Projects

The Rome group presently counts some 112 members and the entire amount of their contributions, around US$92,000 a year, is allocated directly to projects, without overhead costs since the Fund is managed by members themselves, all volunteers.

Since 1983, nearly $1,200,000.00 were disbursed by the Rome group to fund some 230 projects! Some of these projects and their project description are available in this section - select the subcategories (regions) from the menu bar or from the options below.

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Project ID: ZAI/01/060
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Project location: Siege Social ILOLO, Territoire d`Ilebo, Province: Kasai Occidentale
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

To assist the community of 6000 people, particularly the women, to alleviate the burden of daily grinding of grains (corn, millet, cassava) for food by installing a grinding mill which would be managed by a small group of women and which would offer servi

Project ID: ZAM/01/131
Country: Zambia
Project location: Mansa town, Luapula Province, Zambia
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

To renovate the orphanage building and construct a dormitory extension to cater for the growing number of HIV/AIDS orphans who have no alternative options for shelter. Complementing a larger `Partita del Cuore` funded horticulture project to meet orphans

Project ID: BRA/01/132
Country: Brazil
Project location: Esperantinópolis - State of Maranhão - Brasil
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

To improve the income of women, men and children, working in the collection and processing of nuts and by-products of the Babassu palm tree.

Project ID: UGA/01/150
Country: Uganda
Project location: Luhwahwa Village, Kasvengo, Kisinga, Kasese. Uganda
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

To establish and manage nursery beds and a soil conservation project in Luhwahwa village, in order to involve the local youth communities, to promote and give training on environmental conservation.

Project ID: IND/01/154
Country: India
Project location: Lingapuram Village (4 km from the town of Proddaur where the requesting group is located)
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

To provide an employment opportunity and income for hill tribal women that have relocated to a village (Lingapuram village) near a large town. Currently, many of the women borrow money from money-lenders to produce bamboo products according to traditional