Where Did the Money Flow?
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Raizes de Cunha (Cunha Roots) CD (617)
Brazil / $4,300
Flow Funder: Maria Amalia Souza
Year Funded: 2010
A gift was shared to fund this collaborative musical production in which 16 local musicians got together, wrote and performed their own original music on CD. Each musician then received 100 copies of the CD to sell and with the money, they will be able to record their own CDs.
Farming Funding (612)
Brazil / $2,030
Flow Funder: Bettina Turner
Year Funded: 2010
Miguel is an excellent farmer in the traditional area of Sao Goncalo (Taboquinhas, Bahia) Brazil. Miguel was in need of a water wheel to deliver water to the faucets in his home and his plantations, as well as a brush-cutter to assist him in handling the field, because it is very unproductive to do brush cutting with only a machete. We fulfilled Miguel's dream with a water catchment system for his property and the purchase of a brush-cutter, which with his highly collective spirit, he is sharing with other farmers in the community.
Farming Funding (611)
Brazil / $2,430
Flow Funder: Bettina Turner
Year Funded: 2010
Ivo Goes de Jesus lives in the rural area of Itacare, Bahia, Brazil. He is a talented farmer. Through our gift and the support of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Mecenas da Vida, he was able to buy supplies and food as well as learning new practices in farming sustainably. He has a wonderful flower garden with a newly reforested grove nearby, which is his pride.
Susan Davis & The Capital Missions Company (CMC) (590)
http://www.capitalmissions.com/
Ecuador / $500
Year Funded: 2010
The Capital Missions Company (CMC) creates networks of investors, business leaders and philanthropists to catalyze a globally-sustainable economy. The President of CMC, Susan Davis uses her networking method "KINS (Key Initiator Network Strategy)," as a time-efficient and cost-efficient approach to introducing innovation into culture. KINS Networks leverage philanthropic dollars into catalytic initiatives to solve social problems and is based on the understanding that "we are all one." Susan Davis' passion and inspiration in her work moved me to help support her in her work in Ecuador.
Food Alliance (570)
United States - Oregon / $5,000
Flow Funder: Larry Yee
Year Funded: 2010
The Food Alliance are the nation's leading certifier of sustainably-produced food. As the demand for sustainably-produced food explodes, consumers need to know that food meets certain quality standards. Food Alliance sets the standards and then assures compliance, thus giving consumers the confidence that the food products are what they claim to be. My Flow Fund gift helped the Food Alliance to continue developing into the national organization they hope to become.
Coastal Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) (568)
http://www.coastalalliance.com/
United States - California / $3,000
Flow Funder: Larry Yee
Year Funded: 2010
CAUSE was established in 2000 by the Ventura County Living Wage Coalition to promote economic and social justice for the working people of the Central Coast region of California, through policy advocacy, research, organizing, leadership development and community building. CAUSE has successfully undertaken developing several important community planning and public policy initiatives addressing such issues as living wage jobs, uninsured working families, women's economic justice, fair political representation, environmental cleanup, health access, and regional transportation. My Flow Fund gift went toward general support of this organization.
Concrete Reproductions of Burmese Traditional Designs (561)
Myanmar / $600
Flow Funder: D.J.
Year Funded: 2004
I first taught rubber mold-making and concrete-casting to children in Myanmar Buddhist monasteries in 1999. This experience was so satisfying and rewarding that I discovered what I wanted my life to be about. I was no longer just a tourist seeing the sites - I was making a positive contribution to a people and a culture that I loved very much. I returned to Myanmar again in 2000 to teach rubber mold making again, and during that time, I also made additional contributions that helped Myanmar children, thanks to the donations that friends had given me. This was my first experience being a philanthropist. In 2001 I was invited into the Flow Fund Circle and continued to teach rubber mold making in Myanmar monasteries during the six years that I was a member.
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ) (549)
United States - Michigan / $5,000
Year Funded: 2010
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice empower individuals, communities, and community organizations in Southeast Michigan to educate, advocate and organize for cleaner, healthier communities and environments. A gift from the Flow Fund Circle supports DWEJ’s work, including: Support of Build Up Detroit (BUD), which uses sustainability principles, citizen engagement, and green job development to help Detroit take the lead in sustainability; Support of the Green Jobs training program, which focuses on building a green collar workforce to transform the city's 50,000 brownfields into viable and sustainable communities; and Support of Youth on Patrol Against Pollution (YOPAP), which enlists young people in environmental advocacy and civic engagement to help shape long-term commitment to environmental justice.
