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 Congratulations to the 2009 FAWCO Foundation
Development Grants Recipients!
The FAWCO Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Development Grants. This year, 17 projects were nominated in seven categories. We thank the FAWCO Clubs for helping to make the world a better place by casting their vote for these worthy projects!
Category: Critical Heath Concerns sponsored in part by AWC of Basel Kibarani Dump Site Children
Location: Knebel, Kenya
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: Since 2008
Parent Organization: 100 Percent 2 the Children
Website: www.100percent2thechildren.dk
Funding Breakdown: 50% corporate sponsorships, 30% private donors and 20% private foundations
Purpose of the Grant:
The people of Kibarani sustain their lives primarily off the Kibarani
Dumpsite and are extremely destitute - many are illiterate and
unemployed. Sustaining lives off of a dumpsite leaves the inhabitants
sick internally and externally. The children take the hardest toll:
malaria and diarrhea, skin diseases and septic/chronic wounds are very
common. A medical clinic is needed to treat and prevent acute and
long-term illnesses and to provide information and education about
vaccinations and prevention of diseases to the community. The grant
will be used to support the funds needed to rent and equip a health
clinic.
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Category: Effects of Violence sponsored in part by AWC of The Hague
Pension Villa MariaLocation: Bern, Switzerland
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: Since 2005
Parent Organization: Independent Charity
Funding Breakdown: Funded primarily through income made from the Pension which is approximately 80%, 20% is from private donations
Purpose of the Grant:
Villa Maria opened its doors in 1925 as a Pension, its purpose to be a
home away from home for young girls who had leave families in the
countryside to work in the city. In response to current social issues,
Villa Maria has evolved into a safe house for women and children in
difficult situations. Women in fear for their lives appear on the
doorstep seeking protection. Cases include women and children beaten
by abusive husbands/fathers, a girl running from father who tried to
kill her for refusing an arranged marriage and women escaping slavery.
Villa Maria offers sanctuary with complete discretion and protection.
Women and children are given room, board, medical, psychological and
legal support for as long as necessary. The grant will enable them to
help more at risk women and children.
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Category: AWG Paris The Right to Food and Water
 Mama Anakuja – Home for Needy Children
Location: Malindi, Kenya
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: Since 2003
Parent Organization: Associazione GSA Onlus
Website: www.mamaanakuja.org
Funding Breakdown: 100% from individual donations
Purpose of the Grant:
The Mama Anakuja Home is situated near the Girana village of Muyuye,
Malindi. The inhabitants of the area live in extreme poverty where
Aids infection is rampant. Many live in mud huts, have no access to
formal sanitation and most are unemployed. The Mama Anakuja community
is making every effort to try and create a future for the children and
those with families. One of the most encouraging results of the Mama
Anakuja organization is that the children are now receiving medical
treatment and those of school age have access to transportation to
nearby schools. The grant will provide food, water, shelter and the
building of a classroom and sanitary facilities. |
Category: Hope Through Education co-sponsored by IWC Torino and AWA Vienna
 The Mercy Children’s Centre
Location: Bumala, Western Kenya
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: 2 years
Parent Organization: Independent charity
Website: www.mccentre.org
Funding Breakdown: 100% donations
Purpose of the Grant:
The Mercy Centre is a response to the overwhelming need for care for
Kenya's 1.5 million AIDS orphans. Charles Oduor, a teacher from Bumala,
started taking in orphans in 2002 and provided them with a basic
education. He and his colleague Pius Arikama found an equal need among
the slum dwellers of Kawangware in Nairobi and started to use Pius'
church as a safe haven and school for the area's orphaned kids. The
school now owns an acre campus in Bumala with a new school house and
110 students up to grade 7 and houses otherwise homeless children in
Kawangware. Their vision is to ensure all the children are clothed,
well fed, healthy, safe, and happy and are provided with the education
and modern skills they are eager for. The grant will provide a much
needed electrical hookup, basic lighting facilities and a computer
center at the new Bumala school facility.
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Category: A Place to Learn sponsored in part by Barcelona Women’s Network
 Amani School Classroom and Fence
Location: Kenya
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: 3 years
Parent Organization: Child Fund – NGO partnered with CCF Kenya
Website: www.childfund.org.nz
Funding Breakdown: 77% from child sponsorships
Purpose of the Grant:
Child Fund New Zealand works closely with its partner CCF Kenya. The
role of Child Fund NZ is to raise funds for projects. CCF Kenya’s role
is to provide technical support and oversight to local staff and
communities who take a lead role in implementing projects in their
communities. The school which provides education for 550 students from
various local tribes is perceived as a place of refuge, which has had a
positive effect on enrollment, but has placed a strain on their
facilities. The permanent classroom will alleviate the strained
facilities and the fence will provide a safe learning environment for
teachers and students since the school is situated in an insecure area.
The grant will be used to build a permanent classroom and security
fence around the schools grounds at Amani School.
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Category: American Women of the Eastern Province Skills for Life co-sponsored in part by AILO Florence
 Training for Work
Location: Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks UK
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: Since 1989
Parent Organization: National Society for Epilepsy
Website: www.epilepsynse.org.uk
Funding Breakdown: Government and local authorities for basic care of residents 78% fundraising 12%
Purpose of the Grant:
Overall the mission of the National Society for Epilepsy is to enhance
the quality of life of people affected by epilepsy. The Training for
Work project allows their residents the opportunity to learn office and
computer skills, so that they are more able to gain paid or voluntary
employment. In doing this they hope to raise awareness of the condition
and dispel some of the ignorance and fear that stills widely exists.
The grant will be used to purchase equipment with the relevant
flexibility to address communication and mobility needs of the
participants. This will include 3 PCs and large screens, software,
graphics pad, big key keyboards and communication support packs.
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Category:
Around the Corner, A World Away co-sponsored in part by AWC Luxembourg
and The American Women’s Organization of Greece
 Five Loaves
Location: Wicklow, Ireland
Sponsoring Club’s Length of Affiliation: since 2007
Parent Organization: WH Five Loaves LTD incorporated / Ireland in 2003
Website: www.awcd.net
Funding Breakdown: Fundraising 90%, anonymous donations 10%
Purpose of the Grant:
Five Loaves is a drop-in centre aimed at addressing the basic needs of
the “at risk” and homeless in the community. It was started and is run
by two women whose objective is to overcome the exclusion, isolation
and loss of dignity that accompanies poverty by helping them become
functioning members of their community. The main purpose is to provide
comfort, food and clothing, five days a week. Showers, laundry
facilities as well as counseling services, literacy classes and art,
pottery and basic computer classes are also available. The money for
this Grant would be used to continue these services, buy food and
maintain the Centre.
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