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PROGRAMS WATER & SANITATION FOOD SECURITY EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE MICROCREDIT HEALTH Subsistence farming is the interim relief to farmers for lack of credit and inputs.OFED: Provides women farmers easier Helps women move from access to credit to acquire new subsistence farming to Fosters the creation of women only technology and other farm inputs. market-oriented agriculture. cooperatives and strengthen the existing ones by improving coordination, sustainability, and participation in the decision making process. Providing. training to women organized in cooperatives and associations.

PROGRAMS WATER & SANITATION FOOD SECURITY EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE MICROCREDIT HEALTH300 million people do OFED'S PROJECTS OBJECTIVES ARE TOnot have access to Increase access to clean water resources. Promote ecological sanitation.clean water in Provide women training for sustainable water resources management and education onSub-Saharan Africa. public health issues and safety measures, and foster cooperation at the local, national,Women in rural populations are faced with and regional level to set up a coordinatedgreat dilemmas as they lack information and response and integrated approach.training to properly manage agriculturalirrigation systems as well as the technology to OFED’S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:increase their water supply and have to walklong distances to buy clean water while taking Building and rehabilitating wells andcare for ailing children infected with water hand-pumps.born-diseases. Building new school latrines and arborloos to minimize and eliminate environmental and health related risks. Rehabilitating ponds to provide additional sources of income. Ftions and networking.

PROGRAMS WATER & SANITATION FOOD SECURITY EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE MICROCREDIT HEALTHDiseases stalk We seek to reduce the transmission of HIV /women in rural areas AIDS by working with local partners throughof Africa. prevention and care, and building the capacity of the centers of healthMalaria and HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and its professionals and local health response tocorollary anemia, water-borne diseases and HIV / AIDS.reproductive health issues remain the mainthreats to rural women's health in Sub-Sahara Health programs seek to strengthen existingAfrica. infrastructure and creating new ways to deal effectively with these issues in collaborationOFED OFFERS with various stakeholders.A MULTI-DISCIPLINARYAPPROACH TO THESE ISSUES.Our goal is the creation of family planningcenters in rural communities. Instill localownership, raise awareness on contraceptiveprevalence against abortions, and train localhealth professionals on new clinicaltechniques, and advice.

PROGRAMS WATER & SANITATION FOOD SECURITY EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE MICROCREDIT HEALTHAccess to financial OFED WORKS FOR:services for ruralwomen is still Providing opportunities to improvelimited. socio-economic status of women farmers and small traders.OFED fosters the creation of women'srural organizations as well as rural nancial Providing them tools to better manage publicservices center. subventions and rural credits. Offering women a range of services andFinancial institutions are unwilling to extend guidance as to insurance options, savings andsmall credits to rural women because of the credit.poor return of credit lines and what is perceivedas the high risk. Encouraging women to save to be prepared for financial strains caused by sudden occurrences (drought, flooding, death of the husband).

PROGRAMS WATER & SANITATION FOOD SECURITY EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE MICROCREDIT HEALTHIt is estimated !that 20% of thepopulation is said Food shortages are compounded by theto have consumption weakness due to disease and reduces worklevels that barelycover their basic capacity and income; loss of incomeneeds. exacerbates malnutrition. OFED ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA INCLUDESupport for producer The establishment of Promote the benefits of local andorganizations and cooperatives. agro-processing units making healthy food, limiting the negative their products competitive. environmental effects.

PROGRAMS WATER & SANITATION FOOD SECURITY EDUCATIONAGRICULTURE MICROCREDIT HEALTHIn rural areas 38%knowledge Increasing and encouraging young girls and women’s access tois transmitted education, improving schools infrastructures,in informal settingsfrom one womanto another.High rates of illiteracy among rural womenand their low level of education create realproblems as circumstances require farmersand small businesses to find new places toincome-generating and implementinginnovative policies set by nationalgovernments.