Since Covid-19 the jobless rate has risen 34,4% in South Africa. Adolescent girls and young women are at disproportionate risk of contracting HIV due to a myriad of risk factors including poverty and unemployment. The objective of this project is:
i) to establish Vocational Training facilities and support services to equip and support 60 vulnerable young women aged 18 to 30 years with knowledge and skills to set up their own micro agri-enterprises to earn a sustainable income from the cultivation and sale of seasonal seedlings within their own communities,
ii) to improve their own long term food security and
iii) to break down harmful gender norms and unequal power relationships and gender based violence by empowering 60 young women to be economically active an succesful small business owners in their own right
Approved
This project is "Approved". This means the application has been approved by The Rotary Foundation, and the project is ready for implementation.
Project listed for the 2021-22 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #223457.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Hillcrest (9370)
7-Dec-21
$2,000
$5,500
$7,500
Winnipeg (5550)
13-Dec-21
$10,000
$10,000
$20,000
Oakville (7080)
30-Dec-21
$5,000
$0
$5,000
District 6820 DDF
31-Mar-22
-
$5,000
$5,000
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$16,400
$16,400
Total
$53,900
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
