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 | Seed Funding
The total donor seed funding requested is USD$275,000. Supplementary Programs will be funded separately.
$75,000 - Site works & construction of the Training Center
$50,000 - Operational costs, field training mission costs & overheads (12 months)
$60,000 - Tools & Equipment
$40,000 - Materials for prototype construction
$50,000 - Technical assistance & Administration
$275,000 TOTAL
As an IRS 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation, ISLAND-AID (via ELM) can offer donors attractive tax concessions.
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| NGO Funding
Other NGOs in the area have found that meeting commitments to provide replacement boats to fishermen in Aceh and Nias to be a very challenging job. The search for experienced boat builders always results in local men coming forward claiming expertise but the reality is that almost all the respected and skilled boat builders in West coast Aceh were killed in the tsunami. Attempts to build 'semi traditional' planked boats using inexperience workers will always result in dangerous and disappointing results.
To compound this problem, supplies of low cost high quality timber species needed for planked boats are either impossible to source or very expensive. Traditional boats require quality timber and planks must be quarter cut from the tree and air died for at least 3 months before use. The pressure applied by NGOs to complete commitments with available funds results in boat builders using the wrong species, the wrong cuts and unseasoned timber. Several NGOs have been publicly accused of encouraging illegal logging by purchasing timber from unlicensed suppliers.
Boats built this way will prove unsafe as planks either rot or shrink too far for caulking to be possible. Leaky boats fixed with mild steel nails will not survive long and they will not be trusted or respected by boat recipients. Most will find service in transporting aid along the coast rather than the more demanding work in the fisheries sector. Some are being coated with GRP in an attempt to reinforce the structure and stem the leaks. This is a very poor investment and it is this kind of decision making that leads those who are unfamiliar with boats and boat building to create 'holes in the water to throw money into'.
It is our understanding that some NGOs are now starting to understand these issues and it is our belief that they will welcome and support the supply of modern fuel efficient boats that Island Aid will introduce to the region.
Funding to expand the activities proposed will be sought from BRR, FAO and other UN agencies as well as the INGOs who are active in the area. We understand that BRR have surplus funds and we are not aware of any other NGOs proposing the use of modern designs built with local materials combined with modern lamination technology. While the AMTC is not based in BRR's area of authority, many of the assembly centers will qualify for funding and it is likely that quite large numbers of boat kits will be ordered once the advantages are proven in the field. Boats supplied to Agencies and INGOs will be priced to include field trips and training as well as the establishment of Assembly Centers in each target community. Micro Credit options will be agreed on a case by case basis but in all cases, the AMTC will ask for full payment for product delivered. Product prices will include a margin to cover AMTC's overhead and to fund expansion of the projects to other target areas such as the Mentawais.
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Around the world, seamen, boat owners and commercial fishermen feel a natural empathy for the fisherfolk who were hardest hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Island Aid fundraising will be focused on the following groups:
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| Commercial Fishermen's Co-operatives and Federations.
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| Sport Fishing Clubs and Association
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| Naval Architects and Engineers
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| Marine Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers
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| Water Sports Organizations
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| Water Sports Industry Associations
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| Yacht Clubs and Sailing Sport Bodies
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| Targeted fundraising of this kind should prove far more effective than blanket appeals to the public. Target nations include Sweden where loss of citizens in the tsunami impacted a large proportion of the population. Island Aid's existing corporate donors will be asked to review this proposal for on-going funding support.
ISLAND-AID already have strong links with the Geraldton Fishermens Co-op in West Australia where Jane Liddon is a prominent long standing member. Jane's family pioneered 'white water' lobster fishing techniques using small water-jet propelled boats in the Abrolhos Islands and she will play a key role in fundraising from the fisheries industry. Jane's pearl farm in the same area has grounded her in the aquaculture industry and she is keen to help instigate village scale aquaculture projects in our target areas.
An award winning ABC feature video called "Lobster Tales" features Jane and son Sam at work in the Abrolhos Islands:
http://www.abc.net.au/programsales/s1122950.htm. We are confident that we will be able to interest media in the Artisanal Fishboat Program to generate free exposure.
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| Project Life-span
Funding is sought for the first 12 months of AFCS activities. During this period other donors and the public will be approached to fund the ongoing needs of the project and hopefully its expansion and growth to service more communities in the region.
The experience of other agencies in India who are working in similar fields supports the need for this kind of project requires external funding for about 5 years. After that point, the Training Center hopefully can be handed over to a competent fishermen's association or to a local NGO. Products should be sold to end users at prices high enough to cover on-going administration and growth requirements.
It is important that the Training Center does not compete with private sector boat builders or small enterprises that are established to produce and market the products and technology that will be introduced. The aim of the Training Center will be to encourage small enterprise in each of the communities and to manage the import and assembly of any components that can not be sourced locally and to offer free advice and technical support to these enterprises.
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