high school scholarship                                  

6 months, 1 student

covers entrance fee, school supplies, exam

high school scholarship                                  

1 year, 1 student

covers entrance fee, school supplies, exam

vocational school scholarship                      

6 months, 1 student

covers entrance fee, supplies, exam

vocational school scholarship                      

1 year, 1 student

covers entrance fee, supplies, exam

public university                                             

1 year, 1 student

only covers entrance fee and exam but NOT school supplies and transportation

educational scholarships

microloan           

1 loan, 1 family

conditions and background:

1. •50% grant and 50% loan which after repayment goes on to another family
   

2. •only granted after a sustainable business plan has been approved
   

3. •only 1- 2% default rate
   

4. •typically invested in livestock or seeds
   

cocina mejorada’ - improved kitchen

1 stove, 1 family

conditions and background:

1. •family must register all children for school and at the medical center
   

2. •timely repayments of loans and engagement in village projects
   

3. •new stoves replace open fire places which cause: fires, burn wounds in children, respiratory problems and eye infections
   

neem trees

5 trees each, purchased from village women who grow them

conditions and background:

1. •seeds are provided by ayni and women cultivate the trees
   

2. •neem tree has a medicinal purpose and has cured many illnesses in village
   

3. •ayni purchases seedlings from women and plants them in village for shade against the desert sun and for medicinal use

community investment

$20

$40

$100

$200

$500

$100

$100

$5

leader Ines showing us the irrigation system for the Tamarind tree field