2018-08-30T11:42:27-04:00 2017-09-30 020466387 MURPHY POWERS & WILSON CPAS PC ONE MERRILL INDUSTRIAL DRIVE HAMPTON NH 038421942 990 2016-10-01 731628703 RAIN FOR THE SAHEL AND SAHARA INC RAIN 6033710676 PO BOX 1503 PORTSMOUTH NH 03802 MICHAEL MURPHY TREASURER 6033710676 2018-07-17 true MICHAEL J MURPHY P00291869 6039268063 2018-08-30 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BARBARA FREEMAN 434 OLD POST ROAD NEWBURY NH 03255 341942 false X RAIN4SAHARA.ORG X 2001 NH RAIN'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH RURAL AND NOMADIC DESERT PEOPLE OF WEST AFRICA TO ENABLE ENDURING AND RELEVANT LIVELIHOODS THROUGH ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY. 13 13 4 200 0 265455 320736 0 1 2134 24423 2850 289879 325720 0 0 221980 224793 0 32623 149394 120940 371374 345733 -81495 -20013 209832 188583 4682 5064 205150 183519 X RAIN'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH RURAL AND NOMADIC DESERT PEOPLE OF WEST AFRICA TO ENABLE ENDURING AND RELEVANT LIVELIHOODS THROUGH ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY. false false 191554 ACCESS TO EDUCATION:- FEWER THAN 15% OF NIGER'S NOMADIC AND RURAL CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL. GIRLS WHO DO ENROLL ONLY REMAIN FOR AN AVERAGE OF 3 YEARS. RAIN'S MENTORING AND TUTORING PROGRAMS INCREASE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND SUCCESS THROUGH WOMEN MENTORS - UNEDUCATED COMMUNITY WOMEN WHO ENCOURAGE AND ADVOCATE FOR AT RISK STUDENTS, MOSTLY GIRLS. THE WOMEN RECEIVE TRAINING IN HEALTH, HYGIENE, GENDER ROLES AND MORE - THEY BECOME WISE COUNSELORS TO STUDENTS AND GREATER COMMUNITY. THE MENTORED GIRLS LEARN PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT MAY LEAD TO FUTURE LIVELIHOODS AND THEY STAY IN SCHOOL LONGER THAN THEIR CLASSMATES. IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE SEEN THE FIRST GIRLS EVER GRADUATING FROM UR PARTNER PRIMARY SCHOOLS. THE AGADEZ LEARNING CENTER OFFERS ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR NOMADIC CHILDREN. 70878 FOOD AND WATER SECURITY. NIGER IS THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD (UNDP 2014). MALNOURISHMENT AND DISEASES CONTRACTED FROM CONTAMINATED WATER ARE RAMPANT. TO HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION CHILDREN MUST HAVE ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND GOOD HEALTH. RAIN'S FOOD AND WATER PROGRAMS ADDRESS THESE ISSUES VIA: SCHOOL MARKET GARDENS THAT PROVIDE FRESH FOOD FOR STUDENTS AND GENERATE CASH CROPS WHILE USING REDUCED WATER AND ENERGY. COOPERATIVE GARDENS WHERE WOMEN LEARN TO ORGANIC ARGICULTURAL TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS HYGIENE AND NUTRITION; GRANTS TO GARDNERS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION; AND TEMOKO PROGRAMS - GOATS, SHEEP OR COWS ARE GIVEN, THEIR OFFSPRING ARE IN TURN GIVEN TO ANOTHER HERDER, OR SOLD TO BENEFIT THE LOCAL SCHOOL. AGRICULTURE AND HERDING ARE TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOODS THAT, WITH RAIN'S HELP, ARE BEING TAPPED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AS WELL AS IMPROVING EARNINGS FOR FAMILIES MOST IN NEED. AGADEZ LEARNING CENTER FOR TOMORROW'S LEADERS. IN DECEMBER 2012 RAIN WAS GIFTED LAND AND BUILDINGS IN AGADEZ, NIGER. THIS COMPLEX IS THE HOME OF THE AGADEZ LEARNING CENTER, WHERE STUDENTS FROM NOMADIC COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER NO EDUCATION BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL HAVE BEEN AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND GRADES 7-10. STUDENTS RECEIVE ROOM BOARD, AND TUTORING. IN THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR OUR STUDENTS, WHO HAD NEVER BEEN TO A CITY, COMPETED EFFECTIVELY WITH STUDENTS CITY WITH MOST AT OR NEAR THE TOP OF THEIR CLASSES. 262432 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 4 true false true NG false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NH X KATHERINE KOLIOS 6033710676 PO BOX 1503 PORTSMOUTH NH 03802 BESS PALMISCIANO EX DIRECTOR 40.00 X 36000 0 0 BARBARA FREEMAN CO-CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN HOFER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MURPHY TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HUTCHISON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 LOU SALOME CO-CHAIR 10.