More than two million Euro for eco-social projects

Climate resilience: future-proof organic agriculture in the municipality, Malawi

Most of the people in Malawi rely on small-scale, self-sufficient farming. But their livelihoods are threatened by extreme weather events due to climate change and the dependance on international seed companies.

In the district of Mazdi (central Malawi) the NGO Youth for Environment and Sustainable Development (YSD) cooperates with community members in the establishment of five demonstration farms. There, about one hundred peasants receive training in organic agriculture. The project focuses on farming methods that are resilient to climate change and on high-quality, traditional seeds. The HAND IN HAND fund finances the training methods with 5,000 Euro. 
 

Rainforest: beekeeping provides income and protects ecosystems, Bolivia

The Italian AVEPROBI organization supports beekeepers from indigenous farming communities in the Amazon Basin against rainforest overexploitation. The project combines income generation with species and forest protection. At the same time, the beekeeping is part of a bigger program that supports sustainable forest use and organic agriculture. The HAND IN HAND fund supports the training and the purchase of beekeeping equipment with 5,000 Euro.  
 

Promotion of women: access to distance learning for marginalized girls, Nepal

Street Child Deutschland e.V. facilitates access to education for children in the poorest regions of the world. For girls from the disadvantaged Musahar population in Nepal, education is the only possibility to free themselves from lifelong debt bondage. During the Covid pandemic, the NGO established cost-effective distance learning via bluetooth speakers in order to guarantee continued teaching. Subsequently, the girls are integrated in local schools and are supported during their first steps into employment. The HAND IN HAND fund supports this project with 5,000 Euro.