
nurseries as well as bee-keeping. The ITF grant provided funds to plant
fruit trees, medicinal trees and trees for shade; the establishment of
tree nurseries and the organisation of workshops to educate the community
in the care of the trees are also part of the project. India
- SNEGAM, Multi Social Action Movement Society, Tamil Nadu: ITF funds have
enabled the Society to purchase and raise seedling trees which will be
given to local villages and will be maintained by the elders and Eco
women’s clubs of each village. Contact
information: Mail
address: Sandy Lane, RH10 4HS Crawley
Down, United Kingdom Phone:
+44-1342-712.536; Fax: +44-1342-718.282 E-mail:
info@internationaltreefoundation.org Website: http://www.internationaltreefoundation.org Information collected: 01/2004
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Background:
LWR
seeks lasting solutions to poverty and injustice it supports ambitious
development programs that attack the environmental, political, social and
economic factors that can make certain communities vulnerable to crises or
trap them in endemic poverty. Other activities are emergency relief, fair
trade initiatives and awareness raising. Activities:
Development
projects focus on small farmers and indigenous groups in rural
communities. Projects aim at the founding of farmer co-ops to ensure
better prices; teaching of better growing techniques and building
community assets; small-business development programs for
income-generating especially for women; establising seed banks for future
crops and for food security; building strong, representative community
organizations. Geographical
concentration: Africa:
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda Asia:
India, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines Latin
America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Peru Grant
information: Budget
in 2003 for Development US$ 6 million. Contact
information: Address:
PO Box 17061, MD 21298-9832 Baltimore,
United States Phone:
+1-410-230.2700; Fax: +1-410-230-2882 E-mail:
lwr@lwr.org Website: http://www.lwr.org Information collected: 07/2004
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MAIS
- Movimento per l'Autosviluppo l'Interscambio e la Solidarieta Background:
MAIS
implements projects in the South of the world promoting social and
economic democracy, in cooperation with institutions and bodies. It
supports organisational and production development of involved peoples,
with special regard to craftsmen, children and women especially promoting
capacities already on the spot. It encourages an exchange of practical
knowledge both inside the countries in which works that between North and
South of the world. Activities:
Projects
concentrate on supporting agricultural production and marketing;
supporting small productive and commercial activities in urban regions;
and developing community organisation and primary services (water,
schools, natural medicine);
Project
examples: Guatemala:
Huehuetenango project, Nord Quiché: Capacity building of small producer
units including courses and information about afforestation: promoting the
sustainable use of forest resources. Brazil:
Baixo Amazonas, Pará: Agroforestry project Senegal,
Koussanar; Organic agriculture project Geographic
concentration: Africa:
Egypt, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal Asia:
Bangladesh Latin
America: Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua Contact
information: Address:
Via Saluzzo 23, 10125 Turin, Italy Phone:
+39-11-657972; Fax: +39-11-655959 E-mail:
info@mais.to.it Website: http://www.arpnet.it/mais/index.htm Information collected: 06/2004
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Background:
The
Mountain Institute is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization
committed to the preservation of mountain environments and advancement of
mountain cultures around the world. TMI's community-based conservation and
development approach empowers communities living in some of the world's
most remote and rugged regions to protect their living environment while
enhancing their own livelihoods. TMI's
objectives are to: conserve high priority mountain eco-systems; increase
environmentally and culturally sustainable livelihoods for mountain
communities; and promote support for mountain issues through advocacy,
education and outreach.
