Venance Care Foundation Farm

10
% funded
$
58400

Problem — What + Where

The Venance Care Foundation operational budget is currently falling short by 80%, which is leading towards a potential collapse of the school. This would leave teachers unpaid and students without access to education. We're establishing an 8 acre farm with a reliable water source in Ndruma, Tanzania. Our long-term aspiration is to construct a larger school that provides access to English speaking education.

Impact — Who & Why

If we can assist by building a new revenue stream for the school, our impact would be:

  • Teachers and staff will be paid
  • Financial support will be provided to all students for education
  • Barriers to quality education reduced and eventually removed
  • Risk of drought will be mitigated by providing a steady source of irrigation
  • Provides nourishing food to school and most vulnerable families
  • Provides jobs in the local community through farming

If we do not step in to assist here, the impact would be drastic. The school would collapse, with:

  • 70 students losing education, English language curriculum and any future job opportunities
  • 5-10 staff losing their jobs

Solution — How

Our approach to solving the problem is to construct a waterwell (complete with pump, holding tank and irrigation system) to allow increased number of harvests per year; and to implement ground crop farming to generate income that offsets the operating costs and provides nourishment.

Sustainability — How

This project will be financially supported from proceeds generated by successful duck farming. The goal is to makes sure a % of the revenue generated goes three-ways

  • To support Venance Care Foundation
  • To support the Ground Crop Farming project
  • To support NEST Sustainability Program (re-investment into other similarly set-up projects)
  • To provide food and jobs for local people and farming community
We've just finalized the project plan
Read our latest update

What we expect from this initiative

Stable source of revenue for school
Free tuition for impoverished families
Profitability in under 2 years
Funds are re-invested after approx. 3 years
Untitled UI logotextLogo
An emerging non-profit bringing support to people and places in need across the globe.
Designed by Sons & Valor