CURRENT PROJECTS
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2010 to 2011
Currently in 2011, Vegfam funding (placed on projects in 2010) is supporting six long-term food production/water projects in five countries (Bangladesh, India, DR Congo, Kenya and Brazil). The project funding period will run until between October 2011 and January 2013; after which time the projects should be sustainable and self-supporting.
Beneficiaries: 400 landless poor people (Bangladesh), 36,000 refugees (India), 2,000 war affected displaced persons returning to their home areas (DR Congo), 4,263 resettled former pastoralists (nomadic farmers in Kenya), 383 rural nutritionally poor people (6 women's groups, school pupils, teachers and their families in Brazil), 1,250 people living without clean, safe water (Bangladesh).
The total number of long-term beneficiaries from the Vegfam funded projects above (not including those in 2010 short-term emergency feeding programmes) is 44,296. In addition, a further 66,905 people should also benefit as a result of: seed exchanges, donated food (to school meal schemes) and the increased availability and diversity of affordable, fresh, locally grown food directly within their communities.
Funding seeds, tools, fruit trees, community land, seed/food storage and food processing equipment will improve the health, nutritional status, livelihoods and income generation potential of the beneficiaries.
Water resources – irrigation, collection/storage facilities and an arsenic removal water filter plant will provide supplies of safe, clean water for households' use and to irrigate the thousands of acres of crops that shall be grown as a result of the Vegfam funding.
Training and skills sharing are also important parts of these projects.
To view details (and photo's) of the individual projects please click on the following country links: Bangladesh, India, DR Congo, Kenya, Brazil, or on 2010.
The projects will help people affected by disease, drought, floods, malnutrition, poverty, thirst, undernourishment, war and arsenic contaminated water.
Many more vital projects are currently being considered by Vegfam Trustees. Vegfam funding for projects (and therefore the amount of people the we can help) is wholly dependent upon the level of support (donations) that we receive throughout the year.
Everything that we achieve is as a result of private donations, fundraising efforts and the help from our volunteers. It is only because of this that we are able to continue helping people who ask us to fund their projects.
Please support Vegfam's work by giving whatever you can afford. Each donation - however small or large - can make a difference to someone's life. Please help if you are able to.
Thank you.
