Projects Funded

# 3781 2009 Kikumu Agriculture Research Centre

UGANDA

Keywords:
Domestic Violence

Description
100 women and men and their communities will be educated about women’s sexual rights. Sexual violence against women affects the community due to an increase in domestic violence, the spread of HIV/AIDS, the number of orphans, poverty, and divorce. Planned radio discussions will reach an additional 600,000 people. VGIF funds will support the training programs and meetings, a radio talk show, and peace project teams.

Update

# 3783 2009 Wahanda Women Development Group

KENYA

Keywords:
Agro-business

Description
Horticultural farming will be introduced as an alternative means of food production for 100 women and girls. Educational training on basic nutrition will be included. The sale of surplus produce in local markets will ensure improved employment opportunities and a steady income. Increased community awareness of the nutritional value of the food they produce will help with the eradication of disease and malnutrition. The project will employ up to 1,000 women in the sale and distribution of products with the potential to reach many more. VGIF funds will be used to purchase a water pump and pipes, fertilizer, and seed packets.

Update

# 3795 2009 Chilimba Women & Orphans Care Group

MALAWI

Keywords:
Income Generation
Vocational Training

Description
This project proposes to enhance the community economy through training in knitting and dairy cattle management skills. Women and girls learning knitting skills will earn a living through the sale of their products. They will also train other girls in the community. With the purchase of a fodder machine, the workload on these women farmers will be reduced and give them more time to work on other needs. Training in dairy cattle management will increase milk and meat production for the community and local sale. These new skills will empower women and children economically and create a more sustainable living environment. VGIF funds will support the purchase of wool, knitting machines, a fodder machine, and the training sessions.

Update

# 3805 2009 Women's Center

GEORGIA

Keywords:
Domestic Violence

Description
In Georgia, nearly 40 percent of pregnant women experience domestic violence. The Women’s Center seeks to increase awareness of the problem and end domestic violence. They will train 60 physicians and nurses from three hospitals around Tbilisi to effectively screen for gender-based violence. This program will offer screening tools for four, free-of-charge, pre-natal visits. In addition, there will also be a workshop at three universities on prevention of gender-based violence, reaching 60 people. Another university group of ten community educators will take classes on this issue. The funds are budgeted toward training medical staff, university students, and a one-week workshop.

Update
Virtually every woman visits some sort of health professional at some point in their life. The health care sector could be a very important part of the help-seeking process for women experiencing violence. They may seek medical help for the consequences of domestic violence. Health professionals will most often encounter survivors of domestic violence: gynecologists, psychiatrists, cardiologists, pediatricians, neurologists, family doctors. The goal of this project was to train medical professionals to enhance their skills to effectively screen gender-based violence. Three trainings for 60 medical persons were held along with a training session for university students and community educators. Posters and booklets were produced and distributed outlining: conflict resolution skills, working towards a non-violent world, violence and care response, sexual harassment at schools, health sector response, and implementation of skills and strategies. A screening model to determine domestic violence was devised. Routine screening showed that 6/7 victims were pregnant, 15% experienced beating/threats from a family member during pregnancy, 19% were terrorized by husbands, 6% were abused by mother-in-laws. Analysis shows that pregnant women experiencing domestic violence have a higher risk of impending abortion, hypertensive syndrome during pregrancy, urinary tract infections, intrauterine growth retardation. Newborns have lower birth weight, size and gestational age. Most physicians do not routinely screen for abuse during prenatal visits. A special manual was using for training physicians outlining: who should be trained; what should they ask; who should be asked; when should inquiry not occur; how to document the abuse; follow up; creation of a safety plan for the victims. Many victims will talk about their experiences if asked in a sensitive and empathetic way. However some victims may be reluctant due to: shame, fear, finanancial issues, concerns about immigration status, lack of trust.

# 3820 2009 Rise and Shine Women's Project

KENYA

Keywords:
Water

Description
The Rise and Shine Women’s Group aims to supply reliable, accessible drinking water to 15 women and their families. Currently women walk 5 kilometers for water and carry 20-liter cans home on their backs. The women will build cement water tanks at their homes, enabling them to harvest rain water during the rainy season. The long-term benefits of this project include continuous safe water that will improve health and nutrition for families. VGIF funds will support building the water tanks.

Update

# 3826 2009 Life for Relief and Development Orphanage (LRDO)

SIERRA LEONE

Keywords:
Child Care

Description
LRDO will feed, clothe, educate, and provide shelter to 140 orphans presently under their care. VGIF funds will purchase food, books, uniforms, and medicine for the children.

