Afiri Women’s Program
The Afiri Women’s Program is the village’s first new business program, with a goal of expanding Afiri’s economy to include revenue from retail sales of food and clothing, and related jobs for village residents. Health care for the village is an additional growth opportunity for Afiri’s Women’s Program. Our 2025 budget for all their programs is $95,000 US.
A sewing business with three foot-powered machines is already operating, and will be based in Afiri’s first Neighborhood Center. A vegetable farm on land donated by Team KKO will feed residents this year, with a goal of doubling in size and beginning retail sales in nearby Awae in 2025. Basic health care services – reproductive health and family planning – will begin with program design and research this year.
Sewing Service:
$3,000 actual cost (3 machines and supplies)
2023: Train women, make clothes for village (accomplished)
2024: Sell clothing in nearby town markets (accomplished)
2025: Expand with more machines, move into Community Center
Vegetable Farm:
$35,000 cost to date (irrigation system, seeds, pest control, tools)
2024: 25 acres irrigated, planting underway
2025: Village is food-independent, and selling at retail markets in Awae
Reproductive Health, Family Planning:
2025: $5,000 Program development
