The Foundation for Sustainable Development supports projects in 6 countries around the world. Check out some highlights from our 2014 funding cycle!

1. Occidental College
12 December 2013

2. MISSION
FSD achieves community-driven goals through asset-based
development and international exchange in Africa, Asia, and
Latin America.

3. VISION
FSD envisions a world where all people have the opportunity
and capacity to direct economic, social, and environmental
resources toward sustainable outcomes that improve their
lives and communities.

4. CORE VALUES
Start With Assets, Not Problems
Motivate Community Ownership
Generate Enduring Results and Impact
Focus On The Site Teams
Build Capacity
Be A Bridge
Change Perspectives
Promote Reciprocity

5. AFRICA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

6. Appropriate Technology in Masaka, Uganda
FSD Partner Organization:
Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization
FSD Intern, Tanya Probert, worked
with Kitovu Mobile to utilize
indigenous micro-organism (IMO)
technology, which teaches enhanced
farming methods, allowing
community members to do more with
limited resources. This project now
serves as a model for other farmers,
providing training and information
they can bring to their own homes.

7. Environmental Sustainability in Masaka, Uganda
FSD Partner Organization:
Renewed Efforts to Alleviate Poverty
(REAP)
FSD supports REAP in developing
“model homes” for other
communities to replicate. For
example, FSD supported a sustainable
“biogas” system, which is a locally
identified solution to addressing
deforestation, depleting natural
resources and lack of electricity by
maximizing farming methods in
remote, rural villages.

8. Economic Development in Mombasa, Kenya
FSD Partner Organization:
Golden Financial Services
FSD funded this capacity-building
initiative to equip women with
business skills and financial support
in order to manage income-generating
activities, improve their
economic capacity and livelihoods,
and help to liberate them from the
bondage of poverty and
discrimination—a clear example of a
long-impact project.

9. Health in Kakamega, Kenya
FSD Partner Organization:
Emusanda Health Center
Emusanda Health Center wanted to
strengthen their services to HIV
positive individuals and diminish
the stigma through empowerment
efforts. With the support of FSd
intern, Joseph Bejany, and an FSD
grant, they developed a goat
rearing business to provide a new
skill and source of income for
those with HIV/AIDS, while
teaching the nutritional benefits of
goat milk.

10. Environmental Sustainability in Kakamega, Kenya
FSD Partner Organization:
Western Water and Sanitation Forum
(WEWASAFO)
Mwiyala Primary and intern, Dillon
Zang, were awarded an FSD grant to
pilot an Ecosan latrine addressing a
recurring need for improved
sanitation at this school. The latrine
serves as a fertilizer for more
environmentally-friendly waste
disposal and an example for others
to replicate in the surrounding area.

11. Economic Development in Jinja, Uganda
FSD Partner Organization:
Baitambogwe SACCO
This Savings and Credit Cooperative
(SACCO) aimed to support the fishing
community in enhancing their profits.
To address improper handling and
increased spoilage, FSD awarded a
grant to intern, Thomas Palcynzski
and Baitambogwe to develop a
modern, more efficient method for
fish drying. Supplementing these
methods were also trainings in safety
and marketing.

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