Helping Tabitha

Food- . Rice for three months $20
Glasses-Set of six glasses $5
Pots, pans, plastic dishes- One household set $15
Blankets and Towels- Small towel $.50 - large towel $5 - small blanket $2 - large blanket $10
Clothing- Second hand clothing for average family $15.
Beds- Simple wooden platform $25 - wooden slatted bed (no mattress) $60 bed & mattress $120
Sleeping mats- Double size plastic sleeping mat $10
Tables and chairs- Set of tables & chairs $25
Mosquito nets - Mosquito net - $15

Environment (water, toilets and electricity)
Water jars- water jar $15
Water wells and hand pumps - Hand pump $85
Diesel water pumps- Small water pump $95 - large water pump $200
Toilets/latrines- Toilet & brick wall construction $45 Same construction with water trough $60

Education and Transportation
School Fees - Cost of one year’s tuition $50
School Uniforms- Cost of school uniform $5
Text Books & Supplies - Pencils & books $2 - Text books $5
Bicycle - Cost of bicycle $40
Motor Bikes - Average cost of secondhand motor bike $250
Ox Carts - Ox Cart $40

Farming
Pigs - Pair of piglets $30
Cows and Buffalos - Calf $150 - buffalo calf $180 - mature cow $180 - mature buffalo $400
Animal Stalls - Animal stall $35
Chicken and ducks - Brood of chickens $15
Rice Paddy - Sack of rice seed $40
Vegetable seed -Sack of vegetable seed $25
Fertilizer - Wooden plough $20 - watering cans $15 - Scythe $10
Rice Storage - Rice store $45
Farm labor - Labor for planting $30 - labor for harvesting $30

Improved housing and security
Materials for average home-Thatch $100 - wood for frame & floor $450 - tin roof $100 - cement posts $120 - tin walls $150 - nails and bolts $60.
Whole House $860

Small Business
Weigh scales - Set of scales $35
Starting a business and enlarging an existing business - $50
Market Stalls - Annual stall rental $100
Sewing Machines - Secondhand sewing machine $45
Buying raw silk for weaving - Raw silk per kilogram $3
Boats - Hade made boat $30 - large sturdy boat $100
Fishing nets - Fishing net $35
Crab pots - Crab pots $25

Sponsor a whole village for a year- $7,000. This enables all families in the village to participate in the saving program. In 5-7 years every family can be self suffcient.