Puget Sound Sage (547)
United States - Washington / $5,000
Year Funded: 2010
Puget Sound Sage brings together labor, faith, and community to make the region's economy work for working people by raising job standards, upholding workers' rights, and growing communities where all families thrive. Puget Sound Sage is a member of the Partnership for Working Families (PWF), a national movement dedicated to building power and reshaping the economy and urban environment for workers and communities. A gift from the Flow Fund Circle supports Puget Sound Sage's work on three areas affecting low-wage workers: green jobs, transportation equity, and clean and safe ports. Recent accomplishments include: Creation of a green jobs coalition in Seattle, including community development, environmental and labor organizations; Launching of a new Transportation and TOD Equity Project, focusing on access to transit, access to transit construction, operation and maintenance jobs, and equity impacts of transit-oriented development (TOD) on affordable housing and permanent job quality; and Supporting the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports (CCSP), whose goals are to make the Port of Seattle's trucking industry more efficient, to reduce air pollution, and to improve the quality of jobs.
Got Green (546)
United States - Washington / $5,000
Year Funded: 2010
Got Green is a grassroots group led by young adults and people of color that promotes the movement for Green Collar Jobs as the best way to fight poverty and global warming at the same time. A gift from the Flow Fund Circle supports a variety of Got Green's activities, which include: Partnering with the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) and Seattle Vocational Institute to develop our region's only union-certified Weatherization and Installer Technician Training program; Connecting low-income workers to training and green collar job opportunities; and Convening focus groups of low-income women (primarily young women of color) to develop an organizing strategy that better engages women in the opportunities provided by the sustainable green economy.
Sound Alliance (545)
United States - Washington / $5,000
Year Funded: 2010
The Sound Alliance is a member of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), Northwest Region. A gift from the Flow Fund Circle supports a variety of the Sound Alliance's activities, which include: Working with state policymakers to draft and pass legislation using the Sustainable Works model to create a Community Energy Efficiency Pilot program to create jobs for disadvantaged constituencies through energy efficiency retrofit projects; Developing a neighborhood-based customer recruitment model capable of organizing hundreds of customers at a time; and Recruiting and training 80 block organizers in two Spokane and Seattle neighborhoods.
A Mule for a Small Business (523)
Brazil / $334
Flow Funder: Edmundo Barbosa
Year Funded: 2003
The first gift was a mule bought to help a family run a small restaurant business at a remote beach. The owners had been carrying all of the food, beverages and ice for four hours across the mountain every day, on their own backs. With the mule, they were able to expand their business and employ more family members. With the spare time that the mule gave her, Elena, the owner of the restaurant, started to work with children in the village teaching them their African roots and traditions that were vanishing from the island. She teaches groups of girls traditional African dance and boys African drumming, giving these children a deep sense of pride in themselves. It also gave them opportunity to present their work for visitors to the island instead of hanging around getting into trouble. The children now travel to the mainland to present performances and they have an annual festival of African traditions on the island.
Women's Clinic (507)
Nicaragua / $350
Flow Funder: Fran Peavey
A gift was shared with this women's clinic that teaches economic skills.
Gu Chu Sum Movement of Tibet (489)
India / $10,000
This school is for Tibetans who are former political prisoners and their families so that they can become educated and employed. The main subjects taught include Computing, Tibetan, English and General Knowledge. The Flow Fund gift will enable the purchase of 17 computers.
Rural Community Artists' Cooperative (440)
Lao People's Democratic Republic, India / $2,000
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to create an Artists' Cooperative in the village of Kerala. With the funds shared, this Cooperative was able to bring in a traditional weaving expert from Vientiene to teach them new weaving patterns and help them develop a distribution plan for their weaving business. Another group of tribal artisans used funds to produce a marketing brochure to advertise their beautiful, locally-handmade clay products for distribution to interior designers and architects in southern India.The economy of this once destitute village did a complete financial turnaround, though the work of this Artists' Cooperative.
Mrs. Vaihere Bordes & Hotu Tiare Maohi (396)
French Polynesia / $1,000
Flow Funder: Mayumi Oda
Hiti Tau is a network of locally-based community organizations throughout the islands of French-Occupied Polynesia. Through this organization, I found out about Mrs. Vaihere Bordes, an energetic Maohi woman, who has organized a women's cooperative called Hotu Tiare Maohi to produce traditional coconut oil also known as "monoi." This Flow Fund gift helped to find ways to distribute the monoi products and thus increase the financial self-sufficiency of all the Maohi women involved in the project.
