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: CMR/10/113
Date of request: 21 Sep 2010
Country: Cameroon
Project location: Western Region, Dschang Region.
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

Promote sustainable self-development by making beneficiaries the initiators of their own development. This project aims to improve the status of the beneficiaries involving them in the development of the soybean industry, in the production of improved seed and in the processing of it.

Project ID: URT/10/059
Date of request: 08 Jun 2010
Country: Tanzania
Project location: P.O. Box 18056, Kitunda-Ilala, Dar-es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. Telephone number: + 255717150536
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

Improving water supply to inhabitants of the Gare, Lutindi/Kwemabanda, Kizara, Kwekilima and Ziwai villages: • Supply clean and safe domestic water to villages of Lutindi, Kizara, Kilanga, Umoja and Kwekilima and ensure students and staff of Mshangama secondary school have with clean water • Protect Kwaboli and Kwevumo springs • Improve sanitary conditions of village dwellers • Supply safe water for zero-grazed animals

Project ID: KEN/10/060
Date of request: 31 May 2010
Country: Kenya
Project location: City Square, Nairobi, Kenya
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

10 women between 18 and 30 years from various parts of Laikipia and North Eastern province, suffering from fistula, need to be operated to improve their living conditions.

Project ID: KEN/10/062
Date of request: 31 May 2010
Country: Kenya
Project location: Kithimani Sub Location, Yatta District, Matuu (appx 100km from Nairobi).
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

To improve the Facility to accommodate both preventative and curative health services in support of disease control/ health promotion for the local community.

Project ID: BGD/10/058
Date of request: 19 May 2010
Country: Bangladesh
Project location: Huzurikanda (Sherpur District), Bangladesh
Project status: Project in progress
Objective

Through a communal land-lease and joint land cultivation program me with some of the parents of Mati students, it would be possible to generate enough income to finance at least 13% of the school’s yearly financial needs. Additionally, the establishment of a school garden would get the children involved and help them to practise the principles of organic farming.