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Eliminate Poverty NOW completed its second full year of operation in 2012. Building on last years momentum, we have
sustained and expanded our support behind every major project featured in our 2011 report and added several new
initiatives. In 2012 we funded 9 projects in 4 countries and further increased our capacity to get work done.
The mission of Eliminate Poverty NOW is to empower hard-working people in sub-Saharan
Africa, especially women, to lift themselves out of extreme poverty. Our overall strategy
is simple: give people the education, training and opportunity to earn more and improve
their lives, for all of their lives. Much of our activity is focused in rural areas, because thats
where most of the extreme poor live. And much of our activity is agricultural based,
because farming is primarily what rural people do.
We are particularly excited about two transformative projects which look to make
fundamental change in critical areas on a national scale.
Farmers of the Future seeks to transform how farming is viewed and practiced
in Niger. It introduces modern agricultural practices to primary school children while
sowing seeds of change among adults. With strong support from the National Ministry of
Education and local community leaders, our goals are to help rural villagers escape the poverty of subsistence farming,
increase income and reduce hunger and malnutrition throughout Niger.
The Songhai Womens Capital Fund, in partnership with Benins Songhai Center, is creating real life examples of what
talented and motivated women can achieve when given the opportunity. Over the next 10 years, hundreds of women will
create successful ventures and generate income for themselves, their families and their employees. They will inspire other
talented women to follow in their footsteps and change the role that women play in the home and the community.
Youll see highlights of these and other projects in this years report.
Executive Letter 2012
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Executive letter (page 2)
As the scope of our project activity expands, our ability to get work done needs to keep pace. Weve made progress on both sides
of the Atlantic. In 2012, we hired a full time general manager in Niger for Farmers of the Future to provide focused attention on
this ambitious project. We added a Director of Operations in the US to help support a steadily expanding workload. And we
received a grant from NetSuite, making their powerful integrated software available to us at no charge. This software greatly
improves our ability to operate and will support our growth for years to come.
Our Board of Directors remains committed to covering all administrative expenses so 100% of public donations goes directly to
support project work in Africa.
Eliminate Poverty NOW is blessed to work with a talented and dedicated group of partners in North America and Africa. These
are remarkable people doing remarkable work. They devote their lives to bettering the lives of others. Their passion and
commitment constantly inspires us. Its a privilege to work with them, empowering people to better their lives and create
sustainable change.
We hope you enjoy reading about our progress in these pages and, as always, will work hard to earn your continued trust and
support.
John and Judy Craig
Co-Founders, Eliminate Poverty NOW
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Actual Projected
$16,877
$113,517
$133,971
$117,922
$142,800
Total Grants2010 - 2014 (projected)
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2010 2011 2012 2013 Projected 2014 Projected
$4,000$3,000$5,000
$1,500
$21,000$10,425 $10,000
$20,000$1,477
$9,124 $23,527
$11,400
$16,800
$3,400
$83,393
$98,519
$66,522
$66,000
$30,000
$40,000
Grants by Country
2010 - 2014 (projected)
Senegal Mali Uganda Benin Kenya Niger Not yet identified
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
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Kenya
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,3075%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
Little Rock Scholars
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Little Rock ScholarsNairobi, KENYA
Grant: $6,307
Objective:
Use education to lift children in Kibera
slum out of poverty
Strategy: Provide full 4-year secondary school
scholarships to top performing graduates
of Little Rock Nursery School
Provide after-school tutoring to improve
academic performance and chances of
winning scholarships
2012 Accomplishments:
Funded first six Little Rock Scholars
Tutored 250 students after-school
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
RockPads
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RockPadsNairobi, KENYA
Grant: $5,220
Objectives:
Increase girls lifetime earning potential by
enabling them to finish secondary school
Enable women to earn income
Strategy:
Provide washable sanitary pads and sex
education to teenage girls of Kibera slum
Produce pads at Little Rock Center,
providing income to their tailors
2012 Accomplishments:
Raised $4,220 through GlobalGiving
Raised $1,000 from the Rotary Club of
Carbondale, Colorado
Produced and distributed washable
sanitary pad kits to 200 Kibera girls
Paid tailors for their work
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,0009%Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
Joyful Womens Organization (JoyWO)
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Joyful Womens Organization (JoyWO)
Grant: $12,000
Objective:
Increase the commercial success of women
participating in JoyWOs Table Banking
program
Strategy:
Provide a combination of training and technical
support
2012 Accomplishments:
Visited Eldoret, Kenya to meet JoyWO staff and
see the table banking program first hand
Collaborated with JoyWO to develop capacity
building plan for training and technical support
In 2013, 600 women are receiving 3 days oftraining in modern agricultural practices, green
house management, dairy farming, sheep and
goat raising, financial record keeping,
marketing strategies, and entrepreneurship
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Uganda
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,5001%
Kabuyanda Womens Craft Program
