Not all the project proposals submitted are awarded the grants, not all video pitch submitted for Project Inspire receive the winning grant money. Organizers can’t fund as many projects as they want, there is always limitation of the grants. But there are thousands of giving hands. One of the ten finalists of Project Inspire 2012, Love Mercy Foundation, received large grant from public to implement their Cents for Seed Program targeted at the North Ugandan people who suffered from 25 years of civil war.
The Cents for Seeds Program aims at reducing poverty by empowering women in the war affected areas in Northern Uganda where people lived for years in the internally displaced people’s camps and the rich agricultural lifestyle in the region got reduced to almost nothing.
Supports of the Cents for Seeds Program
- Loan of seeds – $25 to purchase up to 30Kg of A grade seeds that can yield approximately 100Kg of production.
- Hand held gardening tool & Education workshops to women – A woman of family registers for agricultural workshop and receives hand-held farming tool. The family will plant the seeds, harvests them- eat, sell and store the seeds for future.
- The initial loan is re-paid to the Love-Mercy Foundation. Another family is supported with the fund.
Other Programs of Love Mercy
- Health Care
- Child Sponsorship
Based in Australia, Love Mercy is joint initiative of two professional athletes Julius Achon of Uganda and Eloise Wellings of Australia. The foundation dreams to see Northern Ugandans live an empowered life, free to claim their basic human rights to a secure food supply, income, education, health, and equality, through sustainable development projects based on enabling the potential of local communities.
The story of Love Mercy Foundation is an inspiration to thousands of non-profit organizations working towards the sustainable development around the globe.
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The article is based on the Project Inspire blog Winning without Winning by Rachel Lees.