Activities:
TMI's
programs work to improve the livelihoods of people living in and around
mountain parks and protected areas; use the mountains as a learning
environment for mountain leaders of all ages; and undertake rigorous
research and protection of habitat for some of the world's most endangered
and unique animals. These large-scale programs are proving effective
models whereby environmental conservation is served through
community-based economic development and promotion of cultural heritage. Programmes:
Andes Program, Himalaya Program, Appalachian Program and Global
Programs (TMI also supports three global initiatives: the Mountain Forum,
Sacred Mountains, and Sustainable Living Systems). Geographical
concentration: Asia:
China=Tibet, India, Nepal South
America: Peru Contact
Information: Address:
1828 L Street NW, Suite 725, DC 20036 Washington, United States Phone:
+1-202-452.16.36; Fax: +1-202-452.1635
E-mail:
summit@mountain.org Website: http://www.mountain.org Himalayan
Office: Address:
P.O. Box 2785, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone:
+977-1-419224; Fax: +977-1-410073 Andean
Office: Address:
Alamoda Crau 1028, District of San Francisco, Apt. 01, Huaraz, Peru Phone:
+51-44-721884; Fax: +51-44-725996
Information collected: 02/2004
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Naturland
- Association for Organic Agriculture Background:
Naturland
is one of the most important organisations in the field of organic
agriculture in Germany. On the global level Naturland is one of the major
certifying organisations for organic produce. The objective and mission of
Naturland is the conservation of the environment and the maintenance of
the natural basis of life by means of organic farming in all fields of
agriculture. Activities:
Fostering
the expansion of organic agriculture throughout the world; the
encouragement of research, science, training and further education in the
field of organic agriculture; the definition of standards for organic
agriculture and the monitoring of its practical application and
observance; co-operation in the drafting and definition of basic German
and international standards in the field of organic agriculture; the
encouragement of co-operation in the political field of development
policy, especially the improvement of social and fair conditions in
agriculture and in trade; and the training and further education of the
members. Project
examples: Mexico,
Chiapas: Support of two farmers' co-ops, Comunidad Indigena de la Mujer
Campesina and Union de Mujeres Indigenas de la Region Simojovel in the
laying out of domestic gardens and small animal husbandry a.o. through
training schemes. Also support of the latter organisation in reviving
ancient knowledge about the cultivation and use of medicinal herbs. India,
Kerala: Small farmers project to build up their own organic tea company.
The focus lies on ecological tea agriculture and plucking techniques. Programmes:
The
EcoFair Hilfsfonds supports farmers who want to change to organic
agriculture in the first (an most difficult) phase of their adaptation to
organic methods, and also support of organic farmers in emergency
situations in case of natural disasters.
Geographical
concentration:
Asia:
India, Sri Lanka Latin
America: Ecuador, Mexico Contact
information: Contact
person(s): Firos Holterman ten Hove, general manager Address:
Kleinhaderner Weg 1, 82166 Gräfelfing, Germany Phone:
+49-89-898.08.20; Fax: +49-89-898.08.290 E-mail:
naturland@naturland.de Website: http://www.naturland.de/englisch Information collected: 10/2003
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Pastoral
and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa
(PENHA) Background:
PENHA's
mission is to eliminate poverty among the pastoralists in the Horn of
Africa through the empowerment of pastoralist communities and their
institutions, and the fostering of sustainable and dignified
livestock-based and non-livestock-based livelihoods through influencing
development policies and implementation of development programmes. Activities:
Project
implementation and monitoring: PENHA offers direct assistance to
community-based initiatives in the region. Training
and education: PENHA provides training for frontline developments agents,
decision makers and others relevant stakeholders. Research:
promotion of activities-oriented, community-based research in pastoral
areas including the utilisation of indigenous expertise (areas of
research: natural resource management, land tenure, food security,
indigenous knowledge systems, health and education, gender issues,
environmental issues, cross border issues, competition over scarce
resources); and publication of research findings and distribution of these
among relevant stakeholders including policy makers. Project
examples: Pastoral
Health Extension Project in Filtu District in the Somali Region of
Ethiopia (in partnership with the Pastoral concern Association of
Ethiopia): This is an extended training programme for local health workers
and traditional birth attendants. In addition, a preliminary study into
the use of traditional herbs for humans is being conducted.