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Kabuyanda Womens Craft Program
Grant:$1,500
Objectives:
Assess the income-generating
potential of a new crafts business
for women
Strategy:
Support Kabuyanda Womens Craft
Center in Ruhiira, UGANDA
Millennium Village
Accomplishments:
Provided working capital to fund a
market test of a newly developed
line of beaded products: jewelry,handbags, and ornamental animals
Program participants purchased
beads, created products, and
determined the rate of retail sale
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Benin
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital
Fund
$10,4258% Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
Songhai Womens Capital FundPorto Novo, BENIN
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Songhai Womens Capital Fund
Porto Novo, BENIN
Grant: $10,425
Objectives:
Enable women to become successful
agricultural entrepreneurs
Increase Songhai Centre womens enrollment
Change perceptions of women in society
Strategy:
Provide low interest loans for startup farming
ventures of Songhai Centre women graduates
2012 Accomplishments:
Made 8 loans. Ventures included horticulture,
aquaculture, small animal husbandry, foodprocessing, and soap production
Enrollment rates for women at the Porto Novo
campus immediately increased
Program expanded to 2 additional Songhai
campuses
Rebecca
Madjro
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Niger
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency FloodAssistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,5001%
Farmers of the FutureLibore Commune, NIGER
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Farmers of the Future
Libore Commune, NIGER
Grant: $75,536
Objectives:
Change attitudes towards farming in the country of Niger
Speed the adoption of modern farming practices
Help Niger achieve its goal of food self-sufficiency
Address challenges of poverty, hunger and malnutrition
Strategies:
Introduce primary school children to modern farming
through classroom and experiential learning
Enroll parents (especially mothers) in profitable, self-
sustaining farm ventures
Build awareness and support for FOF within the national
government Implement in 3 phases:
Pilot test phase
Rigorous quantitative test
National scale-up
Our most ambitious, high-risk-high-
reward project.
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Farmers of the FutureLibore Commune, NIGER
2012 Accomplishments:
Began pilot testing full program with 300 students in
3 schools
13 teachers and 3 school administrators trained
Project staff increased: full time general manager
and 4 technicians
Course materials finalized in cooperation with
National Ministry of Education
Tree nursery venture launched with 20 mothers Monitoring and evaluation plan developed to
measure results; identify areas for improvement
Official launch ceremony held:
Keynote speaker: National Minister of
Education
National media coverage
Meetings and site visits held with high-levelgovernment officials and potential funders
Attracting outside funding: Rotary; Henry Ford
Community College
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Farmers of the FutureLibore Commune, NIGER
Current Status:
Will complete first full year of pilot testing in June
2013
Outstanding cooperation and support from the
National Ministry of Education
Concept well received by high level governmentofficials
Mothers tree nursery venture appears on track
Viability of childrens program as currently
designed remains a question:
Executional problems in the childrens
mini-farms
Heavy burden on teachers Costly set-up; costly on-going operations
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Farmers of the FutureLibore Commune, NIGER
Next Steps
Capture and review results from year 1
of the pilot
Design a simpler, lower cost, easier-to-
execute program for the children Expand adult farm ventures to all 3
schools
Establish a 4th pilot school:
Adult farm venture this fall
Test simplified childrens program
when completed
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Pencils for Kids
Grant: $6,233
Objective: Support Pencils for Kids in
their efforts to
Address poverty and violence in
the community
Teach teamwork skills and provide
an outlet for healthy competition
Strategy:
U.S. donors solicited by Pencils for
Kids provided funds to purchase
and ship inflated soccer balls to
expand the school soccer program
Accomplishments:
Soccer balls arrived in Niger ready
for distribution
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Relief
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
Niger Emergency Flood Relief
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Niger Emergency Flood Relief
Grant:$10,550
Objective:
Assist residents of Libore, NIGER
after worst flooding of Niger River in
50 years
Strategy:
Send funds to ONG-LIBO to address
critical problems
Accomplishments:
Purchased rice, bednets, and drugsto address the highest medical risks
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Farmers of the Future
$75,536
56%
Libore Water Project
$6,200
4%
Niger Emergency Flood
Assistance
$10,550
8%
Pencils for Kids
$6,233
5%
Little Rock Scholars
$6,307
5%
RockPads
$5,220
4%
JoyWO
$12,000
9%
Songhai Women's Capital Fund
$10,425
8%
Kabuyanda Women's Crafts
Program
$1,500
1%
Libore Water Project
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Libore Water Project
Grant:$6,200
Objective:
Improve access to water in
Libore, NIGER
Strategy:
Connect villages to new
government pipeline
Accomplishments:
Village of Tonko Bangou
connected to pipeline 5,000 village residents now have
access to water
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Financial Results
2010 % 2011 % 2012 %
Net Assets at Beginning of Year $0 $17,375 $208,491
Contributions $35,998 $300,353 $115,899
Investment Income $49 $7,916 $315
Total Revenue $36,047 $308,269 $116,214
Grants Paid $16,877 90.39% $113,517 96.90% $133,809 87.95%
Overhead and Administrative Expenses* $1,795 9.61% $3,636 3.10% $18,332 12.05%Total Expenses $18,672 100.00% $117,153 100.00% $152,141 100.00%
Revenue less Expenses $17,375 $191,116 ($35,927)
Net Assets at Year End $17,375 $208,491 $172,564
*The Board of Eliminate Poverty NOW pays all Overhead and Administrative expenses.
