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HUM
Asia & Indian Sub-Continent
HUM
Project Overview:
HUM (Ahmadebad, INDIA) is a micro-enterprise project run by Dalit and Muslim women who make kites, rakhis (a traditional string bracelet), sewing beeds, soap etc...to sell to homes and small businesses. In the state of Gujarat, where the project is located, people are polarized by religious violence. This area is characterized by poverty, violence, poor schools and poor infrastructure. HUM works to bring people of different backgrounds together with the goal of peace and reconciliation.
Number of People Directly Served by Project:
747 community residents are members. Ration cards were obtained for 137 people, water service cards for 635, 128 widows received their pensions, 213 residents received their birth certificates, and 39 birth certificates were filed.
Number of People Indirectly Served by Project:
Families and children of the women who are members of the Project.
Goals for 2010:
To generate income for more than 50 women every year and to build peace and friendship between two communities intolerant of one another.
IPM Funding Goal for 2010:
$2,500
How your donation may be put to use:
Your donation to HUM will help to provide materials, training, travel and space rental for the women workers. Also, money will be used for cooks and food for our feeding program.