Geographical
concentration: Africa:
Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda Grant
information: Total funds £ 130.000 Contact
information: Contact
person(s): Dr. Zeremariam Fre, executive director Address:
PO Box 494, 1 Laney House, Port Pool, EC1N 7FP London, UK Phone:
+44-20-7242.0202; Fax: +44-20-7404.6778 E-mail:
info@penhanetwork.org Website: http://www.penhanetwork.org Additional
info:
Elliot
Owusu – Project Officer (Somaliland) Regional
Officers: Saadia Ahmed, Somalia - Harnet Bokrezion, Eritrea - Ali Ismail,
Associate Focal Point Somali Land - Dr. Musa Mhamed, Focal Point Ethiopia
- Amsaleh Shebeshi, Country Representative Uganda Information collected: 01/2004
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Right
Sharing of World Resources (RSWR) Background:
Right
Sharing of World Resources is a Quaker organisation with a mission to
support grassroots development and economic discipleship through small
grants. Activities:
SRWR’s
grants support innovative income-generating projects and environmental
regeneration. Grants provide seed money which is recycled within a
community. RSWR supplies each project with no more than $5,000 per year;
the idea being to provide just enough capital to "prime the
pump." Project
examples: Kenya:
Common Ground Program: extensive training in the bio-intensive method of
small-scale farming. The goals of the project are to improve the
bio-diversity, soil fertility, and human nutrition, and to increase farm
income through greater productivity without dependence on external farming
inputs such as chemical fertilizers. Sierra
Leone: Integrated rural development project focusing on agro-forestry and
women's wood lots in the Tonkolili District; a one-year project to
alleviate the present fuel wood crisis and the related consequences of
deforestation. India:
Panchayat Raj Movement in the Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu: a 3 year
project with a focus on income generation through mobilization of local
resources including training on farm management (kitchen herbal gardens),
cattle management and bio-gas plant operation. Geographical
concentration: Africa:
Dem. Rep. Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone Asia:
India Grant
information: Grants
are up to $US 5,000 per year (never more!), for a maximum of 5 years.
Often, however, 3 years is the upper limit. Proposals should identify the
duration of the project. Note: Proposals or proposal revisions by
electronic mail are not accepted. Contact
information: Address:
3960 Winding Way, OH 45229-1950 Cincinnati, United States Phone:
+1-513-281.4401; Fax: +1-513-281.4340 E-mail:
rswr@earthlink.net Website:
http://www.rswr.org Information collected: 04/2004
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Sahel
Defis - Sahel Developpement Environnement Formation Insertion Sociale Background:
Sahel Défis represents a network of sahelian NGOs active in the field of
desertification control and poverty alleviation. The goal is to provide
financial and technical support to local initiatives, as a first step
towards major sustainable development. It takes advantage of the CCD
process to launch, support and follow up on field activities initiated by
local NGOs in various countries of the Sahel. Activities:
Sahel
Dàfis supports local initiatives in environmental protection and income
generation for women and youth in the Sahel region of Africa. Projects
focus on training, income and employement generation, natural ressource
management and the rehabilitation of degraded natural sites. Project
examples: Mali:
Wire Mesh Fencing Timbuktu: Partnership Arrangement between Sahel Defis
and AFAD: environmental protection and income generation for women groups;
training in the production and sale of fencing, plant production and sale,
vegetable gardening. Geographical
concentration:
Africa:
Benin, Burkina Faso,
Mali, Mauretania, Senegal, Togo Grant
information: Financial
support through micro-credits Contact
information: Contact
person: M. Tahirou Diao Address:
253 chemin de Fontanières, 69350 La Mulatière, France Phone:
+33-4-7851.4888; Fax: +33-4-7851.4858 E-mail:
ccd1196@wanadoo.fr Website: http://saheldefis.free.fr Burkina
Faso office: Contact
person: Issa Salou DJAO Address:
01 BP 5688, Ouagadougou 01 Phone:
