Transcript Volunteer Development

Food Resource Bank
Overview
December 10, 2008
Mission Statement
A Christian Response to World Hunger.
Foods Resource Bank (FRB) is a Christian, non-government, humanitarian
organization committed to providing food security in the developing world
through sustainable small-scale agricultural production, thereby allowing hungry
people to know the dignity of feeding themselves . . .
Of the poorest 1 billion people …
... 70%+ live in rural areas
70%
30%
6.5 billion people live in our world
1 billion live on less than $1 per day
Note: 2M Farmers in the US & 4% of US
Foreign Assistance for Agriculture
Development
Who is Behind FRB:
15 Faith-Based Member Organizations
•Adventist Development & Relief Agency International
•Catholic Relief Services
•Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
•Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
•Church of the Brethren
•Church World Service (CWS)
•Evangelical Covenant Church
•Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
•Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
•Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
•Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
•Reformed Church in America - Reformed Church World Service
•United Church of Christ
•United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
•World Hope International
FRB Supported Programs
Africa
Asia
Eurasia
Central America
S America
58 programs in 34 countries
Since 1999: 100,000 + farm families overseas
Fencing, drying, storage
& resiliency strategies
Loans, co-ops
& marketing support
Appropriate tools
Community
development
& training
Water collection
Animals
Seeds, gardens, trees
& replication approaches
Irrigation
& wells
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
est
US Community Growing Projects
2007: 207 in 20 States
Raised $2.78 M
FRB in the US: How does it Work?
•All FRB faith-based members promote FRB to
through their denomination
•Growing Project (Farmer) sets aside acres for
FRB production
• Some obtain support for inputs (seed, fertilizer)
from companies and/or Urban Churches
•Farmer grow commodity such as corn, soy bean,
or any ag product
•Farmer sells commodity and contributes cash to
denominational account with FRB account
•Implementing (NGO) members apply and receive
FRB grants for Ag Development projects
•NGO partners implement project
&…
Partners…
Keys to FRB’s success
• Deep commitment of Farmers and volunteers from the start!
• Compelling (self-help) message linked with tangible action in US
• Programming through proven faith-based development organizations
• Financial support from Hilton, Hewlett, John Deere, Monsanto, USAID,
Kellogg and others
• Lean, dynamic grassroots organization!
Deepening the work of FRB
Strategic Framework
November 2008 Update
Communication
& Information
Technologies
Resource
Development
Vision
Coordination
Planning
Documentation
Gatherings
Growing
Project
& Ministry
Development
Overseas
Programming
Development