Wednesday, July 20, 2011

2010 Crop Generates $31,868.40 for Food-For-Work in Bangladesh

Our 2010 wheat crop, as poor as it was, generated $6,373.68 which has been donated to a food-for-work project in Bangladesh. The Canadian International Development Agency will match our donation 4:1, resulting in $31,868.40 total aid generated by the project. The project is run by World Relief Canada, with support from the United Church. It supports a group called Koinonia in Kandi & Suagram Unions in Gopalgonj District in Bangladesh. This project will improve the local agricultural environment by draining stagnant water, and by rehabilitating canals, using food-for-work. Regular maintenance of the canals and roads will be ensured through formation of local canal management committees. New techniques and training on field and horticultural crops, fish culture, and poultry and livestock production will be introduced to help meet year round nutritional needs and enhance the income of the local people. The project will utilize 605 tonnes of rice for the food-for-work component of the project benefiting 1,450 families. The other food security activities will benefit another 1,590 families.