Reducing Global Inequalities Case Study - FARM-Africa

Question 1

What is FARM -Africa?

Answer 1

An NGO that provides aid to eastern African countries

Question 2

Which countries does FARM-Africa operate in?

Answer 2

Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Question 3

What 4 projects does the NGO run in Ethiopia?

Answer 3

Rural Women’s Empowerment, Prosopis Management, Community Development Project and Sustainable Forest Management

Question 4

Which region does Rural Women’s Empowerment operate in?

Answer 4

Various

Question 5

What problem does Rural Women’s Empowerment tackle?

Answer 5

There are few opportunities fro Ethiopian women to make money, so they have a low quality of life and can’t afford things like healthcare

Question 6

How does Rural Women’s Empowerment tackle this problem?

Answer 6

• Women are given training and livestock to start farming.
• Schemes are set up to help women launch small businesses such as bakeries and coffee shops.
• Women are given legal training to advise other women of their rights

Question 7

How many people does Rural Women’s Empowerment affect?

Answer 7

15,160 people

Question 8

Which region does the Community Development Project operate in?

Answer 8

Semu Robi

Question 9

What problem does the Community Development Project tackle?

Answer 9

Frequent droughts make farming very difficult, reducing farmer’s income and leading to malnutrition. Semu Robi is a remote region so getting veterinary care to livestock is difficult

Question 10

How does the Community Development Project tackle this problem?

Answer 10

• People are given loans to but small water pumps to irrigate their farmland, reducing the effects of drought
• People are trained in basic veterinary care so they can keep their livestock healthy

Question 11

How many people does the Community Development Project affect?

Answer 11

4100 directly and 60,000 indirectly through veterinary care