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Corona – Urgent call for help from Northeast India
A large number of migrant workers have lost their jobs due to the closure of businesses, tourism, hotels, airports, etc. A large number of them are now living at home and have no work to earn a living. They do not want to leave their home country as they no longer feel safe in other places.
The aim now is to help those affected, who are mainly migrant workers and poor people, to start their own business and create their own source of income so that they can stand on their own two feet and not have to rely on others for their food and other basic needs.
There is an urgent need to promote their self-reliance and to be able to save in case of disasters so that they can survive in the future without being completely dependent on others.
A. Immediate action: shopping basket for a family
– Cost: 20 EUR/family
Benefits: The basket of food needed to support a family (6-7 people) costs €20 per month. It includes rice, vegetables, onions, lentils, oil, spices, sugar and salt.
Helping people help themselves
We want to train and support migrant workers and the poor with specific training courses to help them set up their own jobs and businesses.
B. We offer the following measures:
1. Poultry rearing
– Cost: 170 EUR/family
– Training in raising poultry and managing small businesses
– Construction of a poultry house
– Procurement of feed
– Procurement of 100 chicks
Benefits: This activity requires relatively little start-up capital compared to raising other livestock. This means that small farmers and even farm workers can start farming on a small scale.
While the chickens start laying eggs in 8 to 10 weeks, they can be sold after 6 weeks when they have grown to a weight of 1.25 kg. The investment pays off quickly. The gap between the generations is very small, so production can be increased well within a short period of time.
2. Processing of agricultural products in self-help groups
– Costs: 570 EUR/self-help group (10 to 15 women)
– Instruction on the devices
– Procurement of the necessary equipment such as mills, sieves, grinders, etc.
– Establish market access
Benefits: Due to shortage of processing equipment, there is a high demand for agricultural produce. Processing of agro-food items like ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, fruits etc. and selling them will not only increase the income of farmers but also create new employment opportunities.
3. Pig rearing
– Cost: 136 EUR/family
– Training in raising pigs and managing small businesses
– Construction of a pigsty
– Procurement of feed
– Procurement of 2 piglets
Benefits: Promoting pork production is the ideal way to meet the increasing demand for pork in the markets. At the same time, it provides a livelihood or additional income to the poor and marginalized.
Pig farming requires little space and relatively little initial capital per head of livestock. The easy availability of piglets, animal feed and medicines on the market makes it a viable economic activity.
4. Candle making
– Costs: 113 EUR/self-help group
– Training in candle making
– Procurement of equipment
– Procurement of raw materials
– Establish market access
Benefits: Making candles is quite easy to learn and can be done quickly. The self-help group can quickly generate revenue by selling the candles they make themselves, which in turn enables them to purchase food and everyday items.
5. Beekeeping
– Costs: 100 EUR/self-help group
– Training in beekeeping
– Procurement of beehives
– Procurement of bee colonies
– Establish market access
Benefits: Home-made honey firstly ensures the group's own nutrition and then provides a source of income to buy other staple foods.
6. Mushroom cultivation
– Cost: 100 EUR/family
– Training in mushroom cultivation
– Building a shed
– Procurement of substrate and mushroom mycelium
Benefits: Home-grown mushrooms help the entire family to provide food. By bartering or selling them at the market, they have the opportunity to access additional food.
7. Training in specific skills
– Cost: 1,136 EUR/30 people for 3-day training
– Training in domestic economics: baking cakes, preserving fruit/vegetables, making jam, etc.
– Provision of training materials
– Accommodation and meals for the participants
Benefits: The participants, some of whom come from remote villages, are accommodated and trained centrally at the training location over several days. They learn different skills and exchange ideas with each other. They not only network with each other, but also take the skills they have learned back to their villages, where they train and inform friends, neighbors and villagers. An important and helpful snowball effect.
Please…
... support us and help with your donation to implement the aforementioned courses and training without red tape, so that those in need can look to the future with hope and confidence!
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