Agency Details:

East African Rural Development Foundation

The mission of East African Rural Development Foundation (EARDF) is to increase life expectancy in rural Somalia by increasing the access of rural communities to water. More specifically,EARDF seeks to provide financial and technical support that rural villages need to create and maintain wells.

Description:
In pursuit of this purpose, the Foundation may:

1. Establish a cooperative to develop a water delivery system to permit individuals to meet their daily water needs of survival and permit development of plots for farming.
2. Establish means to increase farm crop productivity by the refinement of current farming methods and the use of new technologies.
3. Develop sanitation facilities to provide purified water for personal hygiene, thus reducing the death rate for children under five years old.
   
   



History:
Founded in 2008 by former Somali residents currently living in the greater Seattle area EARDF is committed to providing aid that promotes permanent self-suffinciency.

FY 2009 Objectives:
-provide access to water for up to 75 peoples (by funding and assisting with construct of one well)
-Increase knowledge about well installation and maintenance of 25 Somalia villagers.
-Only six months old,EARDF already has raised over $1000 toward the purchase of supplies,and built a board of four members.



Contact person: Raghe Ahmed, (phone), (email)

Address:


126 SW 148th St. C100-385 Seattle, WA 98166 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.eardf.org

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes

Last updated on August 24, 2009