HAND IN HAND FUND – funded projects 2006

Update: Since 2022, Rapunzel donates the HAND IN HAND donation (previously HAND IN HAND Fund) to the RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation.

In 2006, we sponsored 11 projects with a total sum of 41,500 EUR in the countries of origin of our HAND IN HAND raw materials.

The Hekima Girl’s Secondary School in Tanzania received the Rapunzel Christmas donation. The Patuca National Park in Honduras received emergency aid for the elimination of rat infestation in the summer of 2006.

The donations went to the following projects:

Funded projects 2006

Project	Country	Description	Funding amount
Solar Energy Foundation Inc.	Ethiopia	Financial assistance for the installation of solar power plants in an Ethiopian village	3,000 EUR
Achal	India	Training program for the promotion of organic cultivation, fair trade, sustainable water supply and biodiversity	3,000 EUR
AOPEB	Bolivia	Sponsoring of a school video that promotes the topic of agroforest systems	3,000 EUR
Hekima Girl's Secondary School	Tanzania	Purchasing land for a school garden where the students can grow their own organic corn	6,500 EUR
Tropica Verde e.V.	Costa Rica	Protection of the drinking water supply and protection of biological diversity	4,000 EUR
El Ceibo	Bolivia	Publication of training materials for the cultivation of organic rice	3,000 EUR
Patuca	Nicaragua	Emergency aid for the elimination of rat infestation	5,000 EUR
Anapqui	Bolivia	Reforestation and promotion of organic quinoa cultivation	4,000 EUR
Cooproagro	Dominican Republic	Quality improvement of organic cocoa production through the construction of a cocoa fermentation center, a cocoa drying plant and through training for the farmers	4,000 EUR
Fundasur	Dominican Republic	Construction of a sports field	3,000 EUR
Sekem	Egypt	Financial aid for farmers who convert to organic cotton cultivation	3,000 EUR