HAND IN HAND FUND – funded projects 2009

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

Rapunzel gives annual donations to the HAND IN HAND fund that is managed by the German Environmental Aid Assosciation (DUH).

In 2009 we sponsored 12 projects with a total sum of 80,904 EUR.
The donations went to the following projects:

Funded projects 2009

Project	Country	Description	Funding amount
Pro Regenwald e.V. (Pro Rainforest Association)	Costa Rica	Development of an agroforest garden for the indigenous population	4,700 EUR
Global Nature Fund (GNF) - Asoc. Vivamos Mejor	Guatemala	Measures for the improvement of organic coffee cultivation	5,000 EUR
SEKEM Association	Egypt	Supporting integrated development in underdeveloped, rural regions	5,000 EUR
People's agricultural Farm	India	Conservation of native seeds through local farmers	3,000 EUR
Tropica Verde	Costa Rica	Poverty alleviation through installation of solar power	3,000 EUR
SLAK ISC (International Solar Energy Research Center)	Cameroon	Education for sustainable development in the Monte Alto forest preserve	3,200 EUR
GRD e.V. ACOREMA	Peru	Support of a dolphin protection project	6,860 EUR
Asociación Pescado Azul	Ecuador	Support of a sustainable fishery micro project run by women	5,000 EUR
ARA e.V. - Waldportal	Germany	Development of the website www.waldportal.org	1,200 EUR
eddr e.V. (engagement durable pour le développement rural)	Ivory Coast	Improvement of living conditions of coffee growers in the former rebel region Dix-huit Montagne and protection of regional biodiversity	5,000 EUR
HEKIMA Girl's Secondary School	Tanzania	Installation of sanitary facilities	33,944 EUR
ARA e.V.	Brazil	Support of the Diahoi Indians – cultivation and distribution of Brazil nuts	5,000 EUR