The municipality of Calakmul, in the state of Campeche is part of the second largest nature reserve in Latin America just after the Amazon basin. There are 30.000 people scattered in 82 rural communities, which usually do not exceed 500 inhabitants. The population has a high number of immigrants; the origin of most of them being Choles, Tzentales, Tzotziles and Mayas. The municipality has a highly underserved and poor population, where child mortality reaches twice the national average. Illiteracy is above the national average. The average income is around 80 USD per month. The lack of primary services related with basic needs stands out: drinking water is scarce or non-existent in many communities; the shortage emphasizes in the dry season. The characteristics of porous and calcic soil do not allow the accumulation of water in rivers / ponds or groundwater appropriate for human use. Given such limitations, water has to be carried from unsuitable places, from poor quality sources, and no answers are foreseen by the authorities. Water has to be carried in canisters from places that are more than an hour away; they make as many as four trips daily. Sewage is not treated.

The Monyati Proejct: 10 water cisterns
Monyati committed to construct water cisterns in the Calakmul biosphere reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. This initiative will be implemented in partnership with the organization Sanut, a globally awarded social enterprise and member of Ashoka. The Kellogg Foundation will match our funds and will give one dollar for each dollar donated. With an annually rainfall of 1400 mm combined with the cisterns’ capacity, it will enable sufficient water supply for a family during the dry season. Cisterns will be made of reinforced concrete, each with approximately 12.000 liters capacity. Metallic molds developed by Sanut, will be used to build the cisterns, allowing the job to be carried out in only six hours with the participation of four people.

The costs: AED 5.505 per cistern, total AED 55,050
Project deadline: 31st of August 2011

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pandit bramhaganga school
The Pandit Bramhaganga school has 700 students between the age of 5 to 15 years from the 1st till the 10th grade. It is located in the village of Harihar Pur in the Sant Ravidash Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It is an incredible basic school! They don’t have electricity, water, furniture, toilets. All 700 students have to sit on the floor and the currently seven rooms don’t offer enough space. Hence some lessons are given outside on the ground under the sky. Their top priority is to build additional school rooms.

The Monyati Project: 5 classrooms
We committed to construct five additional school rooms with a size of 400 sqft each. We will also have volunteers accompany the Monyati team to the school to document the project implementation and completion. They will visit different schools, learn first hand about local challenges and meet the students as well. As part of their commitment they will plant Mango and Neem trees on the school premises. The Neem tree is an incredible interesting and multi-beneficial tree. These fruit-bearing trees will give shelter and shade for the school children and are a contribution to nature as well (in India thousands of tons of burned fire-wood, cut trees and CO2 emissions every year are a thread to the ecosystem).

The costs: AED 18,350 per room, total AED 91,750
Project deadline: 31st of July 2011

Mygoma was established in 1961 and takes care of illegitimate babies being abandoned. They get as many as 30 babies a month. The below video says more than we could ever express. It shows a very touching and disturbing reality. Please watch it to learn more about the Mygoma orphanage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxoaUrKoJY
Miracles Sudan in Bahri North of Khartoum takes care of 16 horses, 4 donkeys and a mule. Most of them are a cross between the local breed (a small mountain pony) and imported thorough bred stallions. Most of the horses were no use for anything anymore so people just didn't want them. If Miracles Sudan wouldn’t have rescued them they would have been left to die. They offer four sessions of Hippotherapy a week with 15 children in each session. The Mygoma Orphanage comes every Thursday morning.

The Monyati Project:

The costs: total AED 10,000, additional funds for the orphanage are welcome
Project deadline: 30th of June 2011

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www.aglimmerofhope.org
As per New York Times on the 4th of April 2010 'Ethiopia, Haiti and Niger are facing the world's worst water shortage according to a new report released by the World Bank this month.'

