2017-08-17T15:30:17-07:00 2016-12-31 990EZ 2016-01-01 273537799 ACTION KIVU INC ACTI 3234224417 4470 W Sunset Blvd Suite 160 Los Angeles CA 90027 Catherine Haight President 3238390301 2017-08-17 107.184.35.218 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X X http://www.actionkivu.org X X 96116 X 96116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96116 0 0 0 10000 0 0 73434 83434 12682 32315 0 44997 32315 44997 0 0 0 0 32315 44997 0 0 32315 44997 To provide assistance to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo Sewing Workshops and Vocational Training Courses: Through these programs, over 150 women acquire the skills and capacity to work on their own and provide for their families with the graduation kit of a sewing machine and supplies to start their own businesses. 0 29460 Agricultural Training: On a demonstration farm, an agronomist teaches the women sustainable farming practices, fighting malnutrition and providing a source of income for the women, who sell the harvest at market. The project serves 184 women, and is combined with the animal husbandry project, which provides compost. 0 7000 Literacy Classes and Job Training at Mumosho Women's Center offer the women of the community the means to read and write, as well as other job training skills including basket making and soap making, to sell their products at the local markets. Over the course of the year, these programs serve over 185 women. 0 12800 Animal Husbandry Program: In giving goats to families to breed with a billy goat, the families are required to return the firstborn kid back into the program, providing another family with a goat, who will then pay it forward, and so on, creating greater sustainability in the program and connection in the community. The project serves nearly 600 people via 90 families, and is growing with each new birth and donation, and is combined with the Agricultural Training Program. 0 3000 Shoes & Clothes for Kids: Each year, we provide new shoes and a pair of clothes for over 300 children, often orphaned by the decades of conflict, in addition to a New Year's Celebration with a meal. 0 3500 HIV/AIDS Testing and Education: A nurse conducts blood tests for HIV and refers people who test positive to a local clinic. The nurse leads educational seminars, training junior high and high school students to be health advocates and eductors. 0 3000 Education Assistance: Providing school uniforms, copy books, and school fees for children affected by extreme poverty and the ongoing conflict to attend local schools. 0 4700 63460 Rebecca Snavely Executive Director / Secretary 30.00 10000 0 0 Catherine Haight President 5 0 0 0 Monique Hyman Treasurer 7 0 0 0 JD Stier Board Member 5 0 0 0 Kevin Sites Advisory Board Member 1 0 0 0 Shatreen Masshoor Advisory Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Rebecca Snavely 3957 Marathon Street Los Angeles CA 90029 3234224417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 51920 34607 51132 60048 96116 293823 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51920 34607 51132 60048 96116 293823 293823 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 946 0 0 0 0 946 294769 0.99679 0.9945 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 10 None Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 None RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 $63,460 = Program expenses for partner organization in Congo; $892 = supplies; $4536 = travel for partner from Congo to U.S.; $45 = Licenses and Permits; $3104 = events; $1397 = bank service charges.