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To The 2012 Donors* Who Made It All Possible!Eliminate Poverty NOW provided economic opportunity to thousands of people in Africa because of your support!
Thank you for making a difference in their lives!
Major Gifts ($1,000 and over)
Hans Anger Michael J. Jennings
Sol and Meri Barer Helen Lappe
Robert and Elisa Bildner Helen Craig Lappe Philanthropic Fund
Brach Family Charitable Foundation Bill and Amy Lipsey
Peter Brach The MDE Group, Inc.
Craig Family Donor Advised Fund Richard Neinast
John and Judith Craig Pencils for Kids
Don and Sue Edmonds Rick RizzoCarol Falk Rotary Club of Carbondale
Sujay Jaswa Peter and Cheryl Watts
Patrons ($500 TO $1,000)
Nancy Barnett Philanthroper
Jan Bottcher Robert Rosenberg and Jane Wishner
David and Wendy Bowles Larry and Margie SamuelsEdith S. Eger Peter and Nancy Saretsky
Michael and Ricki Gross Dolores Snow
Jeff and Debbie Leon Timothy and Jill Stoller
Harry and Jerri Mayer Branch and Bryna Watkins
Millburn Middle School Robert and Linda Wilen
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Sponsors ($100 to $500)
David and Joan Alexander Ed and Anita Finkel Mike A. Mitchell
Steve and Susan Andrzejewski George and Barbara Gellert Eric and Rebecca Nelson
Ida S. Ansell Gary and Deborah Glasser Sam and Laura OleskyDavid Atherton GlobalGiving Stuart and Deborah Rabner
David and Dianne Blank Barry and Trish Golembe Marilyn Rose
Arthur Bocian Helene Goodman Davey and Ed Rosenbaum
Howard and Susan Bruch Stephen and Margie Goodman Marian Rothenberg
Robert and Linda Burt Larry and Carol Gordon Stuart and Beth Sackman
Joel and Nancy Caplan Doug and Peggy Graybeal Brian Samuels
Sally Cole GreaterGood.org David and Sheila SamuelsCostco Wholesale Matt and Rie Gross Alan and Rita Silverstein
Elizabeth Craig Patricia Hall Warren and Leslie Simmons
Brian and Ruth Cruise Richard and Sharon Hammerman Hellen Spanjer
Jonathan and Paula Drill Arlene Hillig Al and Jean Stoloff
Greg and Susan Elbin Yossi and Rowain Kalichstein Stephen Tavares
Lynn Engel Sam and Harriett Lapkin Tim and Vicky True
Michael and Lori Etkin Lynne Lieblein Sabine van der Meulen
Eric Falk Pablo A. Lopez Peter and Diane WentworthSam and Beth Falk Marietta-Roswell Alumnae Chapter Jim and Meg Wiviott
Derek Fields Eden Marsh and Jay Phillips Lori Zucker
*We deeply regret any accidental omissions and hope you will let us know so that we can make the necessary correction.
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Thanks to the following volunteers and organizations whose contributions of hours and in-kind donations made our
2012 donations go so much further.*
Saidou Abdoussalam
Ellen Arian
Aspen Medical Care
Pete Brach
Day Pitney LLP
Rabbi Paula Drill
Rich Finkelstein
Deborah Glasser
Gonzaga University
Google, Inc.
Judy Gration
GlobalGiving
GreaterGoodVivian Green
Helen Greenberg
Henry Ford Community College
*We deeply regret any accidental omissions and hope you will let us know so that we can make the necessary correction.
Debbie Leon
Lunapads
The MDE Group
Robin Mednick
Denise Moss
A.E. Nathan Company
NetSuiteNew Jersey Hills Newspapers
Olive Tree Pictures
Philosophy IB
Dorit Rabbani
Rabbi Alan Silverstein
Rotary Club of CarbondaleRotary Club Niamey-Croix-du-Sud
Sandy Rothman
Stephen Tavares
Our Valued Friends
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We are deeply grateful to the following individuals.
Their involvement makes Eliminate Poverty NOW possible
Board of Directors
John Craig, President
Becca Nelson, Vice President
Liz Craig, Secretary/Treasurer
Judy Craig
Eric Nelson
Larry Samuels
Margie Samuels
Advisory Board
Yitzhak Abt
Rustom Masalawala
Pete Ondeng
Dov Pasternak
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