Project Description Country: Zambia Location: Lusaka Total Budget: $10,000 Area of Focus: Economic and community development Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: Microcredit project in Lusaka, Zambia The intent of this project is to provide support to impoverished Lusaka, Africa women who are serving as caregivers to children (mostly AIDS/HIV orphans) in the Kuunika Lutheran Community School and elsewhere. Details will be available after Bink Cook and Ellen Casey (both are members of San Diego Rotary Club) return from their pending trip to Lusaka. The project likely will center on providing microcredit loans, enabling the women caregiver/entrepreneurs to start small businesses. Small loans (about $50 each) will benefit 150 - 200 women, or about of 750 - 1000 individuals, including family members. A nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Lusaka with experience in microcredit programs has been identified. This project addresses economic and community development, and will help the participants identify and learn to run a business, generate income for their families, bolster their self-esteem, and contribute positively to the community as a whole. Several 5340 district clubs will collaborate on this project through MRM (Mobilizing Rotary for Microcredit). The Kusinta Rotary Club in Lusaka will also be involved. Project Contact Person District: 5340 Rotary Club of: Chula Vista Primary Contact: Duane Buckingham Email: qltyfin@aol.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2010-11 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Chula Vista (5340) 29-Apr-10 $6,000 $4,000 $10,000 Total $6,000 $4,000 $10,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [17-May-12] Bank Stmt [17-May-12] Borrowers list & Plan [29-May-12] Final Report

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History Log Entries 29-Apr-10 System Entry Creation of project page. 30-Apr-10 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 30-Apr-10 System Entry Project signed by Duane Buckingham. 30-Apr-10 System Entry Project signed by Lisa Johnson. 1-May-10 System Entry Project signed by Suzanne Catanzaro. 3-May-10 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee 19-Sep-10 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 15-Mar-11 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 16-Mar-11 System Entry Project reverted to 'Paid' status. 29-Mar-11 by Duane Buckingham This project has not been completed. The project is 100% funded. Kusinta Rotary Club will be the “host club” The Matero Care Center the NGO (nongovernmental organization) has had a meeting with 34 women who are interested in getting the loans. There will be 40 loans at $100 each for a total of $4,000. We are waiting instructions on how to send the money to the Kusinta Rotary Club. 13-Sep-11 by Duane Buckingham Loans of $100 each have been given to 40 women in the program 17-Mar-12 by Duane Buckingham Of the 40 loans that were made, 26 have been repaid and the other 14 are expected to be paid soon. We seem to have improved communication with the contact in Zambia 17-May-12 by Duane Buckingham On August 17, 2011, loans of $100 each were made to 40 women borrowers. They met weekly and made loan repayments, plus interest. To date, 32 of the women have successfully completed their first round of loans (repaid with interest), and on April 25, 2012, they each received a second loan of $100 each. They will be be making weekly payments of $4 each to repay the loan, with interest. 29-May-12 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 29-May-12 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.