PROMOTING HOPE
...equipping communities with life skills
Get Involved
Listed below are some of the ways you can become involved in Promoting Hope's mission. All donations and gifts to this 501(c)3 nonprofit are tax deductible. Don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or offers.
Financial Involvement:
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Finance part of or an entire aquaponic system
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Support the program as a whole
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Support the life-skills program: teacher training, curriculum development, materials, ongoing classes
Building skills:
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Participate in a work group to build an aquaponic system
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Improve the facilities that house the aquaponic program or classrooms
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Perform maintenance or building tasks within a community
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Build and install a solar power system
Spiritual involvement:
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Pray for protection, wisdom, and resources
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Encourage acquaintances to become involved
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Spread the word about the needs in the Sertão and challenge people to get involved in the response
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Stay informed
Summer 2023 Project
Build four (4) Teaching Model Aquaponic Systems in Fartura, Piaui and Villages
This summer (July-August), Promoting Hope will be building a model aquaponic system in Fartura, Piaui and three smaller family systems in nearby hamlets (sitios). At the same time, we will be holding workshops to train the system operators. We have invited Ilana Rochelly, from Northeastern Brazil, to help teach these classes. The project costs are outlined below.
$ 2,600.00
$ 1,400.00
$ 600.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 4,277.00
$ 450.00
$ 710.00
$ 11,037.00
$ 6,900.00
$ 4,100.00
Travel to & from US to São Paulo Brazil
Travel to & from Piaui (1308 miles)
Room and board for instructors
Car rental & local transportation
Materials for aquaponic systems
Set of basic tools for system operators
Travel expenses of instructor/trainee from NE Brazil
Total cost of aquaponic project in Fartura
Funds received by February 2023
Balance of funds needed by May
If you would like to help makes this project possible, please return to the Main page and click on the Donate button. You may also send checks directly to Promoting Hope at 6 Craig Drive, Mount Vernon, OH 43050.