If we were all to redirect a mere 5% of the billions of dollars that we already spend each year on gifts, there would be enough to eliminate extreme poverty in about 15 years.
UEnd:Poverty. Gift different.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
POTW: Wage Labour To Dignified Self Employment
Snapshot:
- Lives affected: 156
- Project cost: $4,100
- Dollars raised: $441
- Dollars needed: $3,659
Boraluwewa village in the Kobeigane Divisional Secretary’s Division in the Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka, has 30 families who work for a producer supplying coconut husk chips to an exporting firm in the district. There are several such producers but there is a large unsatisfied demand for these chips at present. There have been several groups of women who have been working on a piece rate basis for these large producers who have started producing chips on their own for these agents of the exporters with support from banks.
Today, a small team of entrepreneurs have gone out on their own. BUT, they need machinery and monetary support.
Check out our update from the field posted November 2011.
So what can you do?
Learn more about the project. Learn a bit about the South Asia partnership with Canada. Give as a gift card or share with a friend.
Want to do more?
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