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Summary

To create secure jobs in the rural area of Igbeagu-Izzi the project gives 10 women and men the machineries and training for processing and marketing of parboiled rice for the reduction of migration. project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Igbeagu-Izzi more than 90% of the population live from agriculture. The farmers have generally only small lands (average of 2 hectares) which they are able to cultivate by hand. They face many barries to progress and have few opportunities for income. Specially young people loose often hope for the future and try to migrate. Their concern is how to earn an income which can improve the quality of life. Therefore the Project IZZI has startet programs to create secure jobs.

Activities

1. Cooking of raw rice in big pots. 2. Drying on mats. 3. Milling of the dried rice in the huller. 4. Cleaning of the milled rice in the distoner. 5. Filling the rice in ricebags (10, 20, 50 kg). 6. Marketing.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,265
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $5,234
Total Funding Goal: $6,500

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project makes it possible that 10 people with their extended families escape poverty in a rural area.

Project Message

"The rice mill is very important for Igbeagu-Izzi!"
- Chief John Ndugo, General manager of the Development Project IZZI

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Bruno Gerstendorfer
Founder
A-1230 Wien Austria,Europe
Breitenfurterstrasse 432 a
Vienna, Austria, Europe A-1230 Wien
Austria
0043 1 887184
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Project Sponsor

Bruno Gerstendorfer

Organization

Entwicklungshilfeverein IZZI Logo

Entwicklungshilfeverein IZZI
Weißes Kreuz Gasse 68/16, A-2340
Mödling, - -
Austria
0043 1 8871814
http://www.project-izzi.at

Learn more about Entwicklungshilfeverein IZZI and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in NigeriaNigeria and can also be found under Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development.

For more information about Nigeria, read the Human Development Report on Nigeria or the Wikipedia entry for Nigeria.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 28, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 3, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Rice processing creates jobs for 10 people - Nigeria

By Bruno Gerstendorfer - Magister, January 28, 2010 10:33 AM

The milled rice is brought to the Cleaning Engine.The distoner is working well.Rice becomes always more a staple food in Nigeria.
The milling process of the raw rice is already working. Afterwards the milled parboiled rice is transported to the Cleaning Engine. There it is distoned and cleaned. Rice becomes always more a basic food in Nigeria.

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