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TAGS: ECON EAID MP
SUBJECT: MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT 
 
¶1. Summary: During FY 2007, Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 
allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen 
projects in Mauritius. Eleven of these projects were located on the 
lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues.  The majority of 
the projects are complete, and the few still in progress are 
performing satisfactorily.  End Summary. 
 
¶2. Project(s) summary and status are as follows: 
 
¶A. Name of Grantee: Council of Religion 
I.A.A No.: 7642010 
Project Title: HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention 
Beneficiaries: 537 
Amount of Grant: USD 5,437 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to organize an HIV/AIDS 
awareness and prevention campaign targeting young adults and women 
as part of a capacity-building program to fight the pandemic. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶B. Name of Grantee: Comite Villageois Creve Coeur 
I.A.A No.: 7642020 
Project Title: Extension of Multi-purpose Center for educational 
activities 
Beneficiaries: 3500 
USD amount: 5,437 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase materials to build 
an extension to a multi-purpose center to create more room for 
recreational, educational and cultural activities. In addition, the 
grantee will purchase a computer, library furniture, and kitchen 
utensils to provide home economics classes to empower women. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶C. Name of Grantee: Rodrigues Northern Women Entrepreneur 
I.A.A. No.:7642030 
Project Title: Kitchen appliances for women to enhance food 
production 
Beneficiaries: 18 
USD amount: 2,281 
Un-liquidated balance: 820.37 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase kitchen appliances 
and other materials to enable women to increase their food 
production, patchwork, and painting output. Sale of these products 
will enhance their income. 
Status: In progress 
 
¶D. Name of Grantee: Association des Pecheurs de Mourouk 
I.A.A. No.:7642040 
Project Title: Basket Traps for Fishermen 
Beneficiaries: 20 
USD amount: 1,908 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase materials to produce 
basket traps to increase the fishermen's production. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶E. Name of Grantee: Assemblee Chretienne de Rodrigues 
I.A.A. No.: 7642050 
Project Title: Purchase of equipment to increase lemon and vegetable 
production 
USD amount:2,375 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Purchase of water tanks, farmers' tools, 
equipment and fertilizers to increase the production of lemons and 
vegetables mainly for export to mainland Mauritius. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶F. Name of Grantee: Association des Planteurs de Petit Gabriel 
I.A.A. No.:7642060 
Project Title: Construction of a farmer's center to conduct training 
programs for farmers 
USD amount: 5,437 
Un-liquidated balance: 5,437 
Description of Activity: Purchase of materials to build a farmer's 
centre to conduct training programs for farmers regularly. The 
center will also be used for social events. Note: The Farmers at 
Petit Gabriel have everything in order, but still await the plot of 
land that was promised to them from the Rodrigues Council. 
Status: In progress 
 
¶G. Name of Grantee: Association for Abstinent Alcoholics 
I.A.A. No.:7642070 
Project Title: Equipment to enhance agricultural production 
Beneficiaries: 62 
USD amount: 1,453 
Un-liquidated balance: 1,453 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase agricultural 
equipment (tiller) for rehabilitated alcoholics to start an 
agricultural project to improve their standard of living. They have 
already started exploitation with manual tools which constitute a 
great constraint in productivity. The new tiller will motivate them 
to enhance production.  Note: the tiller has been ordered, but the 
supplier is having a hard time getting it to Rodrigues, so the 
Embassy will not make final payment until the NGO receives it. 
Status: In progress 
 
¶H. Name of Grantee: Remir Village Community 
I.A.A. No.:7642080 
Project Title: Domestic Science and sewing classes for Women's 
empowerment 
Beneficiaries: 300 
USD amount: 3,755 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase books, cooking 
utensils, sewing machines and furniture to enable the Community 
Center to conduct training in domestic science and in sewing. This 
income-generating activity will enhance the income of poor women. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶I. Name of Grantee: Trevor Huddleston Association for Disabled 
I.A.A. No.:7642090 
Project Title: Materials for special education to disabled children 
Beneficiaries: 91 
USD amount:1,410 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase classroom furniture, 
tables, a cupboard, bookshelves, kitchen appliances and a projector 
to provide special education to disabled children. 
Status: Complete 
 
 
¶J. Name of Grantee: Fabric St. Gabriel 
I.A.A. No.:7642100 
Project Title: Agricultural Farm for un-schooled boys 
Beneficiaries: 14 boys and their respective families 
USD amount: 6,227 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase building materials, 
tools and equipment to convert an un-used plot of land into an 
integrated agricultural farm for unschooled boys to cultivate 
vegetables for sale. This income-generating project will help them 
earn a living. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶K. Name of Grantee: Cygangues Village Community 
I.A.A. No.:7642140 
Project Title: Income-generating project for women's empowerment 
Beneficiaries: 20 women and their respective families 
USD amount: 2,500 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase sewing machines and 
materials to produce textile fabrics, embroidery and other 
handicraft materials for sale. This income-generating project will 
help women from low-income backgrounds to improve their revenue for 
the welfare of their children. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶L. Name of Grantee: Phoenix SS Boys PTA 
I.A.A. No.:7642110 
Project Title: Income-generating project for Secondary school 
students 
Beneficiaries: 75 
USD amount: 1,406 
Un-liquidated balance: 1,406 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase materials to start a 
soilless culture, a hydroponic agricultural technique on the school 
rooftop as part of a hobby for students. It will also be an 
income-generating project for students of low-income families. 
Status: In progress 
 
¶M. Name of Grantee: Reef Conservation 
I.A.A. No.:7642120 
Project Title: Environmental education for marine conservation 
Beneficiaries: 30 students; 3900 community members 
USD amount: 3,900 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to purchase a laptop computer, a 
printer, classroom furniture and materials for the marine 
educational program known as "Club Mer", an awareness program to 
sensitize the public on marine conservation. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶N. Name of Grantee: Comite Quartier de la Rue de Paix I.A.A. No.: 
7642130 
Project Title: Drug Prevention through literacy activities 
Beneficiaries: 1500 drug addicts; 1000 students 
USD amount: 1,474 
Un-liquidated balance: Nil 
Description of Activity: Funds used to organize talks, debates, quiz 
competition, essay writing, film projection and painting relating to 
drug prevention. The target audience will be mainly students, 
parents and the public at large. Project aims to involve the 
community in the process of drug prevention through literacy 
activities. 
Status: Complete 
 
¶3. Post fully expects all funds to be liquidated before September 
30, 2009. 
 
 
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