Worldwide Mission Funds Help Mitigate World Hunger

The Council of Twelve Apostles report on World Hunger projects funded around the world. Funds were approved May 2021. 
WORLD HUNGER PROJECTS
Water Well Drilling
Helps enable clean drinking water (drilling, installing faucet) for the community. Income will be generated from the sale of water. $10,500 USD, West Congo Kinshasa Mission Center

Cultivation of Beans
Helps establish a farming business with beans being the main crop. The income generated from the sale of the harvest will support families. $6,261 USD, Haut Katanga D.R. Congo Mission Center

Saints Nursery & Primary School, Nigeria
School remodeling helps provide education to less-privileged children and provides teaching support and employment in the area, which will help families and provide education opportunities. $6,400 USD, Nigeria Mission Center

Purchase of a Tricycle for Transporting Rubber Trees and Other Products
Adult-size tricycles enable poor farmers to take their crops to market. Income will be generated from the sale of crops, with better prices obtained and lower transportation costs, which generate more income for families. $2,700 USD, Ivory Coast & Togo Mission Center

Cutting and Sewing Workshop
Empowers women to set up their own businesses and generate income. It also helps children have access to education (cheaper school uniforms). $4,500 USD, West Congo Kinshasa Mission Center
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Making Bricks
Assists with the making of bricks later sold for construction. Income is generated from the sales that support families. $3,382 USD, West Congo Kinshasa Mission Center

Water Well Drilling
Helps enable clean drinking water for the community. Income will be generated from the sale of water. $9,230 USD, Haut Katanga D.R. Congo Mission Center

Nkulumani Community Domestic Water Support
Helps purchase and implement a solar-powered irrigation system. Water supplied by the solar-powered pumps will enable farmers whose fields are far from the water source. This project will help improve access to continual food for families and provide increased income for the farmers/community. $8,350 USD, Zimbabwe

Fort Ternan Congregation Sugarcane project
Helps establish a farm with sugarcane being the main crop. The income generated from the sale of the harvest will support families. $4,130 USD, Kenya Mission Center 
 
PROJECTS FUNDED BY DONOR-ADVISED DOLLARS
Nairobi Microfinance Project
Microfinance: $3,000 USD was approved to test this model in the Kenya Mission Centre. $3,000 USD, Kenya Mission Center

Microfinance
Microfinance: $1,000 USD was approved to test a small loan project. $1,000 USD, Ivory Coast & Togo Mission Center