Project Report
| Feb 13, 2017
Sustainable plans covering further education
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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Plan Moo
2017 has started and we are seeing the early shoots of success of the sustainable family income plans we have implemented over the past few years. Yet more children are now able to move on to secondary school having graduated from our school as family sustainable income plans we are introducing provide the necessary extra money to fund this. Our aim over the next two years is to set up local businesses for our graduates from college and University
Of particular success is Plan Moo (buying a cow for a family) whereby the sales of milk and the calves being passed on is covering many costs of family education. We aim to increase our Plan Moo herd accross Latin America by 50 cows during this year.
The third Seven Continent Charity Challenge gets underway in Guatemala on Tuesday 21st March 2017 to raise funds for project costs and employment opportunities for our graduates, as mentionned above, climbing Volcano Tajumulco, the highest point in Central America. There are more events planned throughout the year in different countries including England, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the United States so if you want to get involved in Guatemala on 21st March or other events, please do contact us on the link below and you can use this page as your fundraising page. Alternatively, if you want to donate to the cause, please donate to this page!
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Plan Moo
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Nov 23, 2016
Two reasons to be Thankful this November
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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Plan Moo paying for further education
Everyone here at Phoenix wishes you all a very Happy Thanksgiving this coming week. There is also another reason to be extremely thankful thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who have generously provided $500,000 in matching funds for the unprecedented Global Giving 50% matching day on Tuesday 29th November where donations of up to $1,000 per donor per organization will be matched by 50% whilst funds last. In addition to this huge matching opportunity, all new recurring donations made from 29th November through December 31st will be matched at 200% up to $100, on the fourth donation!
How would this help our sustainable income programs in Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Peú? With more donations, especially matched, we can start to implement yet more sustainable income generating plans which not only help the projects cover their costs sustainably in the future, they also provide local families with much needed extra income. For example, the milk proceeds from a cow in Plan Moo plus the initial cow and subsequent calves once the plan has been completed could help send their chidlren through college and University. Budgetting is key and knowing we can have more in the pot thanks to "matching Tuesday" we can boldy plan ahead for 2017 and beyond.
Every donation always helps us to help them, so please do dig deep this coming Tuesday 29th November and help us match their futures with the same generosity shown by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in conjunction with Global Giving.
Thank you
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Oct 30, 2016
The undeniable importance of sustainable plans
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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Plan Moo
This year has seen the devaluation of the British Pound and also political turmoil whch directly and indirectly affects the projects on the ground. Drops in donations, uncertainty and unclear futures harm the projects. Having sustainable income plans in place on the ground not only guarantees income streams for the schools though also give additional income to the local families in these uncertain times. Our plans over the next two years are to increase the Plan Moo herd by 75 cows. Our Plan Pollo scheme currently covers 20% of all project costs and we would like to raise this to 30% during 2017. In Honduras we plan to bring in Plan 10, which umbrellas various sustainable plans including tilapia, coffee, vegetables and chickens, divided into ten groups in ten different communities to spread the rish and the benefits.
The benefits for the families involved in the schemes is obvious, with many children continuing their studies into secondary school and college thanks to the income they receive.
By the end of 2017 we would like the projects to be 50% sustainable with the plans so please do contact us if you are interested in sponsoring a particular plan, the link for which is below. Many thanks to you all who have donated this year and let's ake 2017 a very sustainable year and future-builder!
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Plan Nixtamal - small businesses
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