Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2011 International Grants: Angola Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Province of Angola $21,000 Luanda, Angola Toward salaries of coordinator/instructors, materials and equipment to conduct vocational training courses at a center in Santo Andre oblate parish in cooking/baking, interior decorating and hospitality/hotel management for young women unable to attend school during the 27-year civil war because of poverty, being orphans/refugees or lack of functioning schools. Argentina Sain t Juan Diego Parish $16,000 Tigre, State of Buenos Aires, Argentina Toward books, didactic materials, and salaries for Our Lady of Guadalupe nursery school and kindergarten. Austria Jugend Eine Welt Don Bosco Aktion Austria (JEW) $25,000 Vie nna, Austria For salaries, travel and lodging, equipment/furnishings, motorcycle, maintenance/rent/utilities, provisions and health care to create a 24-hour Salesian Center (Safe Haven) in Freetown, Sierra Leone for girls, ages 8 to 17, who are sexually abused and exploited. Belgium SIGNIS (The World Catholic Association for Communication) $10,000 Brussels, Belgium Toward travel expenses, room and board, equipment and local transportation of youth participants, signis trainer and media mentors attending World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain. Benin The Center for Research Studies and Creativity $20,000 Godomey, Benin Toward program expenses, training materials, curriculum development, lodging, transportation, and meals to provide training to religious in the republic of Benin and communities of Togo to counsel adults and married couples on domestic violence. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2011 Bolivia Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul $10,000 Cochabamba, Bolivia To underwrite the cost of inspection/maintenance/repair of Amanecer Foundation's fleet of 20 vehicles used for the various programs: orphanage for infants and toddlers, boys' home, girls'/women's home, a daycare for children of poor working mothers, day center for boys living/working on the streets, a special school for children who are not yet ready to enter the normal education system and vocational education. Cambodia New Hope for Cambodian Children $15,000 Phnom Penh , Cambodia Toward program costs of "our village", a part of NHCC's farm project in rural Cambodia, providing residential care to 234 orphans and abandoned children living with HIV/AIDS, specifically to continue the nutritional program to provide a high protein diet, vital to the health of the children. Cameroon Holy Union Sisters $15,000 North West Province, Cameroon Toward the installation of a solar panel on the roof of St. John the Baptist Health Center to provide a reliable, sustainable electrical supply for surgeries, deliveries, and pumping water. Central African Rep St. Vincent de Paul Spiritual Center $15,000 Bangui, Central African Rep Toward the purchase of furnishings/equipment for the newly constructed St. Vincent de Paul Spiritual Center, specifically for sewing machines, bedding, furnishings/supplies for kitchen, dining room, orphanage, and administrative offices, pews and a generator. Chile Archdiocese of Concepcion $50,000 Concepion, Chile Toward reconstruction costs as a result of the earthquake of February 2010. Voluntas Dei Institute $2,000 La Serena, Chile To underwrite the cost of digging a well to provide clean drinking water. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2011 Diocese of Melipilla $15,000 Melipilla, Chile Toward costs of hope for solidarity foundation's formation workshops for parish teams to work with families dealing with the psychological effects of the February 2010 earthquake, specifically workshops, honoraria for presenters, support materials and direct counseling. Colombia Daughters of Cha rity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of Cali $17,000 Cali, Valle, Colombia Toward occupational workshop materials, fees for professionals and sports equipment for Las Gaviotas, a spiritually based therapy program in drug prevention and treatment for children, youth and adults. Congo Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Province of Congo $15,700 Kinshasa, Congo Toward program expenses to implement an adult literacy program and vocational training for young single mothers in Bembele Village. Congo {Democratic Rep} Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of the Democratic $19,000 Republic of the Congo Province of Equator, Mbandaka, Congo {Democratic Rep} To purchase medicines for the Daughters of Charity pharmaceutical depot, a centralized pharmacy that supports 8 health centers. Cuba Diocese of Santa Clara $5,000 Villa Clara, Cuba Toward the purchase of 1,800 student books and 100 teacher manuals as part of an evangelization project to educate the youth of Cuba and help them to "grow in humanity". Dominican Republic Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of Santo Domingo $14,000 Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Toward construction materials and labor to repair the ceiling at Anthony Mary Claret nursing home, a residence for the elderly poor. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2011 Comunidad Cristiana Jesus es Senor $11,250 Sosua, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Toward start-up expenses, specifically salaries and food, to enable Casa Ninos Felices, the first diocesan orphanage for boys, to become fully operational by increasing the number of children from four to sixteen. El Salvador Hermanas de Nazaret $15,000 Santo Domingo (San Vicente), El Salvador Toward the cost of labor/materials to deepen a water well at the motherhouse and install a pump and line with PVC piping to withstand earthquakes. Eritrea Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of Eritrea $30,000 Asmara, Eritrea For start-up costs, materials/supplies, looming machines and training expenses to establish small income generating projects to help eliminate gender-based poverty. Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of Eritrea $27,000 Keren, Ghezaband District, Er itrea Toward a capital campaign to construct St. Louise kindergarten on land that the government is offering contingent upon securing full funding for construction of the school, which is needed in order to accommodate 400-600 poor disadvantaged children. Ethiopia Ghimbichu Kidane Mihret Catholic Church $15,000 Hosanna, Ethiopia Toward materials and labor to build three chapels in rural villages. St. Ann's Parish (Sadama) $12,180 Hossana, Sadama, Ethiopia Toward the cost of labor, materials and transportation to construct 5 small chapels in the villages of Omoshora, Moke, Ambaka, Bako and Unfura. Moconisa Holy Cross Parish $8,500 Wolayta, Soddo, Ethiopia For labor and materials to repair/maintain St. Theresa of Child Jesus Elementary School and dig dry latrines (toilets) for the students. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2011 Ghana Brothers of the Immaculate Conception $18,000 Madina, Accra, Ghana Toward the cost of computer equipment, printing of training manuals and salary of the coordinator of youth in prison ministry to conduct peace clubs in 30 schools and counsel youth in prison to counteract high incidences of armed violence, banditry and loss of life associated with misuse of small arms. St. Martin's Rectorate, Kumawu $13,000 Mampong , Asante, Ghana To drill a borehole, install well head, pump and accessories to provide clean drinking water to Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School. Grenada New Life Organization (NEWLO) $15,000 St. George's, Grenada Toward materials and labor to expand a training facility to offer life skills and vocational training programs in hospitality arts to the marginalized youth of Grenada. Guatemala Parroquia de San Benito $15,000 San Benito, Peten, Guatemala Toward salaries/benefits and program expenses of 2 full-time health promoters to provide comprehensive health care to inhabitants of the rural counties of San Benito, San Andres and San Jose. India Uttar Kshetriya Samaj Vikas Kendra $21,000 Agra , Uttar Pradesh, India To purchase 600 solar lanterns on a revolving loan repayment basis for 50 below-poverty-level households with school-age children in agra and its 11 dioceses (Allahabad, Ajmer, Bareilly, Bijnor, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Meerut, Udaipur and Varanasi) to provide basic electricity, promote quality after-dark study hours for children, reduce the risk of kerosene fires and conserve trees. Diocese of Mavelikara $15,000 Alappuzha District, Kerala, India Toward the purchase of cows and goats as an income-generating project for 40 widows and abandoned women in Mavelikara. Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2011 Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Raghunathpally) $10,000 Andhra Pradesh, India Toward construction of a sanitation block for the 647 boys and girls at St. Mary's School at Raghunathapalli. Fr. Crumblish Girls Orphange $9,800 Andhra Pradesh, India Toward renovation of the 57-year old boarding home: roofing, toilet doors, sinks, electricity, dining room floor, pipes, plastering and painting. Infa nt Jesus Shrine (Tada) $6,466 Andhra Pradesh, India For the construction of a bore well and overhead tank to provide safe drinking water and to construct sanitation facilities for visitors and pilgrims. Little Flower School (Vidyanagar) $11,715 Andhra Pradesh, India To construct 10 toilets, 2 water tanks, and level the school ground.