Update

# 3831 2009 Bongeh Women Common Initative Group

CAMEROON

Keywords:
Health

Description
This project seeks to prevent malaria infections amongst pregnant women and children by distributing 700 mosquito nets to over 700 families benefitting more than 1,000 women and children. Along with mosquito nets, community workshops will focus on sanitation, how to deal with infections, and the treatment and care of the mosquito nets. After 6 months, the district hospital in Ndu will offer a free re-treatment of the nets with recommended insecticides. VGIF funds will support the purchase of treated mosquito nets and workshop fees.

Update

# 3854 2009 Akpafu Traditonal Birth Attendants Women Association

GHANA

Keywords:
Health

Description
ATBAWA will train 20 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA’s) in pre- and post-natal care and sexual reproductive health. They will also distribute 20 health care kits in ten communities in Hohoe, Ghana. The objective is to strengthen the health services women and children receive and to lower the mortality rate in these rural communities and give them access to sexual and reproductive health knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases. VGIF funding will be used for gloves, health kits, a birth simulator, anatomical models, and other supplies.

Update

# 3855 2009 Kids Hope School Jipal

NIGERIA

Keywords:
Human Rights
Income Generation

Description
Quintessence Theater will provide one-day workshops throughout Jipal to groups of 200 young women — inspiring, motivating, and educating them in the importance of being economically empowered and financially independent. A range of activities aims to boost self esteem, inspire young women about the diversity of job options, and focus on the benefits of financial planning. With this knowledge, the hope for these young women is a reduction in abuse, poverty, girl trafficking, and an overall awareness of women’s rights in the community. VGIF funds will be used for workshop expenses and publication materials.

Update

# 3862 2009 Women's Participation in Grassroot Development (WOPGRADE)

SIERRA LEONE

Keywords:
Income Generation
Vocational Training

Description

Update

# 3880 2009 BIBBO WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION IN DEVELOPMENT

UGANDA

Keywords:
Agro-business

Description
Volunteers will train 100 poor women in pig-keeping and organic vegetable growing. Mature pigs will be slaughtered for pork and brought to large markets for sale. 7% of the profits will be put in a Cooperative Bank to generate entrepreneurship and sustainability. When piglets are produced, they will be given to other community members thereby increasing the number of women who benefit. Vocational training for women will improve the economic and social health of women and children. VGIF funds will be used for pigs, construction materials, food supplies, training workshops, and a training manual.

Update

# 3934 2009 LEKLEBI WOMEN'S INITIATIVE

GHANA

Keywords:
Human Rights

Description
Although women work the land in Ghana, they do not own it, for customs favor men in land ownership and inheritance. Unfortunately, most women are unaware of laws in Ghana and when they possess land, it is easily taken from them. LWI will conduct a legal literacy program that will enable 60 women to increase their knowledge of existing land and property legislation. These women will create an outreach program and teach other women what they have learned. There will also be a mass Public Awareness Campaign, a march to rally women to express their exasperation, and press briefings. VGIF funds will be used to buy 60 books on land title laws, promotional t-shirts, campaign banners, and transportation.

Update

# 3953 2009 Tanzeem-e-Nau-Jawana( Youth Association) Pakistan

PAKISTAN

Keywords:
Income Generation
Vocational Training

Description
In Pakistan, women’s education is undervalued and women are very dependent on men for survival. Since most women have little or no education, they are ill-equipped to find a job. The Women Empowerment Program (WEP) will train four sewing teachers in handicrafts, such as dolls, bag and purse making, and cultural wooden handicrafts. The newly-trained sewing teachers will then train other women in these handicrafts, product designing, personnel financing, marketing techniques, and business skills. The goal is to have 120 women make and sell their handicraft items, contributing to the family income, and gaining self-sufficiency. VGIF funds will be used to train the sewing teachers and the 120 girls and women in handicrafts, and provide loans to purchase materials making the project sustainable.

Update

# 3971 2009 BONNE GENERATION DU BURUNDI/GOOD GENERATION OF BURUNDI

BURUNDI

Keywords:
Income Generation

Description
Good Generation of Burundi’s goal is to install two corn-grinding mills at Buyenzi and Buterere. Each mill will decrease the cost of grinding corn by 15 dollars a day. The project is one part of a larger, continuous project that is enabling women to be self-sufficient. Income from the mills will allow these women and the organization to further fund other vital activities for vulnerable and poor families as well as improve their living conditions. The funds will go toward purchasing two mills.

