Help 100 Additional Families Grow Food in Zimbabwe

Summary

One hundred additional families struggling to survive in rural Zimbabwe will be able to grow enough food to feed their extended families and have surplus remaining to sell. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Many of the resettled farmers in Mutasa District of Zimbabwe face depleted soils and inputs that are scarce and very expensive. With a drip irrigation kit, along with conservation agriculture skills training, these families will better utilize locally available resources and have a dependable source of food. We have already been funded to help 150 families so we have expanded our goal to reach an additional 100 families with a new budget of $24,950.

Activities

ASAP provides the drip irrigation kits that improve the production of gardening by producing three crop cycles. In addition, field officers provide seeds, fertilizer and training to be sure the family is fully prepared for gardening success.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

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

Resources

Short video about ASAP's program by Brandeis Univ. (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7823503117&v=wall&ref=ts)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Adding another 100 families, a total of 250 families will survive & thrive because of this project! Recipients of drip kits are also members of ASAP's Internal Savings & Lending project which helps them improve their income generating activities.

Project Message

"Crops are of a much better quality as compared to the traditional watering system. Thank you ASAP!"
- Mrs. Mukwekwe, Farmer and mother of 4 with an unemployed husband.

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Elizabeth Bara,
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2275
Peachtree City, GA 30269
United States
7706327451
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP)
58 Dover Trail P.O. Box 2275
Peachtree City, GA 30269
United States
(770) 632-7451
http://www.asapafrica.org

Learn more about A Self-Help Assistance Program (ASAP) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on April 07, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 21, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Preparation before the rains

By Elizabeth Bara - Execturive Director, September 15, 2010 10:34 PM

ASAP works to increase crop yield through training

ASAP field officers are always in touch with their clients sharing skills and knowledge on conservation farming techniques that will help these subsistence farmers increase yields without increasing farm input costs. With the help of our generous donors, they have recently distributed 80,000 sweet potato seedlings which have been planted in preparation for the rainy season. Now is the time for soil preparation, planning and planting - depending on the crop. Normally the skies open and the rains begin during October in Zimbabwe. Emphasis is now on improving the soil using natural methods such as cutting the maize stalks and letting them remain in the field as natural compost or plant a cover crop after harvest. This enriches the soil a little each year and makes it more water absorbent. ASAP is pleased with he progress of this project.

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