Refugee from Sierra Leone (369)
United States, Sierra Leone / $100
A gift was shared to help buy a computer for a refugee from Sierra Leone to continue his work after he and his wife had to flee for their lives.
Youth Ecological Trainees (348)
Georgia / $500
Flow Funder: Enid Schreibman
A gift was shared with 50 Georgian youth to receive training and employment at various ecological organizations for one year.
Edie Harshome's Work with Bosnian Women (331)
Bosnia and Herzegovina / $1,000
Flow Funder: Vijali Hamilton
Year Funded: 1996
A gift was shared with Edie Harshome for travel expenses to meet with grassroots women's groups at Desa, a women's center in Dubrovnik, Sarajevo Bosnia. Her work with refugee women helps them reorganize their lives and regain a means of livelihood after the Bosnian War.
Cottage Industry for Village Women (329)
India / $2,000
Training women to weave, make cotton cloth etc. and to start small businesses.
Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC) (285)
India / $2,500
Flow Funder: Lee Swenson & Vijaya Nagarajan
This organization specializes in the application of science and technology to rural development, working on eco-friendly devices and technologies for rural application to combat pollution. The three major areas concentrated on by resident scientists are resource utilization, recovery and management. Many of the devices and technology packages created by MCRC are eco-friendly and dovetail with local needs.
Keeping Cultural Tradition Alive (259)
Burkina Faso, Mali / $500
Flow Funder: Sobonfu Some
The Senufo tribe in the village of Toussiana (crossing the borders of both Burkina Faso & Mali in West Africa) have a particular gift with weaving and a Flow Fund Gift was shared to help them revive their ancient weaving techniques and share it with new generations.
Anti-Parasite Treatments for Livestock (254)
Mongolia / $4,000
Flow Funder: Yoji Kamata
When no anti-parasite treatment is applied to livestock, parasites severely damage animal hides and skins. Since leather-processing companies cannot procure good quality leather, they are currently obliged to import materials from abroad. If anti-parasite treatment is conducted effectively by herders' organizations while linking it to purchase agreements with hide/skin processing companies, herders' hides and skins can fetch higher prices, which will contribute to diversification of herders' income sources. Production of high quality hides and skins contributes to a growth of domestic leather industry in Mongolia. By re-establishing veterinary services in affected areas, the quality of hides and skins of herders' livestock increases, leading to diversification of income sources. The target group for this project is the Ireedui Herders' Group (which includes 33 households) in Bayandalai Soum, in the Umnugovi Province. The implementation will be carried out by the Center for Future Nomadic Society (CFNS) in cooperation with the Veterinary Research Institute of the Mongolian Agricultural University, as well as the local government of Bayandalai Soum and the local veterinary organization. CFNS is a Mongolian non-governmental organization that has experience in various projects to support herders, such as organizing herders, meat marketing, traditional well construction, and more.
The Phakchmar Evening School for Poor Villagers (246)
Cambodia / $2,000
Flow Funder: Pracha Hutanuwatr
This project was created to provide free education for the poor people in Phakchmar village in the Batthambong province of Cambodia. Mr. Yeam Chamnab and his volunteer teachers offer free evening school at a local primary school. The school hopes to offer vocational classes like motorbike repair, as well as extend classes to the populace of the local prison.
Community Forestry at Tab Lan National Park (245)
Thailand / $2,400
The villagers in Khonburi and Suengsang, Thailand, have decided to preserve and revive the national resources in Tab Lan National Park by applying local wisdom after the failure of the governmental conservation plan. As the government continues to mis-manage the forest resources without the villagers' participation, local people are asking to be more involved in conservation strategy. A project entitled "Community Forestry at Tab Lan National Park" is set up to increase and conserve the forests found there.
Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center (KMG) (226)
Ethiopia / $3,000
Bogaletch Gebre embodies Ghandi's call for us to be the change we want to see in the world. She was the first girl in her village/district to be educated beyond the fourth grade. After studying microbiology, physiology, epidemiology and public health in Israel and the US, she taught health sciences in Ethiopia and the US before returning home to establish KMG. While lead by women, KMG works holistically, via three interrelated programs that help women and their families to help themselves improve community: Reproductive health education, including the elimination of female genital excision (FGE); HIV/AIDS prevention; Vocational training and advancement of women's entrepreneurial skills; and Restoring depleted watersheds and damaged ecosystems.
