Recipients of the 2010 Development Grants were announced in Boston. There were 23 projects nominated in 8 categories. See the 2010 DG Recipients and learn more about them.
Recipients of the 2010 Development Grants were announced in Boston. There were 23 projects nominated in 8 categories. See the 2010 DG Recipients and learn more about them.
The FAWCO Foundation is thrilled to announce that another needy child will benefit from our 2008 CRITICAL HEALTH CONCERNS DG! Heart to Heart Shanghai, the recipient, informs us that little Ma Li Na is recovering well from her November heart surgery made possible by the grant. Read more...
2008's Ending HIV/AIDS Development Grant recipient, Grandma-2-Grandma, helps Tanzanian grandmothers (bibis) who are raising
their AIDS orphaned grandchildren. Our grant has enabled them to care for even more bibis. Read more...
The 2008 Around the Corner, A World Away DG recipient, Angels of Hope Foundation in Kenya, was able to use the funds from the development grant to purchase much needed additional land for the orphanage. Read more...

The FAWCO Foundation Development Grant Fund program has awarded over $200,000 to
You can see them all on our Past Recipients page.
Want a better view of where we've made a difference? Go to our Development Grants on the World Map page.

The FAWCO Foundation Development Grants - an Introduction The FAWCO Foundation Development Grant Fund is a dynamic program which financially assists projects that are passionately supported by FAWCO Member Clubs. FAWCO Member Clubs have been aiding worthy and reputable charitable projects throughout the world through The FAWCO Foundation for over 40 years. Some clubs are working “hands-on” with their projects, others making donations of goods or financial contributions. Process Overview |
MaLinda Hill was a member of FAWCO Member Club AWC of Cologne and a very busy woman. She was a doctorial candidate majoring in Human Studies, preparing to complete her research for her thesis. In order to alleviate some of the financial burden associated with pursuing a degree of this magnitude, in 2001, she applied for and was awarded a FAWCO Foundation Ruth St. John Federation Award. In 2003, MaLinda began the research for her thesis. She was to evaluate the success the Kugeria Water Project, located in Kenya.
As she explains:
“In 1984, the Kenyan government began a project to build a water pipeline from the Kii River to the village of Murinduko. The project, which was originally run by men, failed because of political corruption, widespread misuse of water resources and infighting; farmers with large land holdings prospered while small landowners and needy families suffered. Now taken over by women, the Kugeria Women’s Water Project (kugeria means "we shall try" in Kikuyu language) is one of the few privately run water management projects. It furnishes clean water to 260 families (over 2,800 people), is financially solvent and plans to extend services to another 60 families. The pipeline is 11 kilometers long and was built under such adverse condition as minimum government and private funding, difficult terrain, harsh climate, and personal financial problems. The pipeline has reduced the amount of time spent by women and children fetching water from the river, which is four kilometers away as well as reducing water-borne diseases. It has been a labor of love. The women crossed economic and educational barriers to come together and organize their ambitious project. One reason for its success is that the women have developed effective water usage regulations that they rigorously maintain. If someone breaks a regulation, which is known to everyone, the consequences are employed swiftly, a great step forward and an achievement in a country where many live hand-to-mouth and break rules in order to survive.”

MaLinda’s research took her to Murinduko where she met the women who ran the project. She observed firsthand how their determination and hard work led to the success of the project. In 2005, AWC of Cologne nominated the Kugeria Women’s Water Project for FAWCO Foundation Development Grant. The project was awarded the Skills for Life Development Grant. The funding was used to help build a water tank involving young people in a vocational awareness project for water conservation. Since then the project has expanded to include a co-op for selling vegetables that they are now able to grow because of the access to clean, safe water.