FARM-Africa

Question 1

FARM-Africa

What type of organisation is FARM-Africa?

Answer 1

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)

Question 2

FARM-Africa

Where does it provide aid?

Answer 2

Eastern Africa

Question 3

FARM-Africa

When was it founded?

Answer 3

1985 to reduce rural poverty

Question 4

FARM-Africa

How is it funded?

Answer 4

By voluntary donations

Question 5

FARM-Africa

Where does it run programmes?

Answer 5

• Ethiopia
• Sudan
• Kenya
• Uganda
• Tanzania

Question 6

FARM-Africa

How long have they been operating in Ethiopia?

Answer 6

Since 1998

Question 7

FARM-Africa

How many projects do they run in Ethiopia?

Answer 7

4

Question 8

FARM-Africa

What are the projects in Ethiopia called?

Answer 8

• Rural Women’s Empowerment
• Prosopis Management
• Community development projects
• Sustainable forest management

Question 9

FARM-Africa

Where does the Rural Women’s Empowerment operate?

Answer 9

Various regions

Question 10

FARM-Africa

What problem is the Rural Women’s Empowerment trying to tackle?

Answer 10

Very few women have opportunity to make money which means they have a low QoL and struggle to afford essentials like healthcare.

Question 11

FARM-Africa

What is the Rural Women’s Empowerment project doing?

Answer 11

• Giving women training and livestock to start farming
• Loan schemes help women set up small businesses like bakeries and coffee shops
• Women given legal training to advise others on their rights

Question 12

FARM-Africa

How many people does the Rural Women’s Empowerment project help?

Answer 12

Around 15,160

Question 13

FARM-Africa

What areas does the Prosopis Management scheme operate?

Answer 13

Afar region

Question 14

FARM-Africa

What problem is the Prosopis Management scheme trying to tackle?

Answer 14

Plant introduced by gov to stabilise soils has now become pest and invades grazing land, making farming difficult.

Question 15

FARM-Africa

What is the Prosopis Management scheme doing?

Answer 15

Showing farmers how to convert Prosopis into animal feed - sold to generate new source of income

Question 16

FARM-Africa

How many does the Prosopis Management scheme help?

Answer 16

Around 4,400 households

Question 17

FARM-Africa

Where does community development projects operate?

Answer 17

Semu Robi regions

Question 18

FARM-Africa

What problems are development projects trying to tackle?

Answer 18

• Frequent droughts make farming difficult
• Reduced farmers income leads to malnutrition
• Semu Robi is remote region and vet care is difficult

Question 19

FARM-Africa

What things are community development projects doing?

Answer 19

• Loans given to buy water pumps for farmland irrigation which reduces effects of drought
• People trained in basic vet care to keep livestock healthy

Question 20

FARM-Africa

How many do community development projects help?

Answer 20

• 4,100 directly
• 60,000 indirectly due to veto nary care training

Question 21

FARM-Africa

Where does the Sustainable Forest Management project operate?

Answer 21

Bale region

Question 22

FARM-Africa

What problems is the Sustainable Forest Management project trying to tackle?

Answer 22

Forests cut down to make land for growing crops or trees used for firewood - reduces resources for future generations.

Question 23

FARM-Africa

What is the Sustainable Forest Management project doing?

Answer 23

• Teaching communities to produce honey and grow wild coffee, makes money without cutting trees.
• Communities taught how to make fuel efficient stoves which use less wood and reduce deforestation.

Question 24

FARM-Africa

How many does the Sustainable Forest Management project help?

Answer 24

Around 7,500 communities