The lack of access to improved water supplies is a huge problem in Ethiopia with more than 80 percent of all disease being attributed to dirty water and poor sanitation. In rural parts of the country just one in three people have access to clean water while just 13 percent has access to adequate sanitation services. At any given time, more than half of the country’s population of 80 million people is suffering from an unnecessary water-related disease. More than 250,000 children under the age of five die each year from diarrhea. People do their laundry and bathe in the same places that they water their animals and get their drinking water. Latrines are virtually non-existent in rural communities with defecation taking place in fields, bushes or along drainage ditches. Collecting water is a back-breaking chore that saps women’s energy, diminishes their health and restricts their involvement in productive activities and community affairs. Most women in rural Ethiopia spend hours a day collecting water from distant and polluted sources. Many girls never get an opportunity to go to school because the responsibility of collecting enough water to keep their families alive takes precedence.

The Monyati Project: a hand-dug well
Monyati committed to construct a hand-dug well in partnership with the organization 'A Glimmer of Hope" (www.aglimmerofhope.org). The well will be located in the Debir Zuria Kebele of the Dembia district in Amhara.  There are several villages within this kebele and has about 10,000 people living there. It will be part of a complete project from 'Glimmer of Hope'  that will include a variety of different schools and a health center.
 
The costs: 16.515 Dhs total
Project deadline: 31st of September 2010

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www.untechoparamipais.orghttp://www.untechoparamipais.org/.
www.untechoparamipais.org
Brazil is one of the most economically unequal countries in the world with the top 10 percent of its population earning 50 percent of the national income and about 34 percent of all people living below the poverty line. Brazil's slums also called favelas can be seen as the result of the unequal distribution of wealth in the country and are associated with extreme poverty. Families living in favelas house in shacks, that are built from cardboards, loose wooden and aluminum panels with rain and wind seeping through all corners. Overcrowded and without any privacy, sanitation, water and electricity.

The Monyati Project: 5 low-cost houses
Monyati linked with the South American organization 'Un Techo Para Mi Pais' (www.untechoparamipais.org) to build low cost houses at Campo Da Paz, a favela community of Guarulhos that is located about 40km from São Paulo city center. The house is made of pinus wood and measures 6x3 meters with a height of 2.7-2.1 meters and has an easy construction that allows a building time of only two days. Each family will pay 10% of the actual costs to the organization to support a sustainable approach.

The costs: 6.295 Dhs per house, total 33.030 Dhs
Project deadline: 31st of June 2010

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Kashmir Disability & Rehabilitation Center
KD&RC is a registered NGO in Kashmir. Besides running a food programme for 150 families at risk, they've set up a girls boarding school for 80 students, who are either orphans or part of an underprivileged family.
Their latest project is a vocational training center that will offer a 6 months long sewing course for girls and young women. Each course with 30 students will be trained by a certified teacher and if passed the girls will receive a certificate/diploma that is accredited to a local based institution. Besides learning sewing skills (incl. embroidery & local craft design), the girls get taught teaching & marketing skills. At the end students receive a sewing machine plus a basic package to help them on their way. KD&RC will also organize a trial period for a major contract between students and companies through their referrals. After completion of their course they will be linked up with tailoring shops and the organization will also provide free advertisement, radio and television ads.
 
The Monyati Project: 92 sewing machines
Monyati committed to arrange the required 92 sewing machines. 32 machines will be placed in the school and 60 machines will be given away to the girls after the completion of their course. Thus they are enabled to learn a decent job and to stand on their own feet. They are not depended on their husband and can keep their dignity and support their families.
 
The costs: 177 Dhs per machine, total 16.250 Dhs
Project deadline: 31st of December 2009


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www.nepal-entwicklungshilfe.org
The organization has founded an NGO school for 45 streetkids and 128 children from underprivileged families. The school consists of 2 kindergarden classes and 10 primary & middle classes. The pupils are provided with uniforms, books and accommodation in the neigbored building. It was personally visited by one of our Monyati volunteers. "I was overwhelmed by the kindness and humbleness I was greeted with by these cute and smart kids. " says Dylan Swart.   

The Monyati Project: 10 gas radiant heaters
Nepal is facing daily regular power cuts that can last up to 6 hours. In Kathmandu during winter temperatures fall below 0° Celsius with occasional snowfall. During those days the children are forced to live and learn in freezing conditions without any heater.

The costs: 200 euro per piece, total 2000 Euro or 10.000 Dhs
Project deadline: 1st of August 2009