Located in the far northeast corner of Congo next to Sudan and Uganda, the Diocese of Aru will build a vocational training center in Ituri province where young men, especially former soldiers, will learn carpentry skills so they can open their own shops. They will also engage in Bible studies and reconciliation training, taking appropriate actions to mend relationships and support their families. The number of lives affected will be 2,340.

Investment Opportunity: $60,045

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This project will improve the socio-economic livelihood of Congolese returning to their homes by giving them agricultural tools, certified seeds, livestock, and fish farming opportunities. This will serve to improve and increase food production and promote better farming practices and healthier living conditions for families. 2730 lives will be impacted by this diocesan program.

Investment Opportunity: $52,396

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The Diocese of Kisangani will establish rice and maize husker machines in 11 villages. Local women will earn more income, produce more grain and work fewer hours, which can give them more time to invest in their families and their farms. In addition, huskers will reduce the costs of transporting grain to be processed and sold, and food availability will be increased. 10,835 lives in 11 villages will be affected.

Investment Opportunity: $51,709

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The Diocese of Bukavu will build a multipurpose conference center where church leaders will learn about reconciliation, theology, evangelism, and discipleship. Located in one of the largest cities in Congo where there is an evident need for meeting space, conference fees generated from the rental of this space will promote economic independence and cover future development programs through the Diocese. 16,469 lives will be impacted by this project.

Investment Opportunity: $93,959

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The Diocese of North Kivu will build a conference center where it can conduct training in peacemaking and reconciliation. Workshops will equip clergy and laypeople to practice the principles of biblical peacemaking in their own lives and to bring these skills to their communities. The diocese will also rent rooms for meetings and events, creating a source of income that will cover conference center expense and fund diocesan ministries. Total lives affected will be 8,258.

Investment Opportunity: $88,142

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The Diocese of Boga will rebuild the Boyo secondary school building that was destroyed by war. This grant will cover the costs of reconstruction, equipping six classroom, offices, storage, toilet facilities, and a water tank. The school will serve ten villages and a total of 10,000 people.

Investment Opportunity: $53,481

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Ministry Partner: Anglican Church of Chile

This project will contribute to the reduction of the social vulnerability of Pehuenche families from the Alto Bio Bio region of Chile by empowering the community through local leadership. Pehuenches will be trained in the use of machinery, industrial safety practices and creation of a rural cooperative to commercialize the products. Machine training will be complemented with computer training to improve marketing initiatives and leadership. The School of Industrial Design of the University of the Bio Bio will collaborate in the project by designing wooden products that reflect the Pehuenche culture and at the same time easily commercialized. Machinery will be purchased and a workshop set-up for production of the wooden handcrafts.

Amount: $10,000

Ministry Partner: Church Mission Society (CMS) - Ireland

This project is to build a region mission center in the Gamble region of Ethiopia under the direction of Bishop Andrew Proud and Archbishop Mouneer Anis. An executive committee of local leaders will oversee construction and recruitment of staff. When completed, the center will be the only equipped community information and resource center for 253,000 people. Students will use the resource center, mothers will take part in Bible literacy and family health education and sports activities will be held for youth from different tribes. The Center will be used for church leadership raining, Bible literacy classes, conflict resolution conferences, health education training, and vocational training.

Amount: $109,447

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Ministry Partner: Anglican Diocese of Yambio

In partnership with local government, ministries, the Anglican Church of Sudan will train local people in the Diocese of Yambio in new agricultural techniques that will move them from subsistence to self-sufficient farming. Participating farmers will receive tools and crops to help grow corn, sesame, sorghum, ground nuts, cassava and rice. Most of the tools and materials will be bought and transported from Kampala. The Diocese will teach the farmers new agricultural techniques. Each family is expected to earn at least $350 a year in household income, in addition to the food they consume. They will also be taught the biblical concept of stewardship in weekly Bible studies.

Amount: $97,213

Ministry Partner: Anglican Diocese of Maseno West

The Anglican Diocese of Maseno West Kenya, in collaboration with local medical workers, will train volunteer community-based healthcare workers and form school health clubs in order to prevent malaria. The diocese will also distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets and teach pregnant women and nursing mothers ways to prevent malaria. This project expands a 2007 program by the Diocese of Maseno in which 89 community healthcare providers were trained to teach malaria prevention to 3, 825 people.

Amount: $46,128

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Ministry Partner: Five Talents International

This project in partnership with Five Talents focuses on savings and credit groups in outlying rural areas. Five Talents staff will train and mentor small groups, encouraging them to save money and form a credit association. Their capacity to save and borrow will be built and strengthened with business skills training. This is a continuation of a previous project where 21 groups have been formed and the repayment rate is 100 percent! The members are borrowing from each other's savings and the community social capital has been effective in preventing defaults.

Amount: $36,590

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