Summary
The project will help over 17,000 villagers in two of Laos’ poorest regions by providing micro-credit to farmers so that they can grow food to feed their families and to generate income.
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In Laos, 50% of children are malnourished, there is poor education, bad infrastructure, and limited access to clean water. People resort to scavenging in the forests for food, destroying wildlife. We will help the poorest families, with special attention on women (including, single mothers and widows), no income families and people with disabilities, by providing micro-credit and training to farmers to grow enough food to eat and to sell at a profit.
We will provide micro-credit loans to help farmers to buy seeds, crops and tools to grow foods for sale to make additional income; training in farming techniques; training in business skills such as book keeping & marketing
Total Funding Received to Date: $450
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $19,550
Total Funding Goal: $20,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
This project will help people to meet their own food needs and to earn income to beat poverty. The long term impact will be: A reduction in malnutrition and infant mortality; improved farming and more food supplies; A long term solution to poverty
“People in Laos are literally starving. This project will help feed the people, and empower them to end poverty.”
- Souly Quach Angkham, Chief Executive
Souly QuachAngkham
Founder
Xaysetha District
Vientiane, Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
856 21 314 338
Email:
Social and Economic Developers Association (SEDA)
P.O. BOX T469 Xaysetha
Vientiane,
Vientiane
NA
856-21-314-338
http://seda-laos.org
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This project is located in
Lao People's Democratic Republic
and can also be found under
Economic Development.
For more information about Lao People's Democratic Republic, read the Human Development Report on Lao People's Democratic Republic or the Wikipedia entry for Lao People's Democratic Republic.
This project was last updated on December 22, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 20, 2009
By Kelly Stevenson - P/R; Communication Manager, December 22, 2009 11:07 AM

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