2013-05-14T08:22:42-05:00 2012-09-30 020513093 Albert P Stowe CPA PLLC 200 Marcy Street Portsmouth NH 03801 990 2011-10-01 731628703 Rain for the Sahel and Sahara Inc RAIN 6033710676 P O Box 1503 Portsmouth NH 03802 Bess Palmisciano 6033710676 2013-05-10 1 Linda C Sanborn CPA P01312848 6034338838 2013-05-10 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Bess Palmisciano PO Box 1503 Portsmouth NH 03802 308474 0 X rain4sahara.org X 2001 NH To improve the lives of nomadic and rural people in West Africa through education, food and water security, and income-generating activities. These locally-rooted programs promote literacy and empowerment while sustaining cultural traditions. 9 8 5 215 0 0 390906 244571 2928 0 36 4622 17454 15003 411324 264196 0 0 0 0 99008 110545 0 0 33606 320156 273354 419164 383899 -7840 -119703 158088 68119 2349 32876 155739 35243 X To work with nomadic peoples of West Africa to improve their lives through education, water security, agriculture, and income-producing activites. These locally rooted programs promote literacy and empowerment while sustaining nomadic traditions throughout the Sahel and Sahara. 0 0 11474 Women's Artisan Cooperatives and other community enterprises - Women artisans produce beautiful traditional crafts that are indicative of their cultures. Tuareg women work in leather; Wodaabe women are expert at hand embroidery; Taureg and most other women work in different types of straw, depending on the grasses growing in their regions. RAIN found women in Niger suffering from lack of marketing ability, now that their traditional commerce marketing to well-to-do members of their own communities has faded with Niger's increasing poverty. As the ability to sell products declined so did interest in crafts; skills were fading. Artisans asked for RAIN's help. We offer skills training and marketing assistance. The women profit and donate a significant portion of their earnings to support their schools. The artisan cooperatives are gaining young members as they prosper. 104592 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 program increases school attendance and success through women mentors - uneducated community women who encourage and advocate for at-risk students. The women receive training in health, hygiene, gender roles and more - they become wise counselors to the students and greater community. They teach practical skills classes that often lead to future means to earn livelihoods. In addition, academic tutors help students prepare for year-end exams. The mentors are offered literacy classes that they enthusiastically embrace. This community-based approach to education has improved the ability of girls to attend school and succeed there. The program is prized by mentors, students, teachers and parents who are seeing local girls graduate primary school and go on to middle and high schools for the first time ever. In addition to the mentoring program, RAIN assisted students by providing food for 34 children from rural nomadic communities who are attending middle school and high school in Agadez and for 63 students at the Gougaram nomadic school. 174345 Agriculture, The programs in RAIN's agricultural sector in 2012 included installing and improving school market gardens in the Agadez and Tillabery regions of Niger. In addition to school gardens in 2012 RAIN initiated its first women's garden cooperative. The 99 women of the Mari cooperative in Tillabery were assisted with a new well and fencing as well as receiving training in organic gardening and nutrition. RAIN also funded herding programs to generate income for young men and mentors, who allocated a percentage of their herds for school support. 290411 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 NG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NH X Bess Palmisciano 6033710676 PO Box 1503 Portsmouth NH 03802 Bess Palmisciano 40.00 X 36250 0 0 John L Ahlgren Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lelia Long Lamson 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Borden 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kathleen Hofer 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dana Jeanblanc 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Harry Schult 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Allison Reedy 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lou Salome 1.00 X 0 0 0 36250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75125 169446 244571 1 1 18005 13384 4621 4621 4621 34952 75125 16924 18028 18028 10945 13970 -3025 -3025 264196 4621 0 15004 X 35000 23100 7000 4900 56423 20727 17034 18662 2301 1822 479 16821 10050 6771 906 906 5182 5182 74480 74480 20804 3647 9680 7477 1092 1092 8898 4414 4484 24835 22268 2567 333 333 6431 6431 3660 3660 School Market Gardens 32953 32953 0 0 Mentoring and Tutoring 22998 22998 0 0 Training and program de 14266 14266 0 0 Well expense 13716 13716 0 0 42800 39539 3261 383899 290411 59882 33606 133350 50097 500 3033 45816 30827 24238 14989 158088 68119 2349 7876 25000 2349 32876 X 65780 12059 89959 23184 155739 35243 158088 68119 X -119703 -793 X 1 0 1 X 0 X 133944 132377 359606 412575 279523 1318025 133944 132377 359606 412575 279523 1318025 1318025 314 36 1 351 1318376 41042 0.99970 0.99960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17577 15077 2500 28239 15750 12489 14989 Agadez, Niger 1 41 Program services Women's artisan cooperatives and other community enterprises generate income for participants and their local schools, school market 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. 121078 Tillabery, Niger including the capital district, Niamey 1 60 Program services Community cooperative enterprises generate income for participants and their local schools, school market 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. 121079 2 101 0 0 2 101 242157 0 242157 0 0 0 0 0 0 Annual event 88372 53420 34952 6253 781 8716 Muir event 18244 18244 0 4 3461 3461 1174 110077 75125 34952 6253 781 9890 16924 18028 John L Ahlgren Fund operations X 25000 25000 0 1 1 25000 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Two of the Board members, one of whom is the executive director, are married. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Form 990 is presented the Board of Directors before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annual conflict of interest statements are received from Board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The personnel committee of the Board of Directors evaluates the executive director annually based on predetermined goals. Compensation is reviewed and compared to other local area non-profit executive directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All documents available upon request. All Other Functional Expenses Form 990, Part X, line 24e School Food and Supplies: Program service expenses 12,241. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,241. Utilities: Program service expenses 7,402. Management and general expenses 1,681. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,083. Reserve for program advances: Program service expenses 8,780. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,780. Miscellaneous: Program service expenses 4,543. Management and general expenses 1,580. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,123. Emergency food aid: Program service expenses 4,289. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,289. Auto expenses: Program service expenses 1,894. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,894. Staff Education and Training: Program service expenses 390. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 390. Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 5: Realized loss on foreign currency exchange -793. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: -793.