Advocacy, Children/Teens, Ecology/Sustainability, Economic Development, Women
The Food for Work Programme (FfWP) (217)
South Africa / $3,470
The Food for Work Programme (FfWP), a community exchange system (CES) developed by Russell & Laura Bishop, facilitates people working in their communities and be paid in food vouchers. These vouchers are redeemable for nourishing basic foodstuffs at food depots. Participants are encouraged to view the vouchers as money and to use them as the basis for a local money system.
Hand Garbage Carts for Street People (196)
Brazil / $1,053
Flow Funder: Edmundo Barbosa
A gift was shared to purchase 20 hand garbage carts for street people. These people are responsible for a large amount of the recycling in Sao Paulo, Brazil and their work is their only source of income. They go in the streets and out of the mixed garbage that people throw out, they select the recyclables and sell what they have collected by weight to recycling centers.
Souvenir Workshop (185)
Kazakhstan / $183
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
A gift was shared to purchase equipment and supplies for a wood craft and art studio, where children learn to make traditional souvenirs to sell.
Youth Micro-Enterprises (184)
Kazakhstan / $131
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
A gift was shared to help young people renovate part of the former library to open a hair salon and shoe-repair business.
Canning for Youth (183)
Kazakhstan / $375
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
In this cooperative housing for former orphanage youth, the residents are provided with housing, but not with meals. So they often preserve fruit and vegetables for winter, to save money. A gift was shared to purchase equipment for making preserves.
Crafts for Deaf Youth (182)
Kazakhstan / $527
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
The only opportunity for deaf youth to make a life in Kazakhstan is selling things in the market or on trains. A gift was shared to purchase a computer, a sewing machine, and craft supplies, so the youth could learn to sew and make crafts to sell.
Teaching Crafts to Youth in Orphanage (181)
Kazakhstan / $99
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
The main problem with young adults that come out of the Kazakhstan orphanages is that they don't have a good enough education to go off to universities. A gift was shared to teach the students how to make crafts to sell and earn an income.
Steel Doors & Window Bars Business (180)
Kazakhstan / $513
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
The graduates of an orphanage decided to form an organization and work together building steel doors and window bars. A gift was shared to purchase metalworking equipment.
Pigs for a Farm (177)
Kazakhstan / $1,300
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
We visited a farm that has all the potential to run successfully as a business, but they had no money to buy farm animals. We shared a gift to help the mother buy several pigs. These pigs have already birthed piglets, which she passed on to two other families.
Sewing Machines & Carpentry Supplies (176)
Kazakhstan / $576
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
Year Funded: 2005
Please click the image to view the video.
We met with six women from the village of Dikhan in Kazakhstan, who are very skilled tailors, but had no start-up capital to buy sewing machines to open their own business. In fact, there were no sewing machines in this village at all! A gift was shared to purchase six sewing machines and carpentry materials/equipment. A local school heard about the women and gave them a room to put all their equipment in. In trade, during school hours, one woman teaches the girls how to sew and the boys learn carpentry. Through learning this new skill, the boys ended up making all the desks and chairs themselves. In the evening, women use the machines for their business. In gratitude, the women made New Year's costumes for the children and beginning in September 2005, they will make all the school uniforms, with the understanding that children from poor families will receive the uniforms for free. Regional administration decided to help too and they are providing a salary to the sewing teacher. The accompanying video highlights many of the Flow Fund Projects in Kazakhstan.
Dairy Cow (172)
Kazakhstan / $222
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
A gift was shard to purchase a cow (plus food for it), a chain, and two locks. The family is able to use the cow's milk for the children and also run a little business by selling the milk, which gives them a small daily income.
Shoe Repair Shop (171)
Kazakhstan / $322
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
A gift was shared to help a man buy equipment and rent a space for his shoe repair shop.
Shoe Repair Shop Equipment (170)
Kazakhstan / $595
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
Because he is a former convict, this father was being paid a salary that was not enough to feed his family. With our Flow Funding gift, he was able to open a shoe repair shop, and now he is helping the family of another convict.
Tools for a Car Repair Shop (169)
Kazakhstan / $450
Flow Funder: Tamara Sabitova
Through our Flow Funding gift, a villager was able to open a car repair shop and have enough income to support his own family plus the families of two of his sisters. He is also teaching his nephew car repair skills.
Farmers' Market (168)
Kazakhstan / $450
Flow Funder: Sakan Aubakirova
A gift was shared to establish a small Farmers' Market so that villagers can sell dairy, meat and vegetables.
