Region Kenya, East Africa

Budget: $4000 / year

Goal: To provide continuing support for an elementary school organized and run by the residents of Matopeni, a low-income area on the outskirts of Nairobi. The goal is to provide educational opportunities for orphans and children of destitute families.

Comment: The school receives support from various neighborhood organizations. Their goal with this project is to raise money to cover school supplies (books, pens, paper, uniforms), daily lunch, etc. Roughly $210 USD covers these expenses for one child, for an entire year. Supporters can choose a particular child to support, and follow his or her progress through the years.. ...read more.

Progress Report:
China Earthquake Relief -
Loans for Village Rebuilding

Working through existing contacts in Sichuan Province, ECOLOGIA is organizing and implementing a sustainable re-building loan program. Our quick action just after the earthquake, and continued support for survivors struggling to rebuild, is a model for the entire region.

Collected: $52,338 Needs: $40,000
Region: Sichuan Province, China
Goal: ECOLOGIA staff are on the ground in Chengdu; we and our local partners have been working since the earthquake to provide sustainable reconstruction in mountain villages. Our goal is to encourage villagers to engage in reconstruction that will be more earthquake resistant and also more environmentally friendly.

Comment: We used this opportunity to seed the creation of community funds. Reconstruction and repair loans will be repaid to the community trust fund that will then be used to promote environmentally and socially sustainable development.... continued