+226-34 31 25 E-mail
: ccd798@cenatrin.bf Mali
office: Contact
person: Mme Maiga Sina Damba Address:
BP E 805, Bamako Phone:
+223-20 18 30; Fax : +223-20 18 30 E-mail
: AFAD@spider.toolnet.org Senegal
office: Contact
person: M. Samba Ba Address:
BP 313, Louga Phone:
+221-967 1337 E-mail
: AGRECOL@enda.sn Information collected: 08/2004
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Southern
Networks for Environment and Development (SONED) Background:
SONED
is the mediator and partner of the Southern Networks for Environment and
Development section - Africa, based in Nairobi. The aims of SONED are
development cooperation, the creation of a cooperative network and
international cooperation. Activities:
The
organization supports projects in form of financial, logistic and material
help. Activities concentrate on: Women and youth education programmes,
especially regarding ecological farming/permaculture, appropiate
technologies and renewable energy (e.g. solar cooker, wind propelled
pumps, as well as concepts for conservation of vital resources like water
and energy); Project
example: Institute
for Environmental Techologies (IFET) in Badagry/Nigeria. Together with the
Oduduwa-Foundation/Berlin and the Local Development Agency in Badagry
SONED is at present working on the conception of an education institute in
Badagry. Objectives of the education should be regenerative
energies(solar), ecological farming as well as handicrafts. Geographic
concentration: Africa:
Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria Central
Eastern Europe: Ukraine Contact
Information: Address:
Kreutzigerstr.19, 10247 Berlin, Germany Phone:
+49-30-294.54.01; Fax: +49-30-294.54.01
E-mail:
info@soned.de
Website: http://www.soned.de Information collected: 01/2004
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Sustainable
Harvest International (SHI) Background:
SHI's
mission is to reverse environmental degradation by helping rural
inhabitants restore ecological stability and sustainable economic
productivity to overexploited lands. SHI’s ultimate goal is to help
foster a global commitment to land-use techniques that are sustainable
environmentally, economically and socially.
Activities:
SHI
facilitates farmers and communities in the tropics with long-term
assistance implementing environmentally and economically sustainable
technologies and landuse practices that alleviate poverty by restoring
ecological stability.
SHI
has planted over 1,000,000 trees, started 17 community loan funds,
converted thousands of acres of degraded land to sustainable uses and
saved over hundreds of thousands of acres of tropical forest from
slash-and-burn destruction through introduction of agro-forestry
techniques (alley-cropping, multi-story cultivation, live barriers, mulch
forage and fruit production, silvo-pastoral systems, firewood lots and
wind breaks) and afforestation. Furthermore improvement of nutrition
through the establishment of more than 200 organic vegetable gardens. Some
short-term projects are also undertaken like the introduction of
wood-conserving stoves. Geographical
concentration:
Central
America: Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Grant
information: Program
Expenses 2003: US$ 297,089 Contact
Information: Contact
person: Sarah Kennedy, Outreach Director Address:
81 Newbury Neck Rd., ME 04684 Surry, United States Phone:
+1-207-664.0987; Fax: +1-207-664.0700
E-mail:
info@sustainableharvest.org
Website: http://www.sustainableharvest.org Information collected: 05/2004-09-14
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Background:
TREE
AID is a registered charity working to alleviate poverty and reverse
environmental degradation through community forest projects in arid Africa The
organisation aims to strengthen the long-term self-reliance of people in
Africa’s drylands, so that they can meet their basic needs, earn an
income, and increase the stability of their communities through the
regeneration of their woodlands. TREE AID aims to help village communities
in arid Africa to survive by achieving food, environmental and livelihood
security through the planting and management of trees. Activities:
TREE
AID does not implement its own projects. Rather it funds local
organisations that are already working with village communities they know.
