Venance Care Foundation Farm

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 waterwell and ground crop 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