Together against famine and for sustainability
Who we are
Intec Services Co. Ltd is a small, donation-supported, social business. We have operated since
2016 in South Sudan, specifically Maban County in the north-east of the country. This county is home to around 130,000 refugees, plus the local population, most of whom rely on food aid for
survival.
Our goal for 2019-20
Our goal for the 2019-2020 farming season is to empower 3000 farmers to grow food for their families, benefiting around 18,000 people (based on an average family size of 6). We are currently
looking for donors to partner with us to reach our goal.
What we do
We enable both refugees and locals to farm, empowering them to take a step towards self-sustainability and away from dependence on aid.
We liaise with the local authorities to provide farmland, then provide seeds and pesticides to the farmers. The farmers then farm by their traditional methods, enabling them to practise their traditional livelihood once again and to pass on these vital skills to their children. The harvest can be used to feed the farmer’s families, or sold to buy other foodstuffs and essentials such as soap and clothing.
A small proportion of the harvest is returned to Intec Services to provide seed towards the next season’s projects. All other costs of the project, which cannot be covered by the return of seeds, are funded by donations. We are therefore reliant on generous financial partners to continue this vital work.
If you would like to give a donation, or would like more information about our project, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our impact
Intec Services Farming Project began in 2016-17 with a pilot of 200 farmers. Since then the project has run for three farming seasons, expanding each year as more and more refugees wanted to join.
In 2017-18 we equipped 800 farmers, and this season (2018-19) we have empowered over 1400 farmers including both men and women. This represents 1400 families who have a more sustainable food source other than aid, and an additional income from cash crops to provide for the needs of their children. If we assume an average family size of 6 people (the size used by the UN for their calculations), our project is currently practically benefiting around 8400 men, women and children.
However, the benefits of the project are wider than simply providing food. Empowering people to farm themselves, rather than simply providing handouts, affirms their dignity and increases self-esteem and motivation. Furthermore, it provides an opportunity for the farmers to teach the next generation the farming skills they have relied on for centuries.
Last season demand was great and we were forced to turn people away due to our limited capacity. We are therefore looking for support to enable us to continue and to expand our project into the
next farming season.