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Grants

2006 Grants

To be considered for a Pangea grant, programs had to meet one of the following criteria:

• Latin America: water projects to improve access or quality; education on issues related to water access and quality; income generating activities; capacity building activities for current or past grantees.
• Africa: projects to support education and/or help communities cope with the HIV/AIDS pandemic, specifically programs to provide support to extended families or community-led groups caring for children whose parents are sick or deceased; programs to address living conditions (water, sanitation, food production, nutrition) that promote good health and well-being; HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programs;

The following organizations were chosen to receive grants:

Jubilee House Community (previous grantee, Nicaragua) planned to facilitate an exchange between the COMAMNUVI sewing cooperative and worker-owned cooperatives in El Salvador and Mexico to transfer skills and provide training on how to establish themselves as a free trade zone.

Ark Foundation of Africa (Boko, Tanzania) planned to construct a water delivery system to bring water from the nearest municipal district distribution point to the One Stop Center for Vulnerable Youth (roughly 4 miles away). After months of negotiating with the government, they changed the plan and drilled a well and built a water storage tank instead. The 200 children who attend classes at the school and the 50 or so who live there are benefiting from reliable access to clean water.

Common Ground Program (previous grantee, Kitale, Kenya) offered scholarships to 14 orphans who attend Pathfinder Academy, installed new cookstoves in the school kitchen, equipped a new girls dormitory, and provided training in economic development activities and bio-intensive farming.

East African Center (Vutakaka, Kenya) built a health and education center to provide learning opportunities for adolescents who have dropped out of school. The center is also being used to provide tutoring for students still in school, and HIV/AIDS education programs for the community.

Rabour Village Project (previous grantee, near Kisumu, Kenya) expanded the sunflower oil production and dairy goat herd established with a 2005 Pangea grant. This project has improved nutrition for the orphans served by the village nursery school, generated income for the 40 women who participated, and provided employment for village youth.

St. Margarita Development Project (previous grantee, Riawi, Kenya) purchased a tractor and two plows to expand the horticulture program started with a 2005 Pangea grant.

Teens Against AIDS (previous grantee, Tanzania) continued and expanded the HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program among the Masai in northern Tanzania. As part of this work, they conducted a new workshop on the importance of girls' education, and helped finish construction of a nursery school and community center on remote Masai land.