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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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
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
Babaçu Libre"" - Extraction of Nuts and By-products of the Babassu Palm Tree (Orbignia Phalerata M.)
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.
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.
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