Shared Interest Foundation Annual Review 2022 - Flipbook - Page 22
22 SHARED INTEREST FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2022
LOOKING FORWARD
According to the World Bank, climate change
could push 132 million people into poverty by
2030.
We know from our work in Latin America and Africa
that vulnerable communities are the hardest hit
and, this year, producers have not only had to face
floods, droughts and changing agricultural patterns
but also the legacy of the pandemic.
As we enter 2023, we remain committed to our
strategy of helping communities to break the cycle
of poverty through the creation of sustainable and
resilient businesses. In addition to the ongoing
projects detailed in this report, we expanded our
Growing Fairer Futures project in Rwanda to support
143 young coffee farmers to build their skills in
sustainable farming practices. We are also launching
three new projects.
The first project will provide solar electricity to a
group in Dakaro, Burkina Faso, supporting honey
production and the surrounding community.
The second project will seek to build the climate
resilience of 300 coffee farmers in the Sheema
district of Uganda, through training and
agroforestry practices. This will include the provision
of 12,000 drought resistant coffee seedlings and
3,000 trees, increasing yields and their financial
resilience. In the third project, we will work with a
co-operative of coffee growers in Rwanda to pilot
the production of briquettes from the waste product
of the coffee production. They will then sell these
to the community at a low cost, offering a more
sustainable alternative and reducing deforestation.
Inka Moss harvesters (L to R) Marcelino Alejo Blas,
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Shared Interest Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, company
number 4833073 and a registered charity, number 1102375
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We believe everyone
deserves the right
to provide for
themselves and
their families, and
this year more than
ever, vulnerable
communities need
our support.