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.
Africa : Asia : Central and South America : Europe : Middle East : Oceania
To train and equip a group of poor women to enable them to run independently a sustainable beekeeping activity.
The project will rebuild the women basket weavers craft centre that was recently blown away by heavy rains and storms in Northern Ghana that led to floods causing loss of lives and property. The project is expected to benefit 418 registered impoverishe
The Government and the local community are currently re-building the school from scratch. However, funding for school books, encyclopedias and audio-visual facilities has not been obtained, although they are badly needed as most families do not have the m
This project will assist farmers to improve their income and fulfill their basic needs by raising sheep and selling wool and dairy products.
The project will purchase two pairs of oxen to enable the community to plough the land more effectively. Oxen ploughing will make labour less intensive and increase agricultural outputs. The community will be able to plant crops in good time and sell part