Women Empowerment Project

PROJECT OF THE HAVIOUS GREEN HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION INC.

P.O. Box 2421

Stephen A. Tolbert Estate Riverview Community

Gardnersville Township, Montserrado County, Monrovia, Liberia

E-mail: stb195@yahoo.com

Website: www.haviousfoundation.com

Project Title: HAVOTS / Skills Training for Women Empowerment Project

(STRAWEP)

Project Cost: USD$78,129.70

Input: 10%

Project Area: Pleebo, Mary Land County

Beneficiaries: 500 Widows, Single mothers, Women above school age, school

Drop-outs in the project location

Project Contact: Rev. S. Tosha Browne, Sr.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO

Cell Phone: 001-231-6511978

Primary Contact: Mrs. Callie Morgan

PROJECT OFFICER

Cell Phone #: 06-416-390

PROJECT SUMMARY INTRODUCTION

Liberia has recently gone through a unprecedented civil conflict in the history of West Africa. All Liberians especially women and children have been affected by violence, destruction and human rights abuses.

Assessment report has shown that the negative effect of the war will be seen through the following:

1 Skilled and trained manpower was lost

2 Most children in the rural communities lack opportunity to attend school

3 Most adult women and young girls have become school drop-out

4 The war plunged the nation into chaos and poverty

5 Young girls and women become vulnerable to prostitution, rape, drug Traficant.

HGHFI desire for this project is to restore hope and dignity to women in Pleebo, Maryland County, by empowering them through marketable vocational skill training. We believe that the acquisition of vocational skills will help the women earn income to take care of their families and reduce the high level of poverty, prostitution and illiteracy.

The total cost of the project is USD$78,129.70

To assist the women acquired these skills we are seeking Donors grant for this project in the amount of USD$70,317.00. The different will be HGHFI contribution.

The HGHFI is philanthropic local NGO established September 1997 to help rehabilitate under privilege youth and other less fortunate adults in vocational skills training. It is also in collaboration with other International NGO such as the Inter-mission Industrial Development Association (IIDA) based in India. And Inter-mission - Switzerland Services already rendered and ongoing include the following:

5 Construction of a full Health Center in Gardnerville. This Health Center is fully equipped and is being operated by qualified medical staff including a doctor, PA, Nurses, Mid-Wife and other nurse assistance

6 Construction of a 12 classroom building in Gardnersville for academic lessons. This school is equipped with qualified staff and holds about 400 students each year.

7 Trained 1200 women in vocations of Tie-Dying, Clerk Typing, Soap making, Beautification, Tailoring, Pastry, Agriculture and Computer Education

STATEMENT OF NEED / CRITERIA NEEDS TO BE MET

The almost 15 consecutive years, hunger, malnutrition, disease, rape and other human right abuses have characterized the lives of Liberian women. Destruction of homes, sources of livelihood and employment have made more women destitute. Yet on daily basis women bears the responsibility of providing for their families.

When we visited Pleebo, Maryland about 450 miles form Monrovia to talk with the elders and women of various communities in Pleebo where the project will be undertaken. We observed that there are a lots of school drop out as a result of the war, young widows, single mothers and other were seriously affected women who are in need of vocational skill to enable them earn some income to help their husbands, educate their children. This town is one of the areas severely affected by the war. It has a lot of young and girls whose husbands are without jobs. Islam is spreading in this area because it is closed to Neighboring State - Guinea. Muslims influence these poor women with their goods to join Islam.

The war is over, disarmament demobilization and election has taken place and these women among the displaced have returned home to meet nothing as what was left behind. As a result of this negative effect of the war, most women and young girls are using prostitution as major means of survival.

Relief activities will provide temporary solution but not enough to deal with long term problem of food and jobs, health services, education, rape, and prostitution. Therefore assisting 500 these women acquire skills that will make them productive is the surest way of helping families deal with long-term consequences of hunger, disease, poverty, illiteracy and prostitution. Knowledge acquired on STI / HIV / AIDS will help the women stay clear from this disease and disseminate information on its spread and prevention.

We are sure that helping women go through this training will empower them finance their children education, pay medical bills and buy food for their families. And also, there are a large number of women in Maryland who follow ancestral worship. We believe that this program will expose them to Christian doctrine and believes and will make decision to join churches of their choice as informal religious education will be enforce through regular devotion and meetings.

OBJECTS OF THE PROJECT

The over all goal of the project is to rehabilitate war affected rural women through training in various vocational skill areas. The corresponding objectives are as follows:

1 To build the capacity of 500 vulnerable women and girls by teaching them vocational skills.

2 Organized them into workable cooperative and provide them with start-up packages as a way of encouraging them apply their skills immediately.

