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Project Lakota
United States
Project Lakota
Project Coordinator:
Candy Boyd
Project Overview:
Project Lakota (Ogala, SD, USA) is located on the Pine Ridge Reservation, which is home to two of the poorest counties in the United States. One of the biggest social problems on the reservation is a lack of adequate housing for Native American families. Project Lakota addresses this issue by engaging Lakota youth in building and repairing homes for needy families. Project Lakota also sponsors a quilting cooperative, which gives community members the opportunity to create traditional Native American quilts and sell them as an income-generating activity.
Recent Accomplishments:
The trained youth repaired roofing and flooring on 11 houses. The youth worked very hard and very quickly!
Number of People Directly Served by Project:
11 families had improved housing to shelter them from the elements .
Number of People Indirectly Served by Project:
Lakota Community: many of the families have less crowded homes
Goals for 2010:
Continue home repair and assistance with home construction on the Lakota Nation/ Pine Ridge Reservation
Continue training youth to do home repair and home construction.
Save money to create a fund to construct log cabins in the future.
IPM Funding Goal for 2010:
$2,500
Community Impact:
One grandmother raising her 5 grandchildren had an old “recycled” trailer with big gaping holes in the rotten floors. Project Lakota trained the youth who then replaced the floors and put tile down.
How your donation may be put to use:
$241 purchases home building supplies for youth to help needy families build a home
$96 purchases a temporary Coleman stove for a family in need