Funding Opportunities in Burkina Faso w/ partners Amandla Awethu Africa and Amurt West Africa

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Infrastructure Assistance Program

Fencing for Farms

(left to right – ADM, Vegetable Garden, Banyenma)

The need: During the dry season, feeding livestock becomes a challenge. Families allow their donkeys, cows, goats and sheep roam around the village and surrounding area to forage for food. This makes growing anything during the season a challenge, as it is at risk to be eaten by animals. Traditionally, people construct fences out of millet stalks to protect their dry season vegetable crops and trees. This works until the animals eat through the natural fencing and ravage whatever is growing inside. People generally appoint someone in the family to sleep on and protect the gardens. Many simply do not grow anything during that season. Those that are successful in growing vegetable gardens during the dry season double their yearly income, as their market is guaranteed. We have chosen to build two chain-link fences this year for two farmer associations. One is for the Banyenma Women’s Association who cultivate vegetables during the main growing season, and who would like to continue into the dry season. The other fence is for the Association for the Discovery of Manna's educational farm. We have worked this past year to help the association establish an “ideal farm,” featuring a progressive agroforestry system and sizeable organic vegetable garden. Both associations have access to irrigation on farm. The chain-link fence will last many years, allowing for year round vegetable production and the gradual establishment of a “living fence.” Banyenma Association – Kindi Kombou Village Permanent fencing for Association's cooperative vegetable farm: 10 rolls of metal fencing – 475 67 wooden poles – 50 4 iron poles – 40 1 bag cement – 12 Transport – 60

Total = $637 Association for the Discovery of Manna – Kindi Kombou Village Permanent fencing for ADM demonstration farm: 20 rolls of metal fencing – 950 134 wooden poles – 100 8 iron poles – 80 2 bag cement – 24 Transport – 120 Total = $1274

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Bissiri Moringa Project

The vision and need: We're in the pilot phase of setting up a socially oriented cooperative business that aims to produce, process and promote top quality organic moringa powder. We are focusing on supplying the domestic demand for moringa in city grocery stores, clinic dispensaries, and any other places throughout the country. We intend on building processing facilities that comply with USDA and other international health regulations. This will enable us to access Western markets. For now, we are raising funds to purchase an herbal grinding machine that can process the dry leaves into powder. We are still in the process of drawing up an extensive budget for processing facilities. Having a machine now will allow us to process sufficient quantity to begin marketing our powder domestically, thereby generating funds to further develop the business. In addition, we are planning to continue our rural outreach programs aimed at spreading the good news about moringa's powerful health benefits. Programs will include free seed distribution and training families to cultivate moringa kitchen gardens. Electric Herbal Grinder w/ extra fine sieve attachment - $1813

1 50-kilo sack of moringa seeds - $250 (We would like to purchase at least 12 sacks for planting and distribution this next quarter)

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Micro Finance Program

The vision and need: We work with farmers in the Tapoa Province, the majority of whom depend on the cultivation of cotton as their only source of cash income. Much due to US subsidies, multinational cotton corporations offer menial compensation for their harvest. Farmers are fed up, not only with the low market price of cotton, but with the hazardous chemicals used in cultivation. In an effort to assist farmers in finding supplemental sources of cash income, we established a microfinance program that funds viable market alternatives. (Rice, sesame and vegetables to name a few) Currently, the program funds the activities of four partner farmer associations. The long-term vision of the project is to establish a village based micro lending institution that generates credit locally and provides microloans to those that do not have access to loans from larger area banks. In order to reach our long-term goals, we must collect the initial credit from outside donors and train competent local individuals to run the program. So far, we have been able to raise funds for the first loan cycle (May 2011 – April 2012) and are in need of funds for the second cycle. (May 2012 – April 2013). Loans range from around 6 – 130 dollars per person, depending on the kind of crops grown. Association for the Discovery of Manna (ADM) Cooperative Rice Production – Kindi Kombou Village Required inputs for rice production - seed, fertilizer and land preparation Total input cost for 1 member = 128

32 members enrolled in 2011 Total investment for cooperative rice farming = $4096 Telisoani Women's Association Cooperative Vegetable Farming – Lambundi Village Inputs required for vegetable production – seed, fertilizer and tools Total input cost for 1 member – $14.25 25 members enrolled in 2011 Total input cost for Telisoani Farm = $356.25 Banyenma Women's Association Cooperative Vegetable Farming – Kindi Kombou Village Inputs required for vegetable production – seed, fertilizer and tools Total input cost for 1 member – $14.25 15 members enrolled in 2011 Total Input cost for Banyenma Farm = $213.75 Asela Farmer Association Cooperative Sesame Farm – Olaro Village Input Costs – tbd...

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Fund Transfer Modalities

Amandla Awethu Africa - By Direct Wire Transfer - Amandla Awethu Africa Inc 16 Grant St CB Vernon Rockville, CT 06066-3029

Bank Account - Wachovia Account # - 2000030104149 Routing # - 0211 0110 8 SWIFT code for Intl transfer - PNBPUS33 Main Address - Wachovia Bank, National Association NC 8502 PO Box 563966 Charlotte, NC 28256-3966 By Paypal – visit www.amandla-africa.org Amurt West Africa Direct Wire Transfer Account name: AMURT Account numb: 012421107180850173 Swift code: BIBU BFBF Banque Internationale du Burkina Faso Boite postale 362 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. By Paypal – visit http://www.amurt.net/burkina-farming-health/

Many Thanks!!