SHELTER FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC

Programs

1. Lifft cashew senegal program:shelter for life international (sfl) has been working in the natural region of casamance (sedhiou, kolda, and ziguinchor) in senegal since 2012. As a result of a civil war of several decades which has occasionally overtaken capital and market development in this region. Sfl's work in casamance focuses on improving market connections, particularly in the cashew sector, and resettlement of families displaced by conflict. During the fy 2024, two projects have been still under implementation. One of the projects is lifft cashew that includes the following activities and outcomes: shelter for life is registered in senegal as non-profit ngo. As part of the lifft cashew project in senegal, during the fy'25, the market access component (c3:a5), the total target of twenty-four (24) cooperatives has been reached at 100% of the lop since fiscal 2023 in segabi (as for senegal, its 8 cooperatives and one federation). Unpaved roads according to the engineering standards, undergo another re-surfacing after one-two years. Sfl has assessed the roads that built in 2022-2023 and implemented re-surfacing of 56 km to ensure the long service and sustainability. Followed…

   $3,962,513 spent$1,015,741 earned by the program
   53% of program spending

2. The gambia: sfl successfully completed the re-registration process sfl as a non-profit non-governmental organization (ngo) and obtained its certificate (earlier according to the gambian law it was registered as charity organization, because eligibility for ngo status requires two years of having charity organization). Herewith, this is the second re-registration certificate obtained with ngo status. Sfl supported the government of gambia (ministry of agriculture, the department of cooperative management) on policy sector. Sfl staff and its consultant drafted the gambia cooperative act and submitted to the government working group. The amended version of act was approved by the stakeholder meeting and submitted for approval to the government. Unpaved roads according to the engineering standards, undergo another re-surfacing after one-two years. Sfl has assessed the roads that built in 2022-2023 and implemented re-surfacing of 14 km to ensure the long service and sustainability.sfl organized various b2b meetings through a number of events for producers and buyers both for raw cashew nuts and kernel. The business-to-business (b2b) initiatives facilitated transactions, resulting in…

   $1,029,961 spent$342,244 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

3. The improved seed varieties were supplied through the project's in-kind grant support to cooperative member farmers. The project also distributed 41,160 orange-fleshed sweet potato (ofsp) vines, comprising seven improved varieties to 7 cooperatives and 29 farms across the six project regions. Finally, the project distributed 87 metric tons of organic fertilizer to 30 farms, significantly improving the soil and boosting yields in targeted horticultural sites . Activity 6: market access: facilitate buyer-seller relationships:significant progress was made in facilitating buyerseller relationships and improving market access for horticultural products. In april 2025, a comprehensive assessment of various end markets was conducted which enabled the project to identify the needs and expectations of the gambia's hospitality industry (hotels and restaurants), processors, exporters, and intermediary traders. Following the market analysis, on june 24th, the project organized a field visit for end-market buyers to selected vegetable farms in the west coast region. The end-market participants included institutional buyers and representatives from hotels and including the baobab beach hotel,…

   $2,470,902 spent$1,065,927 earned by the program
   33% of program spending

4. Sfl afghanistan summary achievement sfl afghanistan throughout the partnership with wfp for the period of september 2024 to august 2025 implementing the following projects: 1. Resilience food system (rfs food and cbt). 2. Seasonal support food and emergency project and 3. Maternal child benefit program (mcbp). These projects are implementing the following provinces. Kunduz, baghlan, badakhshan, ghazni and balkh. Aforementioned projects are implementing partnership with wfp in 48 districts in 5 mentioned provinces. Altogether 125,308 households (877,156 individuals), benefited directly from implemented projects. During the reporting period altogether 26,131.246 metric tons of food distributed while 28,061,925 usd have been distributed too.the main objective of implemented projects were to improve food security, reduction of natural disasters, short term income, and employment opportunities, reduce migration, empower resilience of communities and support most vulnerable affected families ensure to have access to food for their saving life and livelihood through: construction of flood mitigation and agricultural structures, conducting training on disaster risk reduction, distribution…

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5. Project outcome: -reduced vulnerability among families affected by natural disasters or internal conflict. -highly vulnerable rural households show improved food consumption scores during the project period. Maternal child benefit program (mcbp) badakhshan coverage area: badakhshan: warduj district beneficiaries assisted:4138 households total amount distributed 1,054,487 usd project achievement september 2024 - august 2025 -the first, second, third & fourth rounds of sbcc sessions conducted to the female and male in separate sessions and locations. Altogether 3990 females and 1305 males attended the sbcc sessions in the 9 training centers/cbt distribution points (fdps) and learned the sbcc contents on health and nutrition. -the first, second, third, & fourth rounds of direct cash or cbt distributed in the 9 training centers/cbt distribution sites. Altogether 4138 beneficiaries received cash assistance. -impact evaluation house-to-house visits conducted for 4th rounds (first, second, third and fourth) as follow.

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The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,463,376.