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE W SKIP PAGE DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 NORA CLEMENTS DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MOHAMED DJINGO DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 LEE LAMSON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA BROWNE DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 REBECCA BLACK DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE KOLIOS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GAYLEN MOORE DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 36000 false false false 320736 320736 2 2 13079 10947 2132 2132 2132 2827 4483 -1656 5298 792 4506 4506 325720 6638 2 36000 28000 4000 4000 170032 132763 20305 16964 18761 14365 2575 1821 9330 1866 7464 16525 7247 3203 6075 16085 6606 9479 30111 26240 108 3763 6737 6737 2467 436 2031 MENTORING AND TUTORING 13788 13788 SCHOOL FOOD AND SUPPLIES 11097 11097 AUTO EXPENSES 4970 4970 UTILITIES 4798 3285 1513 5032 5032 345733 262432 50678 32623 71439 52894 45000 42000 520 2347 104830 13673 91680 91157 1193 185 209832 188583 4682 5064 4682 5064 X 205150 183519 205150 183519 209832 188583 -20013 -1618 X false false false X 390753 384682 470348 265455 320736 1831974 390753 384682 470348 265455 320736 1831974 1831974 1 1 1 1 2 6 1831980 8125 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10249 10249 77513 9995 67518 17068 3678 13390 91157 false AGADEZ, NIGER 2 3 PROGRAM SERVICES ACCESS TO EDUCATION 32356 AGADEZ, NIGER 5 PROGRAM SERVICES AGADEZ LEARNING CENT 94487 AGADEZ, NIGER PROGRAM SERVICES FOOD & WATER 60252 TILLABERY, NIGER PROGRAM SERVICES ACCESS TO EDUCATION 64711 TILLABERY, NIGER 6 PROGRAM SERVICES COMMUNITY COOPERATIV 10626 2 14 2 14 262432 262432 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 AGADEZ, NIGER 32,356 0 AGADEZ, NIGER 94,487 0 AGADEZ, NIGER 60,252 0 TILLABERY, NIGER 64,711 0 TILLABERY, NIGER 10,626 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V REGION: AGADEZ, NIGER: OTHER COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES GENERATE INCOME FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR LOCAL SCHOOLS, SCHOOL MARKET GARDENS AND WOMEN'S COOPERATIVE GARDENS GENERATE FOOD FOR STUDENTS AND CASH CROPS FOR SUSTAINABILITY. WOMEN MENTORS ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND SUCCEED THERE, AS WELL AS TEACHING TRADITIONAL SKILLS. WELLS PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND DRINKING. REGION: TILLABERY, NIGER INCLUDING THE CAPITAL DISTRICT, NIAMEY: COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES GENERATE INCOME FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR LOCAL SCHOOLS, SCHOOL MARKET GARDENS AND WOMEN'S COMMUNITY GARDENS GENERATE FOOD FOR STUDENTS AND CASH CROPS FOR SUSTAINABILITY. WOMEN MENTORS ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND SUCCEED THERE, AS WELL AS TEACHING TRADITIONAL SKILLS. WELLS PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR IRRIGATION AND DRINKING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B TAPPED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AS WELL AS IMPROVING EARNINGS FOR FAMILIES MOST IN NEED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D AGADEZ LEARNING CENTER FOR TOMORROW'S LEADERS. IN DECEMBER 2012 RAIN WAS GIFTED LAND AND BUILDINGS IN AGADEZ, NIGER. THIS COMPLEX IS THE HOME OF THE AGADEZ LEARNING CENTER, WHERE STUDENTS FROM NOMADIC COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER NO EDUCATION BEYOND PRIMARY SCHOOL HAVE BEEN AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND GRADES 7-10. STUDENTS RECEIVE ROOM BOARD, AND TUTORING. IN THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR OUR STUDENTS, WHO HAD NEVER BEEN TO A CITY, COMPETED EFFECTIVELY WITH STUDENTS CITY WITH MOST AT OR NEAR THE TOP OF THEIR CLASSES. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B NIGER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY BASED ON PREDETERMINED GOALS. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND COMPARED TO OTHER LOCAL AREA NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR THE KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON COMPARISON WITH COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK TAX GAIN ON SALE 326 GAIN/LOSS FOREIGN CURRENCY -1,944 TOTAL -1,618