Update

# 4011 2009 Prampram-Obemla Co-operatives Farmers and Marketing Society Ltd.

GHANA

Keywords:
Income Generation
Nutrition

Description
This project seeks to reach 500 women by guaranteeing long-term sustainability of local food production, distribution, and consumption. It hopes to create a niche market for affordable, traditional food. In close collaboration with the Ghana Standard Board, this community project will involve the production of 35 acres of cassava, 30 acres of maize, 20 acres of soya beans, and 15 acres of groundnuts. In addition to crop production, participants will benefit from hands-on training in sustainable farm practices, food processing, and preservation to increase the income levels of these poor families and eliminate poverty amongst them. VGIF will fund the purchase of a polythene sealing machine, polythene sacks, labeling tags, and training fees.

Update

# 4079 2009 CENTRE D'ENCADREMENT PROFESSIONNEL DES JEUNES EN DETRESSE, CEPROJED asbl

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Keywords:
Income Generation
Vocational Training

Description
45 women and 45 girls will be trained to make bread and soap, both of which are currently imported from Burundi and Rwanda. Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo deal with harsh inequality and frequently turn to prostitution to support themselves and their children. Training these women and girls in bread and soap making will promote self-sufficiency with income-generating skills to help alleviate the poverty they face and eliminate their need to prostitute themselves.

Update

# 4133 2009 Bahia Street

BRAZIL

Keywords:
Education

Description
Bahia Street’s ongoing educational program seeks quality education for 60 young girls living in poverty. Without an education, girls in this area have little opportunity beyond becoming maids and/or prostitutes. The project aims to provide ongoing education at the elementary and middle-school age, to develop self-esteem and social skills, and to continue to train a part-time teacher working with the youngest Bahia Street girls. Three former Bahia Street Center girls, now in their first year of university, will return to the center to mentor younger girls. Funds will be used to continue to develop and maintain curriculum and instructor resources, staff training, literacy and math programs, an atlas, and an illustrated dictionary. Central/South America/Caribbean Regional Endowment (partial)

Update

# 4207 2009 Medicine for Mali

MALI

Keywords:
Health

Description
Meeting the basic medical needs of rural villagers, especially women and children, by training Village Midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) is the focus of this project. By giving midwives and TBAs the knowledge and tools they need to improve medical care, 4,000 women and girls will benefit. With increased pre- and post-natal care and an increase in the number of assisted births, they hope to reduce the rate of morbidity and mortality. Deaths due to malaria, diarrhea, and upper respiratory disease common in children will also be reduced. VGIF funds will support per diem expenses for midwives and nurses, provide food and shelter in Kati, and purchase medical supply kits.

Update

# 4210 2009 Yunnan Institute of Development

CHINA

Keywords:
Health
Nutrition

Description
100 women will be reached through four health seminars regarding prenatal health and nutrition, child development and brain development, and optimal nutrition for children up to 7 years old. In ten villages the goal is to improve awareness and knowledge about health and nutrition. The project will also provide breakfast for 100 children, establishing a healthy, lifelong habit, and a good foundation for the school day. VGIF funds will support health seminars, leaflets for training, food production for breakfast, transportation, and other training materials. Asian Regional Endowment (partial)

Update

# 4225 2009 Lifeline Health and Development Foundation

BANGLADESH

Keywords:
Health

Description
The island of Chor in Bengali is isolated from the mainland. Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) practice with very limited and sometimes dangerous knowledge. The LHD Foundation will train 50 TBAs in pre- and post-natal care during an 18-day course with hopes of reducing the maternal and infant mortality rate. There will also be community meetings and plays demonstrating the importance of good mother/child health care. VGIF funds will be used for meetings and the training of 50 TBAs.

Update

# 4259 2009 GENE CAMPAIGN

INDIA

Keywords:
Health
Nutrition

Description
The Gene campaign is dedicated to reviving the indigenous healing system in the state of Jharkhand. Most of the population does not have access to institutional health care and therefore the importance of instructing women in basic health and nutrition needs is great. The project will cover three villages in the Ranchi district with an average of 30 households, benefiting nearly 100 women and girls. Women will set up and maintain a plant nursery for medicinal plants used by the community for common ailments, train in homestead health and nutritional gardens, and educate school children and youth to understand how to use medicinal plants. VGIF funds will be used for training and materials, and for an on-site demonstration for school children. Leaders Fund (partial)

