ARG/03/002 - Assistance to the St. Francisco of Assisi Home for the Elderly to develop farmland to be maintained by the elderly residents and parish youth

Country Argentina
Total project budget ($USD) $0,995
Requested funding ($USD) $0,995
Project development type Agriculture Production
Name of Requesting Association Hermanas Franciscanas Misionarias del Niño Jesús
Objective: To help 8 elderly locals develop the land donated by the Catholic church (in the poorest region of Argentina) in a way that they can help themselves to survive and live with dignity. The parish youth will help the elderly and gain agricultural training
Background: The village, which is located in the province of Formoso, has 7,000 inhabitants. The majority of them live in a high state of poverty. Due to effects of this abject poverty, some of the elderly are abandoned and left to beg to survive. The sisters o
Use of Funds: The funds will be used to purchase machinery: a mini-tractor (70%), a fumigator (7%), farming tools (12%), seeds, insecticides & fertilizer (10%).
Beneficiaries: 8
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