3 To reduce social friction in homes between children and parents on one hand and between parents to the other.

4 To promote gender equity by making more women acquired life- sustaining skills thus making them less dependent on men.

5 To reduce the level of friction caused by the war between youth and community residents and thus facilitate reconciliation.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

The pre-institution activities including going into the community to do needs assessment following by recruitment of both beneficiaries and project instructional and support staff. This skill training program will offer seven courses which are in great demand. The program will be in two phases of six month each. At the end of each phase student receive a certificate and start up packages depending on skill area.

Training will be mostly practical for the duration of 12 months of 250 students per-cycle. This training will be combined with Biblical and psychological concepts with emphasis on peace sustenance, forgiveness, repentance and conflict resolution and stress management. Upon graduation, each student will be required to train at least 2 persons thus increasing the number of skilled women in the community.

STEP TAKEN TO MEET NEEDS.

RESULTS

Following the successful implementation of this project, these major changes will take:

1 Trained and counseled 500 women and girls will become de-traumatized and start earning their living by practicing various vocational skills acquired.

2 300 young girls who once lived by prostitution will now depend on working for themselves, using their new their skills instead of engaging in prostitution and other dehumanizing practices.

3 85% of our graduate from our institution will become productive contributor to the rebuilding of their homes and churches (those that are Christian) the development of their communities and country as they earn enough income to spend and spear.

4 90% of those who were not Christians before entering our training program would have received the Lord as the Savior before graduation.

We expect at least 500 women* 5 children each) children returning to school 2500 as a result of the project.

MEASURABLE RESULT

Below stated are some of the indicator of changes that will take place in beneficiaries of our skills training program.

1 Each of our graduates from each production department will make available sample product special exhibition on graduation day.

2 Those doing agriculture for subsistence farming will exhibit project from the small farms.

3 Those doing Computer training and others will have to pass an exam for graduation.

4 The number of economically dependents woman in the community will reduce by 500 persons after one year, 1500 after in 3 years.

5 Using the start-up package, the graduate will be expected to open and run small business that can absorb other community women for training and income generation.

6 Bringing attitudinal and behavior change of the target group in the community, society though training, education, motivation, awareness (HIV / AIDS) and consicencetizing in various social problems.

RESULT OF PREVIOUS SERVICES

HGFI have trained 1200 war affected women in 8 different skill areas, and is presently training 350.

Some of our graduates are doing business for themselves and other gainfully employed. We are please to note also that many of former students accepted Christ through counseling, Bible study; devotional exercise conduced while they were students, and are now local churches serving the Lord in various ministries.

As a Christian humanitarian and community Development Institution, our activities of the past years have been characterized.

a. Compassion - respect for those in need, regardless of their religious beliefs

b. Christian Character building- that the character of Christ should be evident in the way work is done with righteousness and justice, mercy and peace making to the community.

c. Empowerment - we have tried to help teach Christian principles which enable people to make right choices, to have a voice and to become agents of charge in their communities.

d. Participation - involvement of the whole community so that it assumes ownership of the project being carried out.

e. Sustainability - we have also tried to teach a process of on going process and community change that come from within the community itself.

f. Integration - we have tried to help these communities interact with other both Christians and non - Christian with the desire to share Christ with the non-Christian.

LEADERSHIP OF SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM

A broad-base program with several departments, the skill training program leadership will consist of the following personnel:

1 Project Officer

2 Training Coordinator

3 Administrative Assistant / Secretary

4 Instructors (7)

5 Support Staff (3)

SKILL AREAS AND DURATION

No.	Skills Area	Training per cycle	Duration of cycle	No. of student per course
1	Agriculture	30	4 months	60
2	Pastry	30	4 months	60
3	Tie& Dye	30	4 months	60
4	Tailoring	50	6 months	100
5	Soap Making	30	6months	60
6	Computer Literacy	50	6 months	100
7	Psycho-social Counseling & HIV / AIDS Campaign	30	6 months	60
TOTAL		250		500

BUDGET SUMMARY

ITEMS	COST PER CYCLE	COST PROGRAM
Agriculture		4850.00
Tailoring		4,832.25
Soap Making		8,789.45
Computer Literacy		5,535.00
Tie & Dye		9,250.00
Psycho- Social Counseling & HIV /AIDS Campaign		2,230.00
SUB-TOTAL		35,486.70.00
Remuneration		18,840.00
Equipment and Running cost		16,700.00
Administrative cost / mis.		7,103.00
SUB- TOTAL		42,643.00
TOTAL		78,129.70