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Projects Funded

# 3781 2009	Kikumu Agriculture Research Centre
UGANDA
Keywords:	Domestic Violence
Description	100 women and men and their communities will be educated about women’s sexual rights. Sexual violence against women affects the community due to an increase in domestic violence, the spread of HIV/AIDS, the number of orphans, poverty, and divorce. Planned radio discussions will reach an additional 600,000 people. VGIF funds will support the training programs and meetings, a radio talk show, and peace project teams.
Update

# 3783 2009	Wahanda Women Development Group
KENYA
Keywords:	Agro-business
Description	Horticultural farming will be introduced as an alternative means of food production for 100 women and girls. Educational training on basic nutrition will be included. The sale of surplus produce in local markets will ensure improved employment opportunities and a steady income. Increased community awareness of the nutritional value of the food they produce will help with the eradication of disease and malnutrition. The project will employ up to 1,000 women in the sale and distribution of products with the potential to reach many more. VGIF funds will be used to purchase a water pump and pipes, fertilizer, and seed packets.
Update

# 3795 2009	Chilimba Women & Orphans Care Group
MALAWI
Keywords:	Income Generation Vocational Training
Description	This project proposes to enhance the community economy through training in knitting and dairy cattle management skills. Women and girls learning knitting skills will earn a living through the sale of their products. They will also train other girls in the community. With the purchase of a fodder machine, the workload on these women farmers will be reduced and give them more time to work on other needs. Training in dairy cattle management will increase milk and meat production for the community and local sale. These new skills will empower women and children economically and create a more sustainable living environment. VGIF funds will support the purchase of wool, knitting machines, a fodder machine, and the training sessions.
Update

# 3805 2009	Women's Center
GEORGIA
Keywords:	Domestic Violence
Description	In Georgia, nearly 40 percent of pregnant women experience domestic violence. The Women’s Center seeks to increase awareness of the problem and end domestic violence. They will train 60 physicians and nurses from three hospitals around Tbilisi to effectively screen for gender-based violence. This program will offer screening tools for four, free-of-charge, pre-natal visits. In addition, there will also be a workshop at three universities on prevention of gender-based violence, reaching 60 people. Another university group of ten community educators will take classes on this issue. The funds are budgeted toward training medical staff, university students, and a one-week workshop.
Update	Virtually every woman visits some sort of health professional at some point in their life. The health care sector could be a very important part of the help-seeking process for women experiencing violence. They may seek medical help for the consequences of domestic violence. Health professionals will most often encounter survivors of domestic violence: gynecologists, psychiatrists, cardiologists, pediatricians, neurologists, family doctors. The goal of this project was to train medical professionals to enhance their skills to effectively screen gender-based violence. Three trainings for 60 medical persons were held along with a training session for university students and community educators. Posters and booklets were produced and distributed outlining: conflict resolution skills, working towards a non-violent world, violence and care response, sexual harassment at schools, health sector response, and implementation of skills and strategies. A screening model to determine domestic violence was devised. Routine screening showed that 6/7 victims were pregnant, 15% experienced beating/threats from a family member during pregnancy, 19% were terrorized by husbands, 6% were abused by mother-in-laws. Analysis shows that pregnant women experiencing domestic violence have a higher risk of impending abortion, hypertensive syndrome during pregrancy, urinary tract infections, intrauterine growth retardation. Newborns have lower birth weight, size and gestational age. Most physicians do not routinely screen for abuse during prenatal visits. A special manual was using for training physicians outlining: who should be trained; what should they ask; who should be asked; when should inquiry not occur; how to document the abuse; follow up; creation of a safety plan for the victims. Many victims will talk about their experiences if asked in a sensitive and empathetic way. However some victims may be reluctant due to: shame, fear, finanancial issues, concerns about immigration status, lack of trust.

# 3820 2009	Rise and Shine Women's Project
KENYA
Keywords:	Water
Description	The Rise and Shine Women’s Group aims to supply reliable, accessible drinking water to 15 women and their families. Currently women walk 5 kilometers for water and carry 20-liter cans home on their backs. The women will build cement water tanks at their homes, enabling them to harvest rain water during the rainy season. The long-term benefits of this project include continuous safe water that will improve health and nutrition for families. VGIF funds will support building the water tanks.
Update

# 3826 2009	Life for Relief and Development Orphanage (LRDO)
SIERRA LEONE
Keywords:	Child Care
Description	LRDO will feed, clothe, educate, and provide shelter to 140 orphans presently under their care. VGIF funds will purchase food, books, uniforms, and medicine for the children.
Update

