2019 Projects qualifying for matched funds*

Through approved food relief programs with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, ERDO is able to receive matched funding. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank receives matching donations from the Canadian Government. For specific food aid programs, ERDO can access matched funds up to 4:1, making your donations reach so many more families in need!

 

Bangladesh - 4 to 1 matched funds

• High energy biscuits distributed to 6,800 pre-school children two times daily.  Learn more>>
• Monthly learning opportunities in nutrition and hygiene for 3,200 mothers.

Haiti - 1 to 1 matched funds

• Working alongside farmers to increase year-round food access for 200 households in Marmont, Haiti. Learn more>>
• Establishing a sustainable source of plantain seedlings locally
• Maximizing the value of harvested crops by ensuring famers work efficiently

Kenya - 3 to 1 matched funds

• Providing opportunities for livelihood diversification and income generation strategies, health and nutrition training, and community managed disaster risk reduction and natural resource management interventions for 3,600 individuals.
• Livestock restocking projects that is providing livestock to families, helping them to rebuild their livelihoods after years of drought in Kenya. This program is impacting the lives of 2,100 people.

Somalia – 4 to 1 matched funds

• Providing monthly mobile cash transfers for food purchases to 650 households for five months, impacting 3,250 people.

Yemen – 4 to 1 matched funds

• Providing 800 households (5,120 people) in Yemen with food baskets for five months. Learn more>>
  

Zimbabwe Supplementary Feeding Program – 4 to 1 matched funds

•  Providing supplementary feeding to 9,150 children. Learn more>>

 

 * Matched funding includes government funds and other fund sources