Project details

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Palm
Oil
Press
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Title

Palm Oil Press

The project owner

Petra Koert

Location

  • Iziogo
  • Abakaliki
  • Nigeria

Goal summary

To obtain a palm oil press for Iziogo, so the widows have the opportunity to gain more income. The press will provide a sustainable foundation for them and the children in their care, to build up their future.

Project summary

Nigerian widows are often left to fend for themselves. Moreover, even when they have children of their own they usually also have a number of young orphans in their care. To provide for themselves, their children and the orphans, they sell palm oil. Palm oil is a product that is used on a daily basis for multiple purposes and can be sold easily. The widows of Iziogo (Ebonyi) have to travel to be able to use a palm press to produce the palm oil. They have to pay a fee every time they use the press. The fee decreases their income substantially. A press, owned by community of Iziogo, will structurally improve the living conditions of the widows, leading to a better life and increased chances for them and the children.

How

A palm oil press will be bought and a local partner will teach the widows how to use it. The oil they produce will then be sold on the market.

Beneficiaries

  • 100
  • Widows in this part of Nigeria are left to fend for themselves, and sometimes are seen as outcasts. They are poor, have no money to properly take care of themselves, and usually have orphans in their care.
  • Female

Why (Project owners drive)

The project owner has lived in Nigeria for 5 years as an agricultural worker, and noticed the needy widows. It would give the widows a start for a better life.

Relation between the project partner (excecution) and the project owner (fundraising)

The project owner has lived in Nigeria for 5 years as an agricultural worker.

Budget

€2,500

Phases

  1. Buying Palm Oil Press

    • The palm oil press will be bought, and shipped to the village of Iziogo.
    • €2,300
    • 6 months

  2. Teaching the Basics

    • After the palm oil press has been delivered, the local partner will teach the women how to use the press. They will also be taught the basics of a good business and how to handle the generated income.
    • €200
    • 3 months