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 improve the access to information & communication means (IT) and provide training opportunities to rural population of remote areas in the Cajamarca department in Peru
1. To give the opportunity to children from poor families, including orphans of HIV/AIDS victims, to get a basic education by paying school fees through payment in kind, i.e. parents/guardians gathering fodder for the pigs or spending time working in the
Provide aid to a deeply impoverished community to enable them to cultivate 10 hectares of land in order to produce cassava, maize, beans, peanuts and soya.
The rehabilitation of two classroom blocks, plus office and store for the Kindergarten.
To provide basic skills and knowledge on organic farming and piggery management to empower youths and women in the community.