International Projects

Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief

• Farmer’s First Project

  Fund: Development Fund | Country: Tanzania | Amount: $12,745 | Funded in 2010/2011

  The Farmer’s First project supports vulnerable households, with a focus on women-headed households and those affected by HIV. This project will work on improving their food security while managing their natural resources sustainably.

• Farmers First Project

  Fund: Development Fund | Country: Tanzania | Amount: $10,357 | Funded in 2009/2010

  The Farmers First project will use the “Farmer Field Schools” program to prepare trainers to meet with farmers to improve their production methods from planting to harvesting. Farmers will be encouraged in these “schools without walls” to build on their existing knowledge through experimentation and discovery. Approximately 1,500 households will benefit from this project (especially women, children and those living with HIV/AIDS) in Karatu and Bunda.

• Primary School Rainwater Harvesting

  Fund: Theme Fund | Country: Tanzania | Amount: $18,482 | Funded in 2008/2009

  The Primary School Rainwater Harvesting program works with school communities to secure continual access to safe water in a context of East African climate change effects. The installation of rainwater harvesting tanks harnesses the predicted increases in precipitation to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change in that region.

• Moving Beyond Hunger

  Fund: Development Fund | Country: Tanzania | Amount: $9,008 | Funded in 2008/2009

  Moving Beyond Hunger Tanzania (MBH-Tz) addresses the determinants of food security in rural communities in Karatu, Tanzania. It focuses on diversifying food production and consumption; income development; promoting equal gender influence; and integrating people living with HIV.