# 3831 2009	Bongeh Women Common Initative Group
CAMEROON
Keywords:	Health
Description	This project seeks to prevent malaria infections amongst pregnant women and children by distributing 700 mosquito nets to over 700 families benefitting more than 1,000 women and children. Along with mosquito nets, community workshops will focus on sanitation, how to deal with infections, and the treatment and care of the mosquito nets. After 6 months, the district hospital in Ndu will offer a free re-treatment of the nets with recommended insecticides. VGIF funds will support the purchase of treated mosquito nets and workshop fees.
Update

# 3854 2009	Akpafu Traditonal Birth Attendants Women Association
GHANA
Keywords:	Health
Description	ATBAWA will train 20 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA’s) in pre- and post-natal care and sexual reproductive health. They will also distribute 20 health care kits in ten communities in Hohoe, Ghana. The objective is to strengthen the health services women and children receive and to lower the mortality rate in these rural communities and give them access to sexual and reproductive health knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases. VGIF funding will be used for gloves, health kits, a birth simulator, anatomical models, and other supplies.
Update

# 3855 2009	Kids Hope School Jipal
NIGERIA
Keywords:	Human Rights Income Generation
Description	Quintessence Theater will provide one-day workshops throughout Jipal to groups of 200 young women — inspiring, motivating, and educating them in the importance of being economically empowered and financially independent. A range of activities aims to boost self esteem, inspire young women about the diversity of job options, and focus on the benefits of financial planning. With this knowledge, the hope for these young women is a reduction in abuse, poverty, girl trafficking, and an overall awareness of women’s rights in the community. VGIF funds will be used for workshop expenses and publication materials.
Update

# 3862 2009	Women's Participation in Grassroot Development (WOPGRADE)
SIERRA LEONE
Keywords:	Income Generation Vocational Training
Description
Update

# 3880 2009	BIBBO WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION IN DEVELOPMENT
UGANDA
Keywords:	Agro-business
Description	Volunteers will train 100 poor women in pig-keeping and organic vegetable growing. Mature pigs will be slaughtered for pork and brought to large markets for sale. 7% of the profits will be put in a Cooperative Bank to generate entrepreneurship and sustainability. When piglets are produced, they will be given to other community members thereby increasing the number of women who benefit. Vocational training for women will improve the economic and social health of women and children. VGIF funds will be used for pigs, construction materials, food supplies, training workshops, and a training manual.
Update

# 3934 2009	LEKLEBI WOMEN'S INITIATIVE
GHANA
Keywords:	Human Rights
Description	Although women work the land in Ghana, they do not own it, for customs favor men in land ownership and inheritance. Unfortunately, most women are unaware of laws in Ghana and when they possess land, it is easily taken from them. LWI will conduct a legal literacy program that will enable 60 women to increase their knowledge of existing land and property legislation. These women will create an outreach program and teach other women what they have learned. There will also be a mass Public Awareness Campaign, a march to rally women to express their exasperation, and press briefings. VGIF funds will be used to buy 60 books on land title laws, promotional t-shirts, campaign banners, and transportation.
Update

# 3953 2009	Tanzeem-e-Nau-Jawana( Youth Association) Pakistan
PAKISTAN
Keywords:	Income Generation Vocational Training
Description	In Pakistan, women’s education is undervalued and women are very dependent on men for survival. Since most women have little or no education, they are ill-equipped to find a job. The Women Empowerment Program (WEP) will train four sewing teachers in handicrafts, such as dolls, bag and purse making, and cultural wooden handicrafts. The newly-trained sewing teachers will then train other women in these handicrafts, product designing, personnel financing, marketing techniques, and business skills. The goal is to have 120 women make and sell their handicraft items, contributing to the family income, and gaining self-sufficiency. VGIF funds will be used to train the sewing teachers and the 120 girls and women in handicrafts, and provide loans to purchase materials making the project sustainable.
Update

# 3971 2009	BONNE GENERATION DU BURUNDI/GOOD GENERATION OF BURUNDI
BURUNDI
Keywords:	Income Generation
Description	Good Generation of Burundi’s goal is to install two corn-grinding mills at Buyenzi and Buterere. Each mill will decrease the cost of grinding corn by 15 dollars a day. The project is one part of a larger, continuous project that is enabling women to be self-sufficient. Income from the mills will allow these women and the organization to further fund other vital activities for vulnerable and poor families as well as improve their living conditions. The funds will go toward purchasing two mills.
Update

