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| Gargouna Women’s Association – Tools and Seeds |
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| Project Director |
| Sarah F. Mangrem, Peace Corps Volunteer |
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Project Number |
Total Cost (US$) |
Location |
FS01-08-PC |
$377.57 |
Gargouna, Mali (Gao) |
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Project Details
The women of Gargouna, Gao Circle, Mali, in conjunction with Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah F. Mangrem, worked with African Sky to purchase garden tools and seed for their women's association garden. Gargouna is located along the newly paved road south from Gao to Niamey, Niger. Starting in 2007, the Gargouna Women's Association created a beautiful garden along the banks of the Niger River, and now it is flourishing with Malian staples like tomatoes, onions, peppers, and squash.
Mangrem works with the Gargouna Women's Association, and she managed project operations. The Gargouna women used project funds to start a fruit tree orchard and to enlarge the group's garden. The association has strong leaders, dues are responsibly collected and publicly recorded, and membership is growing. Mangrem reports that over the next year, the association will experiment with and learn about seed collection and storage. Additionally, besides bringing garden products into their own households, the women plan to sell some produce in local markets.
Mangrem identified the primary objectives of the Gargouna project:
- Start a fruit tree orchard
- Enlarge the group's existing garden
- Increase group membership and membership diversity
- Increase nutritional intake/resources for women and their families
- Provide economic input through garden/orchard produce sales
PROJECT BUDGET | | |
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ITEM |
UNIT COST |
TOTAL COST |
Shovel |
3 X 3000 |
9,000 CFA |
Hoe |
3 X 3000 |
9,000 CFA |
Rake |
3 X 3000 |
9,000 CFA |
Seedling bags/plastic sheets (5o meters) |
250/meter |
12,500 CFA |
Wheelbarrow |
2 X 7000 |
14,000 CFA |
Wire fencing (100 meters) |
900/meter |
90,000 CFA |
Nails |
2 X 1500 |
3,000 CFA |
Orchard/Seeds (citrus, moringa, baobab) |
3 x 1000/kilo |
3,000 CFA |
Vegetable Seed |
varies |
5,000 CFA |
TOTAL PROJECT COST |
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154,000* CFA |
*$368.11 + 9.46 transfer fee |
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