However, TREE AID does provide training to strengthen the technical and
management capacity of the partner organisations, so that they can run
their own projects long after funding has ended. Also local expertise is
used to follow up on funded projects to learn and improve the work on the
ground. The
kind of activities which are funded include: establishing tree seedling
nurseries; growing trees on and around farms and homesteads; developing
income generation activities, (such as honey production from acacia trees,
sale of fruit); improving farming methods and soil fertility so people can
grow more food. Project
examples: Orchard
Establishment & Dune Stabilisation, Mali: The stabilisation of the
encroaching sand dunes, and establishing income generation schemes through
vegetable growing and marketing, to reduce food shortages and halt
environmental degradation in the region. It is also vital to educate and
raise awareness of conservation measures to ensure the long-term
protection of usable land. Women's
Nursery & Agroforestry project, Ethiopia: This project is helping to
increase the local availability of wood for cooking and building, to
provide opportunities for generating income and to improve human
nutrition. It is providing a sustainable source of seedlings to the
community, establishing tree nurseries and training rural women in nursery
and agroforestry techniques.
Geographical
concentration:
Africa:
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger Grant
information: The
Projects Development Fund: amounts available are typically between £500
and £2000. The Individual Project Fund grants average around £7,500
annually. (Note:
potential applicants should contact the West Africa office for
organisations in that region and the UK office for applicants from
Ethiopia for further information). Contact
Information: Contact
person: Caroline Robottom Address:
Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE Bristol, United Kingdom Phone:
+44-117-909.6363; Fax: +44-117-909.6617 E-mail:
programmes@treeaid.org.uk
Website: http://www.treeaid.org.uk West
Africa office: Contact
person: Félicité Kansonon (Office Administrator) Address:
06 BP 9321, Ouagadougou 06, 1200 Logements, Villa Numero 559, Burkina Faso Phone:
+226-363.534 Fax:
+226-360.253 E-mail:
tree.aid@fasonet.bf
Information collected: 06/2004-09-14
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Background:
Trees
for Life is enabling people around the world to help plant fruit trees in
developing countries. Each tree protects the environment and provides a
low-cost, self-renewing source of food for a large number of people. Activities:
Trees
for Life's activities include three elements: education, health and
environment. Volunteers in the villages are trained by Trees for Life and
provided with essential support for programs that respond to the needs of
their communities. Project
examples: Moringa
Tree: The highly nutritious leaves of the Moringa tree could practically
wipe out malnutrition in many developing countries. A project is underway
in Cambodia. Geographical
concentration:
Asia:
Cambodia, India
Central
America & Caribbean: Guatemala, Haiti South
America: Brazil Grant
information: Budget
program services 2002: US$ 620,000 Contact
information: Contact
person: Mr. Jack Murphy Address:
3006 W St Louis, KS 67203 Wichita, United States Phone:
+1-316-945.6929; Fax: +1-316-945.0909
E-mail:
jack@treesforlife.org
Website: http://www.treesforlife.org Information collected: 09/2004-09-14
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Tropical
Rainforest Coalition (TRC) Background:
TRC's
purpose is to preserve tropical rainforest ecosystems, their indigenous
people and cultures at the local level through enabling volunteerism and
through community education, and at the international level through
technical and financial support for recognized organizations involved in
the conservation of tropical rainforests. Activities:
TRC
supports several rainforest land and species conservation projects
throughout the world. TRC selects projects based on a number of factors:
the likelihood of maintaining the forests in a pristine state, the degree
of involvement of the local community, and the ability to preserve a
continuous rainforest ecosystem or species within it. Including developing
low-impact eco-tourism programs that involve indigenous cooperatives.
Programmes:
Save-an-Acre
Program: funding and managing land purchase efforts. TRC targets the
Save-an-Acre Program to small rainforest preserves that are not currently
being funded by larger conservation organizations. Geographical
concentration: Asia
& Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Central
America & Caribbean: Belize, Trinidad & Tobago South
America: Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru Grant
information: Budget
2002 for projects US$ 20,000 Contact
Information: Contact
person: Alex Rubin, president Address:
21730 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 102, CA 95014 Cupertino, USA Phone:
+1-408-255.2592; Fax: +1-408-255.9650 E-mail:
info@rainforest.org
Website: http://www.rainforest.org Information collected: 03/2004-09-14
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Background:
Vivamos
Mejor's objective is to achieve sustainable progress and development by
respecting cultural and social values, considering socio-economic
compatibility. Essential is the participation of the target groups in the
formulation and implementation of the projects, and co-operation with
locally based partners or institutions as well as incorporating local
funds and contributions to achieve self-sufficiency and self-reliance in
managing the projects.
