Food/Business Sponsorship

I met with Agnes, Pastor Phillip’s wife, to ask how best the people in these remote Karamajong villages could be helped. Agnes is an educated and very wise woman and her request was simple, “We need some way to earn money for food.”

The idea was a simple one and one I presumed some people were already doing. They simply lacked start-up capital to follow through. The problem is that most food is bought in gigantic bags that probably weigh nearly 100 pounds or more each. Yet most Karamajong cannot afford to purchase an entire bag, but instead have only a few shillings on rare occasions.

The suggestion…purchase a giant bag of food (rice, beans, sugar cane, matoke, etc.) and resell that food in smaller portions for a profit. Agnes thought the idea was perfect and asked how many women could create an income this way. We talked about how competition for any one food might affect sales and we talked about the practicality of getting to market for reselling. We also talked about managing the food so as not to consume it before it is sold. Finally, we talked about the viability of even beginning the process without funding.

Here’s where you come in. If you would like to sponsor a gigantic bag of food to help at least one family gain a small, self-sustaining income, please press the “donate” button and contribute $100. If you would like to help with a half bag of food for $50, I will match your gift with someone else’s gift to make up that full bag.

I’ll purchase all the necessary supplies (smaller bags) and transportation of these bags to the village where Agnes lives. I’ll make some recommendations to Agnes about how to manage the food supplies for the women and how to maximize profit on a single bag of food. The hope is that your gift will create a self-sustaining income. Can you help?