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HAND IN HAND FUND – funded projects 2012
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FUND 2012
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Update: Since 2022, Rapunzel donates the HAND IN HAND donation (previously HAND IN HAND Fund) to the RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation.
Rapunzel supports the HAND IN HAND fund with annual donations. The HAND IN HAND fund is managed by the German Environmental Aid (DUH) and by Rapunzel.
In 2012 we supported 14 projects with a total sum of 71,140 Euro.
The funds were used to support the following projects:
Funded Projects 2012
| Project | Country | Description | Funding amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACOREMA | Peru | Installation of an information platform for responsible fishery practices and consumer behavior | 5,000 EUR |
| Muleba Association | Tanzania | Crash courses for women on basic education and income support | 5,000 EUR |
| Lotus for Organic Products/Sekem | Egypt | Follow-up project for socio-economic improvement for farmers: build-up of infrastructure, educational seminars and refresher courses | 5,000 EUR |
| Oro Verde | Honduras | Continuous training in sustainable organic cocoa cultivation, harvesting and processing; build-up of a producer association | 5,000 EUR |
| ARA e.V. - Waldportal | Germany | Continuous support and maintenance of the website www.waldportal.org | 1,000 EUR |
| Life-Giving Forest e.V. | Philippines | Follow-up project: reforestation of a forest trail for handicapped people, funding for three workplaces, installation of sanitary plants | 5,000 EUR |
| Kaule e.V. | Nepal | Extension of a demonstration center and build-up of a plant nursery for the stabilization of an agricultural development project | 5,000 EUR |
| ELPC | Cameroon | Installation of a water tank and solar equipment for a water supply system and for disease prevention | 5,000 EUR |
| Global Nature Fund | Cambodia | Awarness campaign for alternative fishing methods; allocation of technical equipment for ecosystem relief; formation of a cooperative in order to improve market access | 5,000 EUR |
| Global Nature Fund | South Africa | Measures against poaching, awareness raising campaign, marketing events for the promotion of tourism as alternative source of income | 5,000 EUR |
| Hekima Girls' Secondary School | Tanzania | Follow-up project: land purchase, continuation of vegetable cultivation, hands-on cultivation training | 15,000 EUR |
| Tropica Verde e.V. | Costa Rica | Grant for the Monte Alto project (environmental education) | 140 EUR |
| Schüler für Schüler e.V. | Tanzania | Completion of a dormatory for boarding school students of the Hanga Monastery; the boarding school is open to students from all confessions | 5,000 EUR |
| Aktionsbündnis Gentechnikfreie Region Main-Tauber e.V. | Nicaragua | Reforestation, reduction of soil erosion and humus build-up in agricultural areas, foudation of a growers association | 5,000 EUR |