MATERIAL COST PER AREA

AGRICULTURE

ITEM	UNIT	UNIT	QTY	TOTAL
Cutlass	Pc	5.00	30	150.00
Rake	Pc.	6.00	15	90.00
Watering can	Pc.	10.00	15	150.00
Digging hoe	Pc.	10.00	30	300.00
Weeding hoe	Pc.	6.00	15	90.00
Protecting boots	Pair	10.00	30	300.00
Chicken wire	Roll	35.00	6	210.00
Local Chicken	Chick	3.00	70	210.00
Rabbit	Pair	5.00	6	30.00
Ducks	Pair	5.00	6	30.00
Goats few, billy		40.00	6	240.00
Assorted locket seed	Lump sum			50.00
Assorted exotic seed	Sump sum			75.00
Nkp	Bag	45.00	6	270.00
Insecticides	Liter	40.00	4	160.00
Spraying can	Set	165.00	3	495.00
Cost of constructing pan for various animal	Lump sum			800.00
Feed / medication	Lump sum			1200.00
Sub. Total				4,850.00

PASTRY

EQUIPMENT	UNIT	UNIT COST	QTY	TOTAL
Baking Cups	Set	2.75	15	42.25
Baking Spoon	Set	3.25	30	97.50
Stove	Set	35.00	15	52.50
Iron Pots ( large size)	Set	5.50	15	82.50
Break Knives	Pcs	2.00	15	30.00
Baking pan	Sets	27.00	15	405.00
Mixing Spoon	Set	1.25	15	18.75
Plastic Scraper	Set	3.00	40	120.00
Spatula	Pcs	2.25	15	33.75
Cook Spoon ( ladle)	Pcs.	0.50	15	7.50
Kitchen Knives	Pcs.	1.20	15	18.00
Eating Fork	Doz	1.50	4	6.00
Mixing pan	Pcs.	1.20	25	30.00
Sifter ( large)	Pcs.	1.50	25	31.25
Cooke - Cutters	Pcs	1.50	25	37.50
Muffins pan	Pcs.	1.40	25	35.00
Loaf pan	Pcs.	2.50	25	62.50
Fine Spoon	Pcs	0.50	15	7.50
Coal Pot.(standing)	Pcs.	15.00	15	22.50
Grater	Pcs.	2.00	15	30.00
Doughnut Cutter	Pcs.	1.80	15	27.00
Bread Kneading board	Pcs.	3.40	25	85.00
Plastic Cups	Pcs.	0.50	25	12.50
Frying Pan	Pcs.	6.80	15	102.00
Frying Spoons	Pcs.	3.60	15	54.00
Towels(s/s(face))	Pcs.	0.11	25	2.75
Pot Holder	Pcs.	0.30	15	4.50
Transparent Plastic Bucket	Pcs.	2.30	15	34.50
Locally Made Oven	Pcs.	575	4	2,300.00
Microwave Oven	Set	250	5	1,250.00
SUB-TOTAL				4832.25

TAILORING AND EMBROIDERY MATERIALS
Sewing thread ( assorted colors)	Pks	1.25	30	37.50
Short zipper	Pks	5.00	35	175.00
Long zipper	Pks	8.00	25	200.00
Machine needle	Pks	10.00	20	200.00
Hand needle	Pks	5.00	15	75.00
Scissors (L/S)	Pks	12.00	10	120.00
Bale of cloth	Pks	100.00	10	1000.00
Tape rule ( stick )	Pcs	0.50	30	15.00
Mapping cloth	Yards	1.50	300	450.00
Timbles	Pks	1.30	10	8.45
Poplin	Bale	30.00	10	300.00
Straight pins	Pks	.050	15	7.50
Tape line (1yrd	Roll	0.50	20	10.00
Paper roll	Roll	12.00	20	240.00
Pressing iron electric	Pcs	10.00	8	80.00
Box preing iron	Pcs	5.00	15	75.00
Cola pot	Pcs	3.00	8	24.00
Cutting table (4’x 8’)	Pcs	80.00	4	320.00
Pressing table	Pcs	50.00	4	150.00
Manuel sewing machine	Set	200.00	25	500.00
Chairs	Pcs	10.00	35	350.00
SUB. TOTAL				8,789.45

