Occidental College12 December 2013

FSD achieves community-driven goals through asset-based development and international exchange in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

MISSION

FSD envisions a world where all people have the opportunity and capacity to direct economic, social, and environmental resources toward sustainable outcomes that improve their lives and communities.

VISION

Start With Assets, Not ProblemsMotivate Community OwnershipGenerate Enduring Results and ImpactFocus On The Site Teams

Build CapacityBe A BridgeChange PerspectivesPromote Reciprocity

CORE VALUES

AFRICA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

FSD Partner Organization:

Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization

FSD Intern, Tanya Probert, worked with Kitovu Mobile to utilize indigenous micro-organism (IMO) technology, which teaches enhanced farming methods, allowing community members to do more with limited resources. This project now serves as a model for other farmers, providing training and information they can bring to their own homes.

Appropriate Technology in Masaka, Uganda

FSD supports REAP in developing “model homes” for other communities to replicate. For example, FSD supported a sustainable “biogas” system, which is a locally identified solution to addressing deforestation, depleting natural resources and lack of electricity by maximizing farming methods in remote, rural villages.

Environmental Sustainability in Masaka, Uganda

FSD Partner Organization:

Renewed Efforts to Alleviate Poverty (REAP)

FSD funded this capacity-building initiative to equip women with business skills and financial support in order to manage income-generating activities, improve their economic capacity and livelihoods, and help to liberate them from the bondage of poverty and discrimination—a clear example of a long-impact project.

Economic Development in Mombasa, Kenya

FSD Partner Organization:

Golden Financial Services

Emusanda Health Center wanted to strengthen their services to HIV positive individuals and diminish the stigma through empowerment efforts. With the support of FSdintern, Joseph Bejany, and an FSD grant, they developed a goat rearing business to provide a new skill and source of income for those with HIV/AIDS, while teaching the nutritional benefits of goat milk.

FSD Partner Organization:

Emusanda Health Center

Health in Kakamega, Kenya

FSD Partner Organization:

Western Water and Sanitation Forum (WEWASAFO)

Mwiyala Primary and intern, Dillon Zang, were awarded an FSD grant to pilot an Ecosan latrine addressing a recurring need for improved sanitation at this school. The latrine serves as a fertilizer for more environmentally-friendly waste disposal and an example for others to replicate in the surrounding area.

Environmental Sustainability in Kakamega, Kenya

FSD Partner Organization:

Baitambogwe SACCO

Economic Development in Jinja, Uganda

This Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) aimed to support the fishing community in enhancing their profits. To address improper handling and increased spoilage, FSD awarded a grant to intern, Thomas Palcynzskiand Baitambogwe to develop a modern, more efficient method for fish drying. Supplementing these methods were also trainings in safety and marketing.

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