Women's Sewing Project (164)
Kazakhstan / $3,900
Flow Funder: Sakan Aubakirova
A gift was shared to purchase fabric for various sewing projects of this collective of women.
Animals for Farms (157)
Kazakhstan / $200
Flow Funder: Nilzia Rakhisheva
A gift was shared with 13 poor families from nearby villages to purchase geese and goats so they can sell the milk, meat and feathers.
Little Fairies (156)
Kazakhstan / $1,700
Flow Funder: Natalya Levkina
A gift was shared with this organization that teaches orphan children to adapt and provide for themselves in real life situations. With this gift, they purchased a sewing machine, so the children could learn how to sew their own clothes. These machines and classes will ensure that these girls will have a skill to use outside the orphanage.
Sewing Machines (133)
Kazakhstan / $839
Flow Funder: Mira Bocharnikova
A gift was shared to purchase sewing machines so local students can learn a profession.
Milk Cow for Family (132)
Kazakhstan / $800
Flow Funder: Mira Bocharnikova
A gift was shared to purchase a cow which can provide the family with milk to drink and to sell.
Fabric for Sewing Students (131)
Kazakhstan / $320
Flow Funder: Mira Bocharnikova
A gift was shared to purchase fabric for local sewing students, so they can complete their projects.
Sewing Machine (128)
Kazakhstan / $2,000
Flow Funder: Mira Bocharnikova
A gift was shared to purchase a sewing machine to help teach children how to sew and earn money by selling what they have produced.
Sheep Breeding to Boost Local Economy (127)
Kazakhstan / $870
Flow Funder: Makhmut Konysbayev
12 ewes and 4 lambs were purchased for breeding to help the local economy.
Equipment for Furniture-Making Workshop (125)
Kazakhstan / $800
Flow Funder: Ludmila Kurtavtseva
Funds were shared to purchase equipment for making furniture for a furniture-making workshop for people with tuberculosis.
Equipment for Job/Social Rehabilitation Project (121)
Kazakhstan / $540
Flow Funder: Ludmila Kurtavtseva
Funds were shared to purchase equipment for a job training center where people who were recently incarcerated learn how to return to life outside of jail.
Storage Containers for Fresh Vegetables (120)
Kazakhstan / $705
Flow Funder: Ludmila Kurtavtseva
A gift was shared to create a safe and sanitary storage container for fresh vegetables on the first floor of the local rehabilitation center.
Furniture Workshop (119)
Kazakhstan / $2,100
Flow Funder: Ludmila Kurtavtseva
A gift was shared to open a furniture workshop where people can work, learn skills and connect with their local community.
Sewing Equipment & Materials (118)
Kazakhstan / $1,900
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were shared to purchase sewing equipment and materials for a workshop. The working space for this project has been provided by local businessmen, free of charge and a local woman with disabilities, who is raising 2 children alone, will teach 7 young women sewing skills and then employ them to make clothing for sale.
Cows for Local Farm (117)
Kazakhstan / $960
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were provided to purchase 16 cows, as well as feed for them. A group of disabled people and their children will be taking care of the farm, and this gift will give them the opportunity to work and support themselves financially.
Sheep for Disabled Families (116)
Kazakhstan / $609
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were shared to purchase sheep for four families whose heads of households had been disabled through work-related injuries and were then dismissed from their jobs. Their pensions are very small and caring for these sheep is something they can do at home which will give them enough income to support their families.
Local Businesswomen's Group (114)
Kazakhstan / $1,200
Flow Funder: Kalima Kulbatchaeva
Funds were shared to create a local businesswomen group where ten women farmers pooled their money in order to pay the land ownership fees for their land plots. They now all own their land, through community support.
Sewing Workshop (112)
Kazakhstan / $500
Flow Funder: Gulmira Beketova
Funds were shared to open a sewing workshop with four sewing machines.
Supplies for Local Community Bakery (109)
Kazakhstan / $1,200
Flow Funder: Gulmira Beketova
Funds were shared to purchase an oven, flour and other ingredients for making meat Pirozhkis, which will then be sold. Half of the profit of these sales will go to families with more children than they can feed and the other half will be used to further develop the business. This bakery also solves the problem of a shortage of baked goods in the village, as well as providing additional needed work spaces.
Bakery Run by Single Mothers (108)
Kazakhstan / $2,000
Flow Funder: Gulmira Beketova
Through a Flow Fund Gift, a group of single mothers opened this bakery, which provides baked goods and money for their families. This bakery provides employment for some and extra income for those who are already employed.