# 4011 2009	Prampram-Obemla Co-operatives Farmers and Marketing Society Ltd.
GHANA
Keywords:	Income Generation Nutrition
Description	This project seeks to reach 500 women by guaranteeing long-term sustainability of local food production, distribution, and consumption. It hopes to create a niche market for affordable, traditional food. In close collaboration with the Ghana Standard Board, this community project will involve the production of 35 acres of cassava, 30 acres of maize, 20 acres of soya beans, and 15 acres of groundnuts. In addition to crop production, participants will benefit from hands-on training in sustainable farm practices, food processing, and preservation to increase the income levels of these poor families and eliminate poverty amongst them. VGIF will fund the purchase of a polythene sealing machine, polythene sacks, labeling tags, and training fees.
Update

# 4079 2009	CENTRE D'ENCADREMENT PROFESSIONNEL DES JEUNES EN DETRESSE, CEPROJED asbl
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Keywords:	Income Generation Vocational Training
Description	45 women and 45 girls will be trained to make bread and soap, both of which are currently imported from Burundi and Rwanda. Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo deal with harsh inequality and frequently turn to prostitution to support themselves and their children. Training these women and girls in bread and soap making will promote self-sufficiency with income-generating skills to help alleviate the poverty they face and eliminate their need to prostitute themselves.
Update

# 4133 2009	Bahia Street
BRAZIL
Keywords:	Education
Description	Bahia Street’s ongoing educational program seeks quality education for 60 young girls living in poverty. Without an education, girls in this area have little opportunity beyond becoming maids and/or prostitutes. The project aims to provide ongoing education at the elementary and middle-school age, to develop self-esteem and social skills, and to continue to train a part-time teacher working with the youngest Bahia Street girls. Three former Bahia Street Center girls, now in their first year of university, will return to the center to mentor younger girls. Funds will be used to continue to develop and maintain curriculum and instructor resources, staff training, literacy and math programs, an atlas, and an illustrated dictionary. Central/South America/Caribbean Regional Endowment (partial)
Update

# 4207 2009	Medicine for Mali
MALI
Keywords:	Health
Description	Meeting the basic medical needs of rural villagers, especially women and children, by training Village Midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) is the focus of this project. By giving midwives and TBAs the knowledge and tools they need to improve medical care, 4,000 women and girls will benefit. With increased pre- and post-natal care and an increase in the number of assisted births, they hope to reduce the rate of morbidity and mortality. Deaths due to malaria, diarrhea, and upper respiratory disease common in children will also be reduced. VGIF funds will support per diem expenses for midwives and nurses, provide food and shelter in Kati, and purchase medical supply kits.
Update

# 4210 2009	Yunnan Institute of Development
CHINA
Keywords:	Health Nutrition
Description	100 women will be reached through four health seminars regarding prenatal health and nutrition, child development and brain development, and optimal nutrition for children up to 7 years old. In ten villages the goal is to improve awareness and knowledge about health and nutrition. The project will also provide breakfast for 100 children, establishing a healthy, lifelong habit, and a good foundation for the school day. VGIF funds will support health seminars, leaflets for training, food production for breakfast, transportation, and other training materials. Asian Regional Endowment (partial)
Update

# 4225 2009	Lifeline Health and Development Foundation
BANGLADESH
Keywords:	Health
Description	The island of Chor in Bengali is isolated from the mainland. Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) practice with very limited and sometimes dangerous knowledge. The LHD Foundation will train 50 TBAs in pre- and post-natal care during an 18-day course with hopes of reducing the maternal and infant mortality rate. There will also be community meetings and plays demonstrating the importance of good mother/child health care. VGIF funds will be used for meetings and the training of 50 TBAs.
Update

# 4259 2009	GENE CAMPAIGN
INDIA
Keywords:	Health Nutrition
Description	The Gene campaign is dedicated to reviving the indigenous healing system in the state of Jharkhand. Most of the population does not have access to institutional health care and therefore the importance of instructing women in basic health and nutrition needs is great. The project will cover three villages in the Ranchi district with an average of 30 households, benefiting nearly 100 women and girls. Women will set up and maintain a plant nursery for medicinal plants used by the community for common ailments, train in homestead health and nutritional gardens, and educate school children and youth to understand how to use medicinal plants. VGIF funds will be used for training and materials, and for an on-site demonstration for school children. Leaders Fund (partial)
Update