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DE RUEHOS #0491/01 3651344
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 311344Z DEC 09
FM AMCONSUL LAGOS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1143
INFO RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 0692

UNCLAS LAGOS 000491 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/EPS (DAVIDSON); ALSO PASS TO USAID 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECON PGOV NI
 
SUBJECT: FY2009 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL 
SELF-HELP PROGRAM STATUS REPORT 
 
REF: 09 STATE 104670 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1. Mission Nigeria received $90,000 for the Ambassador's Special 
Self-Help (SSH) Program for FY 2009 (reftel).  The beneficiaries 
were community groups and civil society organizations striving to 
improve basic economic and social conditions of the people in their 
communities.  Fourteen community-based projects with significant 
local contributions in land, labor, capital and expertise were 
selected from ten different states.  Funding for the projects will 
be used for the construction of wells/boreholes, classrooms, 
toilets, for the purchase of books, chairs, book-shelves, reading 
tables, a rice threshing machine, a palm oil processing mill, 
science laboratory equipment for a community school, hospital 
equipment for a community health clinic and a training center for 
painters and potters in uli ideogram.  Abuja USAID is still 
processing advance payment for grantees, as the SSH signing ceremony 
took place on December 21, 2009.  Based on the grantee's submitted 
estimates, approximately 178,046 people will benefit from FY09 SSH 
allocation to Nigeria.  END SUMMARY. 
 
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DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION 
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Grantee Name: Uli Crafts Training center 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-001 
Project Title: Training Center 
Amount of Grant: $11,409 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Train painters and potters in Igbo uli 
ideogram in Enugu, Enugu State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 60 (23 men, 37 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Nigerian National Union of the Blind 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-002 
Project Title: Classrooms 
Amount of Grant: $10,067 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Construction of classrooms for the blind in 
Magami, Jalingo, Taraba State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 97 (56 men, 41 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Ugo Development Group 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-003 
Project Title: Palm Oil Fruits Processing Mill 
Amount of Grant: $9,161 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Purchase palm oil fruits processing mill to 
serve Akabor, Umudiani, Ezinifite, Nnewi communities in Anambra 
State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 12,000 (5,000 men, 7,000 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Future Development Association 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-004 
Project Title: Well/Borehole 
Amount of Grant: $5,940 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: 0 
Description of Activity: Drill borehole to provide potable drinking 
water in Akwukwu-Igbo Community, Delta State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 25,000 (10,000 men, 15,000 
women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Ohoroho Community Initiative 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-005 
Project Title: Library Books, Chairs, Book-shelves, Reading Tables 
Amount of Grant: $6,263 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Provide Library books, Chairs, 
Book-shelves, Reading tables for Ohoroho Secondary School in 
Ohoroho/Uyi LGA, Akwa Ibom State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 45,000 (11,658 men, 33,342 
women) 
 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Garram Children's school Tom-Tom 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-006 
Project Title: Well/Borehole, Pit Latrines 
Amount of Grant: $6,480 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Drill borehole and construct pit latrines 
for Garram school children in Tom-Tom Garram, Kangke LGA, Plateau 
State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 250 (150 men, 100 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Rural Women's Farmers Association 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-007 
Project Title: Rice Threshing Machine 
Amount of Grant: $4,597 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Purchase a rice threshing machine to serve 
Umuohoma community, Omor Anyemelum LGA, Anambra State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 10,000 (4,000 men, 6,000 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Pan Africa Development Education & Advocacy Program 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-008 
Project Title: Well/Borehole 
Amount of Grant: $3,020 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Drill borehole to provide clean water in 
Kwanki village and other surrounding communities, Katsina State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 18,500 (7,631 men, 10,869 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Iyiom Community Development Initiative 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-009 
Project Title: Community Health Center 
Amount of Grant: $6,293 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Equip a community health center in Iyiom, 
Guma LGA, Benue State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 56,000 (12,277 men, 43,723 
women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Women's Initiative for Self-Actualization 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-0010 
Project Title: Science Laboratory Equipment 
Amount of Grant: $4,436 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Equip a science laboratory for a community 
Comprehensive High School in Ediene Attai, Oruk Anam, Akwa Ibom 
State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 250 (150 men, 100 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Fobur-East Women and Youth Development Initiative 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-0011 
Project Title: Well/Borehole 
Amount of Grant: $5,899 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Drill borehole to provide good drinking 
water in Boda village, Plateau State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 5,000 (2,249 men, 2,751 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Comfort for Widows and Orphans Initiative 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-0012 
Project Title: Books, Training, Toilet 
Amount of Grant: $6,702 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Provide basic education to orphans and 
vulnerable children in Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna State. Estimated Number 
of Beneficiaries: 1,389 (500 men, 289 women, 600 children) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
 
Grantee Name: Agbarha Community 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-0013 
Project Title: Well/Borehole 
Amount of Grant: $5,034 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Drill borehole to provide clean water in 
Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North, Delta State. Estimated Number of 
Beneficiaries: 2,500 (1,050 men, 1,450 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
Grantee Name: Glorious Missions Agency 
Agreement Number: SSH-09-620-0014 
Project Title: Well/Borehole 
Amount of Grant: $4,698 
Total Amount Liquidated: $0 
Total Amount Advance Unliquidated: $0 
Description of Activity: Drill borehole to provide clean water in 
Nauna Village, Niger State. 
Estimated Number of Beneficiaries: 2,000 (850 men, 1,150 women) 
Status of Project: Project in progress 
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 
 
¶3. ConGen Lagos coordinated this telegram with Embassy Abuja.