Proposals Poverty
USA: Tiyospaye’ Fresh Foods and Farmers Market
We are from Allen, South Dakota a small town of approx. 1200 people located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota. Our aim is to establish a community garden project in which we will empower our local tribal members to grow their own fresh produce and eventually establish a local farmers market in which other communities could be involved. We are hoping to establish a local farmers market for the reason being that fresh produce is very hard to obtain locally ,the nearest grocery store with fresh produce such as fruits and vegetables is approx. 18 miles away and prices are high.
Uganda: Connecting Gorilla Community
This project seeks to initiate a development process focusing on the empowerment of men and women with their children that work as porters in Bwindi Impenetrable National park with communication skills through training on how to use citizen media especially digital photography and social networks. Their experiences will be shared and heard online since they have been neglected yet they help as support staff in Gorilla tracking, one of the most treasured activities in the Uganda's tourism industry.
India: Rural Women and Youth Capacity Building Project
The Project aims at building the capacity of a Group of Women of Rural Education & Empowerment Development Trust, in rural India by improving their accessibility to relevant and up to date information. The group will be exposed to modern methods of individual and community development. The project will build internet connectivity using the 40 computers currently available in the Resource Centre's ICT Lab., organize sensitization workshops, seminars and visits to vocational institutions. This will enable them to perfect their handcraft work, farming, and other activities they have started
Uganda: Rural Women and Youth Capacity Building project
The Project aims at building the capacity of a Group of Women of Nambi Sseppuuya Community Resource Centre, in rural Eastern Uganda by improving their accessibility to relevant and up to date information. The group will be exposed to modern methods of individual and community development. The project will build internet connectivity using the 40 computers currently available in the Resource Centre's ICT Lab., organize sensitization workshops, seminars and visits to vocational institutions. This will enable them to perfect their handcraft work, farming, and other activities they have started.
