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PROJECT TITLE: AFRICA FEED AFRICANS

Implementing partners
Bangladesh manpower, www.designbangladesh.com in partnership with Africa Rise International, the Gambia.

Preamble
According to the latest report from international fund for Agricultural development, 6.7 billion people 1.4 billion in abject poverty and the most poverty affected is sub Sahara African and south Asia.

The need for more agricultural products cannot not be ruled out, especially in Africa in view of this development there is a need to make room for more of this in order to have a sustainable development, a view commonly held by Africa-Rise International is that a major symptom of poverty is unemployment and ignorance.

The most recent research conducted by ARI has shown that most of their campaign result. Youths in the streets however, there is relatively little open unemployment rural communities although some localities seasonal unemployment is much higher, but is not evident that the rate of unemployment has increased in the Course of time as growing poverty is not necessarily associated with growing unemployment.
Indeed, it is note worthy that the empirical studies of ARI was that citizens failed to engage in agriculture and horticulture which leads to unemployment cited as a prominent cause of poverty and It is our belief that in order for Africans to be free from dependency we must feed ourselves. Agriculture stands as fundamental tool in nation development; hence it promotes health and Education.
The aim of bringing the team is to facilitate and help capacitate our Agricultural team
Members as well as to structure our 1st proposed farm land by early 2012 at.
Babylon Village,
Kombo North,
Western Region, the Gambia.
And bring different expertise to help us grow more Agricultural Products.
Key activities will include helping in various way base on their experience in
the field both in theory and Practical, after arriving the Gambia in June 2011 to
December 2011.

Geographical Area
Kanilai Village, Western Region of the Gambia at the President family farm, as the first phase of the project.

Length of the Project
The project will last for six months at the Presidents Farm, starting from the Date of arrival

WORK PLAN
(Africa feeds Africans) a project proposed to be implemented by ARI is created to help our members get inform about what is going on, in our environment, from deforestation and the growth of agriculture and horticulture for the protection of our climate and to help ourselves grow what we eat as free Africans. We want our members to pass through a training process of six months at our Presidents Farm, Kanilai family International farm with our implementing partners Design Bangladesh, for the first phase of the project.

Our agricultural commission members will be part of these dedicated volunteers from Bangladesh tasked with training and working on the growth of agriculture in the Gambia for a period of six months.
Design Bangladesh is an organization working for better Bangladesh with social responsibilities.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY
1. Offer our service to the Kanilai family International farm in the areas they want our input in the farmlands.
2. To make researchments on plantation farm and other necessary areas in agriculture, and horticulture that will give us experience in delivering our responsibility to the organization as well as the entire black Africa for relevant and interesting resources.

WHAT WE NEED
As Africa-Rise Agricultural commission team we need rich and rewarding experience, working with some amazing individuals that share our interest in promoting agriculture and other skillful activities we need as a developing country the Gambia, but before we do we must be able to bring few things to the table.
1. Be willing to work for six months, at the Kanilai family farm as volunteers
2. Have a background on the issue we will be working on
3. Be able to work within the team of volunteers from around the globe.
4. We will be involve in taking part of the activities for the daily event at the farm

WHAT WE WILL GAIN
As Africa-Rise Agricultural commission members, we will gain the valuable experience of volunteering within an organization that is recognize as a leading innovator in social activities. This is not only something we can show to future employers, but is a way for us to develop our skills as society members.

1. We will walk away from this experience with the experience to be able to participate, train trainers, to promote, and to implement agricultural Farms in the different regions of the Gambia.
2. Strong connections to globally minded people from around the Gambia and Bangladesh to help us have an International experience in the non-profit sector.
4. National awareness in using Agriculture as an Instrument to feed ourselves as Gambians who want to be free from ignorance which leads to poverty.
5. An employment opportunity and long term partnership with our counterparts in Bangladesh.
6. The Group shall be certificated by His Excellency the President of the second Republic of the Gambia, Professor Dr. Alh. Yahya AJJ Jammeh upon formal Approval.