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2009-05-28 13:13:00
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Embassy Port Louis
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MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT

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SUBJECT: MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT

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TAGS: ECON EAID MP
SUBJECT: MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT


1. Summary: During FY 2007, Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000
allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen
projects in Mauritius. Eleven of these projects were located on the
lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. The majority of
the projects are complete, and the few still in progress are
performing satisfactorily. End Summary.


2. Project(s) summary and status are as follows:


A. Name of Grantee: Council of Religion
I.A.A No.: 7642010
Project Title: HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention
Beneficiaries: 537
Amount of Grant: USD 5,437
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to organize an HIV/AIDS
awareness and prevention campaign targeting young adults and women
as part of a capacity-building program to fight the pandemic.
Status: Complete


B. Name of Grantee: Comite Villageois Creve Coeur
I.A.A No.: 7642020
Project Title: Extension of Multi-purpose Center for educational
activities
Beneficiaries: 3500
USD amount: 5,437
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase materials to build
an extension to a multi-purpose center to create more room for
recreational, educational and cultural activities. In addition, the
grantee will purchase a computer, library furniture, and kitchen
utensils to provide home economics classes to empower women.
Status: Complete


C. Name of Grantee: Rodrigues Northern Women Entrepreneur
I.A.A. No.:7642030
Project Title: Kitchen appliances for women to enhance food
production
Beneficiaries: 18
USD amount: 2,281
Un-liquidated balance: 820.37
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase kitchen appliances
and other materials to enable women to increase their food
production, patchwork, and painting output. Sale of these products
will enhance their income.
Status: In progress


D. Name of Grantee: Association des Pecheurs de Mourouk
I.A.A. No.:7642040
Project Title: Basket Traps for Fishermen
Beneficiaries: 20
USD amount: 1,908
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase materials to produce
basket traps to increase the fishermen's production.
Status: Complete


E. Name of Grantee: Assemblee Chretienne de Rodrigues
I.A.A. No.: 7642050
Project Title: Purchase of equipment to increase lemon and vegetable

production
USD amount:2,375
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Purchase of water tanks, farmers' tools,
equipment and fertilizers to increase the production of lemons and
vegetables mainly for export to mainland Mauritius.
Status: Complete


F. Name of Grantee: Association des Planteurs de Petit Gabriel
I.A.A. No.:7642060
Project Title: Construction of a farmer's center to conduct training
programs for farmers
USD amount: 5,437
Un-liquidated balance: 5,437
Description of Activity: Purchase of materials to build a farmer's
centre to conduct training programs for farmers regularly. The
center will also be used for social events. Note: The Farmers at
Petit Gabriel have everything in order, but still await the plot of
land that was promised to them from the Rodrigues Council.
Status: In progress


G. Name of Grantee: Association for Abstinent Alcoholics
I.A.A. No.:7642070
Project Title: Equipment to enhance agricultural production
Beneficiaries: 62
USD amount: 1,453
Un-liquidated balance: 1,453
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase agricultural
equipment (tiller) for rehabilitated alcoholics to start an
agricultural project to improve their standard of living. They have
already started exploitation with manual tools which constitute a
great constraint in productivity. The new tiller will motivate them
to enhance production. Note: the tiller has been ordered, but the
supplier is having a hard time getting it to Rodrigues, so the
Embassy will not make final payment until the NGO receives it.
Status: In progress


H. Name of Grantee: Remir Village Community
I.A.A. No.:7642080
Project Title: Domestic Science and sewing classes for Women's
empowerment
Beneficiaries: 300
USD amount: 3,755
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase books, cooking
utensils, sewing machines and furniture to enable the Community
Center to conduct training in domestic science and in sewing. This
income-generating activity will enhance the income of poor women.
Status: Complete


I. Name of Grantee: Trevor Huddleston Association for Disabled
I.A.A. No.:7642090
Project Title: Materials for special education to disabled children
Beneficiaries: 91
USD amount:1,410
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase classroom furniture,
tables, a cupboard, bookshelves, kitchen appliances and a projector
to provide special education to disabled children.
Status: Complete



J. Name of Grantee: Fabric St. Gabriel
I.A.A. No.:7642100
Project Title: Agricultural Farm for un-schooled boys
Beneficiaries: 14 boys and their respective families
USD amount: 6,227
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase building materials,
tools and equipment to convert an un-used plot of land into an
integrated agricultural farm for unschooled boys to cultivate
vegetables for sale. This income-generating project will help them
earn a living.
Status: Complete


K. Name of Grantee: Cygangues Village Community
I.A.A. No.:7642140
Project Title: Income-generating project for women's empowerment
Beneficiaries: 20 women and their respective families
USD amount: 2,500
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase sewing machines and
materials to produce textile fabrics, embroidery and other
handicraft materials for sale. This income-generating project will
help women from low-income backgrounds to improve their revenue for
the welfare of their children.
Status: Complete


L. Name of Grantee: Phoenix SS Boys PTA
I.A.A. No.:7642110
Project Title: Income-generating project for Secondary school
students
Beneficiaries: 75
USD amount: 1,406
Un-liquidated balance: 1,406
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase materials to start a
soilless culture, a hydroponic agricultural technique on the school
rooftop as part of a hobby for students. It will also be an
income-generating project for students of low-income families.
Status: In progress


M. Name of Grantee: Reef Conservation
I.A.A. No.:7642120
Project Title: Environmental education for marine conservation
Beneficiaries: 30 students; 3900 community members
USD amount: 3,900
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase a laptop computer, a
printer, classroom furniture and materials for the marine
educational program known as "Club Mer", an awareness program to
sensitize the public on marine conservation.
Status: Complete


N. Name of Grantee: Comite Quartier de la Rue de Paix I.A.A. No.:
7642130
Project Title: Drug Prevention through literacy activities
Beneficiaries: 1500 drug addicts; 1000 students
USD amount: 1,474
Un-liquidated balance: Nil
Description of Activity: Funds used to organize talks, debates, quiz
competition, essay writing, film projection and painting relating to
drug prevention. The target audience will be mainly students,
parents and the public at large. Project aims to involve the
community in the process of drug prevention through literacy
activities.
Status: Complete


3. Post fully expects all funds to be liquidated before September
30, 2009.


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