Support for Local Agricultural Facilities (103)
Kazakhstan / $1,300
Flow Funder: Bayan Akhmetzhanova
Through our Flow Fund Gift, two agricultural facilities that were about to file for bankruptcy survived and were able to help other farmers in hardship.
Livestock for Local Families (100)
Kazakhstan / $2,000
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
A Flow Fund Gift was shared with local large families with limited income. The money was used to purchase a cow and several sheep.
Equipment for Sewing Workshop (99)
Kazakhstan / $170
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
Funding was shared for two sewing and one knitting machine, for a sewing workshop teaching women sewing skills so they can earn money. Young people keep their national traditions alive by making national costumes and make an income by selling them.
Goats for Low-Income Families (97)
Kazakhstan / $227
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
A Flow Fund Gift was used to purchase three goats and a kid for a local family who has promised to give the offspring to another local, low-income family.
Sewing Machine & Supplies for Local Families (96)
Kazakhstan / $243
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
A Flow Fund Gift was used to purchase two sewing machines and various supplies to be used by a local union of mothers with many children. This gift will go a long way towards eliminating poverty in this village.
Craft Equipment for Local Youth Center (95)
Kazakhstan / $133
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
This youth center teaches kids how to knit, sew and work with beads, which helps expand the working skills of the local youth. A Flow Fund Gift was shared to purchase them a knitting and sewing machine.
Goat for Low-Income Family (94)
Kazakhstan / $676
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
A goat was purchased, using our Flow Fund Gift, with a promise that the family will give the offspring to a different low-income family, who will then give an offspring to another low-income family and on and on.
Equipment & Supplies for Local Village (93)
Kazakhstan / $400
Flow Funder: Kalieva Balzhan
Through a Flow Fund Gift, six desks, eight chairs, and various sports equipment was purchased for improving the learning environment of local elementary school children. A boat was also purchased to provide a source of income for many local families.
Rukodelie (92)
Kazakhstan / $1,100
Flow Funder: Sonya Aubakirova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to purchase needlework and sewing materials for this new organization, creating work and income for young people in the village.
Support for Single Moms (90)
Kazakhstan / $700
Flow Funder: Sonya Aubakirova
This support center for single, temporarily unemployed mothers with young children uses land for farming to create work for the moms and their adult children.
Job Training for Former Convicts (88)
Kazakhstan / $700
Flow Funder: Sonya Aubakirova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to start a workshop that teaches job skills to former convicts.
Job Training for Former Drug Addicts (86)
Kazakhstan / $890
Flow Funder: Sonya Aubakirova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to purchase sewing materials in order to teach sewing skills to former drug addicts, so they can find jobs after their rehabilitation period.
Micro-Credit Program for Single Moms (84)
Kazakhstan / $914
Flow Funder: Bayan Akhmetzhanova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to create a Micro-Credit Program for low-income, single mothers. This program helps these women find jobs as well as organizing mutual help groups so the women can support each other during the difficult times. Through the program, money is shared collectively, so no one is without funds. So far, thirty mothers have found employment and support through this program. Five women received micro-grants to start their own small businesses, which include baking pirozhkis, making salads, cooking dinners, and doing laundry. After two months of making a profit, these women will provide the start-up money for the next five women who want to start their own business and so on.
Computer Equipment for Akmolinskii (81)
Kazakhstan / $900
Flow Funder: Bayan Akhmetzhanova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to purchase a computer printer and Internet connection, helping to expand the activities of this union of families with many children. With an Internet presence, this organization is more likely to attract sponsors and partners.
Creation of a Park on Youth Avenue (79)
Kazakhstan / $1,500
Flow Funder: Aigul Dyusenova
A gift was shared to purchase seeds and plants as well as appropriate transportation to create Youth Avenue in the main park of the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana.
Children/Teens, Ecology/Sustainability, Economic Development
Job Training for Youth (77)
Kazakhstan / $900
Flow Funder: Aigul Dyusenova
This gift helped open a hairdressing room for youth, giving them an opportunity to gain important job training. With the leftover money, everyone participated in a tree-planing workshop, which helped improve the environment of this town.
Advocacy Organization for Mothers (75)
Kazakhstan / $
Flow Funder: Aigul Dyusenova
A Flow Fund Gift was shared to help create an advocacy organization developed by mothers of military personnel in Kazakhstan.