Organic-Fair Farming HAND IN HAND-donation HAND IN HAND-FUND Overview
More than two million Euro for eco-social projects
In 2021, the HAND IN HAND fund surpassed the two million Euro mark since its initiation
HAND IN HAND-FUND Overview
Fund 2021
Exemplary Projects in Details
Hekima, a Success Story
A School for the Future of Africa
Update: Since 2022, Rapunzel donates the HAND IN HAND donation (previously HAND IN HAND Fund) to the RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation.
From Haiti to Congo and the Philippines: the HAND IN HAND fund supports 45 eco-social projects with a total of 217,600 Euro in 2021. With the fund, the organic pioneer Rapunzel Naturkost GmbH and the German Environmental Aid (DUH) jointly support projects in Africa, South and Central America and in Asia.
The recently approved projects focus on climate change issues, organic peasant farming , bee keeping and solar energy. But also educational activities for marginalized groups, the establishment of microcredit systems and the promotion of biodiversity can be found among the funded projects.
The HAND IN HAND fund has been existing since 1998 as a joint initiative of Rapunzel Naturkost and the German Environmental Aid (DUH). The fund developed from Rapunzel's fair-trade HAND IN HAND program. Until today, the organic food pioneer donates most of the fund money.
In the meantime, the HAND IN HAND fund now looks back on more than 20 successful years. Since the fund was initiated, more than 2 million Euro went to 468 projects in 64 different countries.
In the meantime, the HAND IN HAND fund now looks back on more than 20 successful years. Since the fund was initiated, more than 2 million Euro went to 468 projects in 64 different countries.
Projects of hope
Climate resilience: future-proof organic agriculture in the municipality, Malawi
Most of the people in Malawi rely on small-scale, self-sufficient farming. But their livelihoods are threatened by extreme weather events due to climate change and the dependance on international seed companies.
In the district of Mazdi (central Malawi) the NGO Youth for Environment and Sustainable Development (YSD) cooperates with community members in the establishment of five demonstration farms. There, about one hundred peasants receive training in organic agriculture. The project focuses on farming methods that are resilient to climate change and on high-quality, traditional seeds. The HAND IN HAND fund finances the training methods with 5,000 Euro.
Rainforest: beekeeping provides income and protects ecosystems, Bolivia
The Italian AVEPROBI organization supports beekeepers from indigenous farming communities in the Amazon Basin against rainforest overexploitation. The project combines income generation with species and forest protection. At the same time, the beekeeping is part of a bigger program that supports sustainable forest use and organic agriculture. The HAND IN HAND fund supports the training and the purchase of beekeeping equipment with 5,000 Euro.
Promotion of women: access to distance learning for marginalized girls, Nepal
Street Child Deutschland e.V. facilitates access to education for children in the poorest regions of the world. For girls from the disadvantaged Musahar population in Nepal, education is the only possibility to free themselves from lifelong debt bondage. During the Covid pandemic, the NGO established cost-effective distance learning via bluetooth speakers in order to guarantee continued teaching. Subsequently, the girls are integrated in local schools and are supported during their first steps into employment. The HAND IN HAND fund supports this project with 5,000 Euro.
Funded projects 2021
| Project | Country | Description | Funded sum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVEPROBI | Bolivia | Supporting young beekeepers as a contribution to rainforest protection | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Meli Bees Network gUG | Brazil | Protection of the native Amazon bees | 5,000 EUR | ||
| LOVE FOR LIFE e.V. | Costa Rica | Covid crisis aid for the Mitume slums | 5,000 EUR | ||
| action five e.V. | Haiti | Organic vegetable and fruit cultivation | 5,000 EUR | ||
| YSD | Malawi | Climate resilient organic agriculture in the Madzi municipality | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Sister of St. Therese of the Child Jesus | Tanzania | Organic farming for Hekima Girls School food security | 8,400 EUR | ||
| Sister of St. Therese of the Child Jesus | Tanzania | Cultivation of organic sunflowers for food security of female students | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Partnerschaftsverein Hamburg-Iguazú e.V. | Argentina | Installation of a photovoltaic plant in the Capiovi technical college | 2,400 EUR | ||
| Faso Solidarität e.V. | Burkina Faso | Cereal mill for Fatin village | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Turtle Foundation | Cape Verde | Protection of sea turtles: maintenance of the Boa Esperanca beach camp | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Street Child Deutschland e.V. | Nepal | Access to distance learning for 300 Musahar girls | 5,000 EUR | ||
| REAP | Uganda | Apiculture: training and income generation | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Freundeskreis Inti Ayllus Bolivienhilfe e.V. | Bolivia | Photovoltaic plant for farmers in Ayopaya | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Aktion Lebensträume e.V. | China | Financing yaks for nuns from the Thoesamling Monastary (Tibet) | 5,000 EUR | ||
| OPDE | Congo | Solar power for the „La Charité“ rooming house in the town of Uvira | 3,800 EUR | ||
| Little Hope e.V. | Nepal | Long-term income through organic vegetable farming | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Eine-Welt-Haus e.V. | Nicaragua | Alternatives for food production and food security in the wake of hurricanes | 5,000 EUR | ||