SOAP MANUFACTURING -MATERIALS
Soap create	Pcs	5.00	15	75.00
Cutting table	Set	75.00	5	375.00
Bleaching drum	Pcs	25.00	5	125.00
Plastic drum	Pcs	15.00	5	75.00
Plastic tubs ( L/S	Pcs	15.00	6	30.00
Mixing stick	Pcs	5.00	15	15.00
Dipping bucket	Pcs	1.00	5	25.00
Hand gloves	Pairs	9.00	50	450.00
Safety goggles	Pairs	3.00	40	120.00
Mouth & nose protectors	Pcs	2.50	40	100.00
Measurement cup	Pcs	0.50	15	7.50
Measurement spoon	Doz	0,50	15	7.50
Kitchen knives	Pcs	1.50	10	10.00
Scraper	Pcs	2,50	10	25.00
Hammer	Pcs	2.50	5	12.50
Tape rule	Pcs	2.50	5	12.50
Spreading plastic	Yards	2.00	30	60.00
Palm oil ( sludge)	Drum	130.00	10	1300.00
Palm kernel oil	Drum	180.00	10	1800.00
Washing blue( king brand)	Ctn	17.50	4	70.00
Spreading table 3’x52’	Pcs	35.00	4	140.00
Dyes ( assorted)	Pkts	1.00	10	10.00
Caustic soda	Bags	18.00	10	180.00
Industrial perfumes	Cts	50.00	4.	200.00
Rexoguard ( L/S)	Btls	5.00	4	20.00
Empty drum ( ex)	Pcs	15.00	8	120.00
Scratch tape ( adhesive)	Roll	2.00	25	40.00
Socks	Pair	0.50	40	20.0
Shopping bag ( plastic)	Ctn	14.00	5	70.00
Soap stamp	Pcs	10.00	4	40.00
TOTAL				5,535.00

COMPUTER EDUCATION

	UNIT	UNIT COST	QTY	TOTAL COST
Computer maintenance	Set		50	2,600.00
Generator	Set	1500.00	1	2,500.00
Fuel consumption	Gals	350.00	600	2,100.00
Computer table	Pcs	50	10	500.00
Table chair	Pcs	20.00	10.00	200.00
Black board	Set	50.00	7	350.00
Stationery	Lump sum			500.00
Text books	Lump sum			500.00
SUB. TOTAL				9,250.00

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT FOR TE-DYING AND BAKING

	UNIT	UNIT COST	QTY	TOTAL COST
lappa ( Bazan) white, all colors	Years	2.00	250	500.00
Dye-all colors	Ctns	6.00	3	180.00
Surfur power	Ctns	40.00	2	80.00
Shiner	Ctns	25.00	4	100.00
Custic soda	Ctns	50.00	2	100.00
Gloves	Ctns	40.00	2	80.00
Plastic sheets	Roll	10.00	4	40.00
Candle wax	Ctns	10.00	4	40.00
Melting pan	Pieces	5.00	4	20.00
Spoons (stainless)	Pkts	15.00	4	60.00
Stamps	Pcs	10.00	4	40.00
Weaving needles	Pkts	2.00	50	100.00
Pots ( large size)	Pcs	25.00	4	100.00
Twine	Rolls `	1.00	40	40.00
Char coal	Bags	3.00	50	150.00
Pamphlets	Pcs	1.00	25	25.00
Drums ( short)	Pcs	10.00	10	100.00
Buckets	Pcs	7.00	10	70.00
Siring sticks	Pcs	1.00	25	25.00
Aprons	Pcs	2.00	25	50.00
Tables ( 6’x12’	Pcs	25.00	2	50.00
Scissors	Pcs	1.00	25	25.00
Razor blades	Pkts	6.00	5	30.00
Pencils	Pkts	1.00	5	5
Sponge	Pcs	1.00	25	25.00
Pumps ( body)	pcs	1.00	25	25.00
Tape lines	Pcs	1.00	30	30.00
Starch	Ags	10.00	4	40.00
Bleach ( clorax)	Ctns	20.00	4	80.00
Oil ( edible)	Drums	25.00	4	100.00
Cotton buds	Pkts	1.00	10	10.00
SUB. TOTAL				2,320.00

PSYCHO-SOCIAL COUNSELING & TI /HIV /AIDS MATERIALS

	UNIT	UNIT COST	QTY	TOTAL COST
Video recorder	Set	800.00	1	800.00
Poster sheets	Packet	2.50	5	12.50
Fact AIDS	pcs	0.25	200	50.00
Mega Phone	Set	100	2	200
Dry Cell Batteries	Box	25.00	4	100
Television receiver 21”	Set	380.00	1	380.00
Assorted social& religious discs	Lump sum			150.00
DVD & VCD	Set	200.00	1	200.00
SUB. TOTAL				1,892.50

HUMAN RESOURCES

	#	MONTHS	RATE /MONTH	TOTAL FOR 9 MONTHS
Project Staff
Project Officer	1	12	200.00	2,400.00
Project Coordinator	1	12	150.00	1,800.00
Instructor	7	12	120.00	10,080.00
Admin / finance manager	1	12	130.00	1,560.00
Security guards	3	12	50.00	1,800.00
Janitors	2	12	50.00	1,200.00
SUB. TOTAL				18,840.00

EQUIPMENT & RUNNING COST

	#	MONTHS	RATE /MONTH	TOTAL FOR 9 MONTHS
Vehicle rental	12months	300 per day	360 days	10,000.00
Stationery				1,500.00
Fuel & Lubricant				3,700.00
Maintenance & repair				1,700.00
SUB. TOTAL				16,700.00

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