Activities:
The
foundation promotes self-initiatives and enables the self-help of the
target groups by supplying basic information and technical assistance in
the fields of education, healthcare, vocational training and workshops,
ecology, community development and micro-credits. Geographical
concentration: Central
America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua South
America: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela Grant
information: Budget
2003 for overseas projects and programmes appr. SFr. 1.384.750 Contact
information: Contact
person: Jürg Meichle, director Address:
Spitalackerstrasse 61, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
Phone:
+41-31-339.39.29; Fax: +41-31-332.03.09 E-mail:
info@vivamosmejor.ch Website: http://www.vivamosmejor.ch Local
office Vivamos Mejor Brasil: Travessa
Ranulfo Féo, 36 sala 314, Várzea, 25.953-650 Teresópolis Tel.:
+55-21-2643.2767 / 2742.2748
Local
office Vivamos Mejor Guatemala: Calle
de los Salores 0-83 Zona 3 Barrio Juncaya, Panajachel, Solola (Lago
Atitlan) Tel.:
+502-762-2080 E-mail:
vivamosmejor@guate.net Information collected: 09/2004-09-14
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World
Concern International (WCI) Background:
World
Concern's mission is to alleviate physical and spiritual suffering for
those living in poverty. This is done through relief and development
programs, and by providing hope and opportunity to be in right
relationship with God, one another and creation. Activities:
Community
development: Equipping
neighborhoods, villages, districts so they gain long-term
self-sufficiency. This helps families build more secure and healthier
lives, and it makes communities less vulnerable to future disasters. Agriculture
and Food Production: WCI
fosters crop improvement through new crops, cash crops and improved seed
demonstration projects. It helps identify new food and better utilization
of indigenous food resources. It administers and develops a program to
provide veterinarians with supplies, pharmaceuticals, equipment and
livestock for use in veterinary work. It aids land development, including
reclamation, reforestation, irrigation, water resource development and
soil conservation. Microenterprise
Development: World
Concern provides loans and start-up assistance for small businesses for
those who would have no other access to credit. The loans are coupled with
training in ethical business practices and business management skills. Project
examples: Kenya
Microcredit Project: The Maasai need to find alternate sources of income
in addition to raising cattle, goats and sheep. To do this, World Concern
has established a micro-credit project to improve the lives of families in
the Mbeere, Narok and Embu Districts of Kenya. Southeast
Asia Community Development: World Concern is providing about 7,000 people
in 20 hilltribe villages agriculture training introducing methods to
improve soil fertility, incorporating grazing zones for livestock, and
helping control the growth of grass and weeds. Geographical
concentration:
Africa:
Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda
Asia:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China=Tibet, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Newly
Independent States: Georgia, Uzbekistan
Latin
America & Caribbean: Bolivia, Haiti, Honduras Grant
information: Budget
2001 for relief and development services US$ 31 million Contact
information: Contact
person(s): Albert B. York Director of Global Operations; Phil Bender Latin
America Area Director; Tom LePage Africa Area Director; Joe Harbison
Asia Area Director; David Andrianoff Eurasia Area Director Address:
19303 Fremont Avenue North, WA 98133 Seattle, United States Phone:
+1-206-546.7201; Fax: +1-206-546.7269 E-mail:
info@worldconcern.org Website: http://www.worldconcern.org Local
office Vietnam: Address:
7 Yen The Street, Hanoi Phone:
+84-4-8430786; Fax: +84-4-8234984 E-mail:
worconvn@netnam.org.vn Information collected: 04/2004-09-14
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