| inner vision e.V. | Philippines | Introduction of the Natural Farming System (NFS) | 5,000 EUR | ||
| IRUDI | Uganda | Coastal protection through bamboo plantations, Kuruhe river | 1,100 EUR | ||
| Group of Refugees Without Voice | South Africa | Income generation for displaced women | 5,000 EUR | ||
| AVEPROBI | Bolivia | Supporting young beekeepers as a contribution to rainforest protection | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Meli Bees Network gUG | Brazil |
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5,000 EUR | ||
| LOVE FOR LIFE e.V. | Costa Rica | Covid crisis support for the Mitume slums | 5,000 EUR | ||
| action five e.V. | Haiti | Organic vegetable and fruit cultivation | 5,000 EUR | ||
| YSD | Malawi | Climate resilient organic agriculture in the Madzi community | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Sister of St. Therese of the Child Jesus | Tanzania | Organic cultivation securing the food supply of Hekima Girls School | 8,400 EUR | ||
| Sister of St. Therese of the Child Jesus | Tanzania | Organic sunflower cultivation securing the food supply of Hekima Girls School | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Partnerschaftsverein Hamburg-Iguazú e.V. | Argentina | Installation of a photovoltaic plant in the Capiovi College of Applied Sciences | 2,400 EUR | ||
| Faso Solidarität e.V. | Burkina Faso | Cereal mill for the Fatin village | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Turtle Foundation | Cape Verde | Protection of sea turtles: maintenance of the Boa Esperanca beach camp | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Street Child Deutschland e.V. | Nepal | Access to distance learning for 300 Musahar girls | 5,000 EUR | ||
| REAP | Uganda | Apiary: training and income generation | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Freundeskreis Inti Ayllus Bolivienhilfe e.V. | Bolivia | Photovoltaic plants for farmers in Ayopaya | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Aktion Lebensträume e.V. | China | Financing yaks for nuns from the Thoesamling Monastary (Tibet) | 5,000 EUR | ||
| OPDE | DR Congo | Solar power for the „La Charité“ rooming house in the town of Uvira | 3,800 EUR | ||
| Little Hope e.V. | Nepal | Long-term income generation through organic vegetable farming | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Eine-Welt-Haus e.V. | Nicaragua | Alternatives for food production and food supply security in the wake of hurricanes | 5,000 EUR | ||
| inner vision e.V. | Philippines | Introduction of the Natural Farming System (NFS) | 5,000 EUR | ||
| IRUDI | Uganda | Coastal protection through bamboo plantations, Kuruhe river | 1,100 EUR | ||
| Group of Refugees Without Voice | South Africa | Income generation for displaced women | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Burkinature SARL | Burkina Faso | Continuation of fruit fly control | 4,600 EUR | ||
| Rhein-Donau-Stiftung e.V. | Guatemala | Implementation of the IJA qualified job program | 3,500 EUR | ||
| Rhein-Donau-Stiftung e.V. | Peru | Reforestation and protection of the water supply of 300 peasants | 3,500 EUR | ||
| Herrnhuter Missionshilfe e.V. | Sambia | Extension of a solar power plant and implementation of a practical teaching unit at the Ndola Vocational School | 5,000 EUR | ||
| AWARE Germany e.V. | Zimbabwe | Mobile solar power supply for rangers in the Chipinge Reserve | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Charité Togo e.V. | Togo | Installation of a drinking water well in the Blagba village | 5,000 EUR | ||
| GWEFODE | Uganda | Rain water storage for a a secure access to water and sanitary facility | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Visions for Children e.V. | Afghanistan | Sanitar and WASH project at the Khoja Mohammad Parsa Elementary School | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Global Nature Fund (GNF) | Angola | Restoratiob of alluvial forest in the Okavango Delta | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Coopérative Yiwalo | Burkina Faso | Training in improved mango cultivation methods as an adapation to climate change | 5,000 EUR | ||
| OTEPIC | Kenia | Theory and implementation of natural water retention systems | 5,000 EUR | ||
| AGA e.V. | Madagascar | Building of a school and measures for turle protection | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Steppenkind e.V. | Mongolia | Expansion of farming area with gooseberry bushes | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Weltweit e.V. | Pakistan | Support for olive tree cultivation | 5,000 EUR | ||
| African People & Wildlife | Tanzania | Bee-keeping for Massai women | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Association of Women Development Actors/AWODA | Uganda | Menstruation hygiene, water supply and toilets for an elementary school | 5,000 EUR | ||
| YWISD | Uganda | Water tanks and water filter for an elementary school | 3,000 EUR | ||
| APA-TO | Brazil | Enforcing the rights of indigenous Quilombo communities in Jalapão | 5,000 EUR | ||
| SOL | India | Small peasant, climate resilient agriculture in Northern India | 5,000 EUR | ||
| LIMBUA Group Limited | Kenia | Income protection for peasants and laborers with the cultivation of organic coffee | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Remote Energy | Kenia | 5 basic solar technology courses for women | 5,000 EUR | ||
| FOWACE | Liberia | Web schooling for income generation for abused women | 4,800 EUR | ||
| EHRA | Namibia | Human-wildlife confict: elephants in Namibia | 5,000 EUR | ||
| Cooperativa Manduvirá Ltda | Paraguay | Expansion of a microbial soil laboratory | 5,000 EUR | ||
| kommTOGOgehweiter e.V. | Togo | Professionalization of food processing start-ups: lemon grass tea |
