Pinot Days Auction Beneficiary: Tanzania Women’s Sewing Project
The Women’s Sewing Project in Tanzania is an economic development initiative teaching women to sew for self-sustaining as well as economic purposes. Below is a description of the project.
“This project will initially start with 20 sewing machines and will bring together 12 women, trainers and trainees, to start sewing various needed dressings for economic purposes. It will help in the following five ways: 1) Women who know sewing will pass on their knowledge to others; 2) Orphans, dropouts, single mothers and widows will get involved in a creative and income generating activity; 3) It will enable women to earn a living; 4) It will combat the vicious cycle of poverty and disease; and 5) Women will be empowered for economic independence.”
Tanzania – Statistics (CIA World Factbook)
Infant mortality rate: 71.69 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy: 50.71 years
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 1.6 million
Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
Economy - overview: Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. The economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for more than 40% of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force. Topography and climatic conditions, however, limit cultivated crops to only 4% of the land area. Industry traditionally featured the processing of agricultural products and light consumer goods. The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's out-of-date economic infrastructure and to alleviate poverty. Long-term growth through 2005 featured a pickup in industrial production and a substantial increase in output of minerals led by gold. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment. Continued donor assistance and solid macroeconomic policies supported real GDP growth of nearly 7% in 2007
GDP - per capita: $1,100
Population below poverty line: 36%
Pinot Days Grand Tasting Auction Beneficiary: Operation and Expansion of Pinot Days
The proceeds from the Pinot Days Grand Tasting Auction will support the ongoing operation and expansion of Pinot Days. Pinot Days is a U.S. government-recognized non-profit whose mission is to advance and promote domestic Pinot Noir. We do this by creating opportunities for pinot producers to pour their wines both to the public and the buying trade, and by writing about pinot noir and publishing our articles on the Pinot Days website. Monies raised to support Pinot Days are used to cover event production costs, expansion to other U.S. cities (New York, Chicago, and eventually Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, Las Vegas), the Pinot Days Newsletter (which we will publish monthly when funds permit), the creation and production of smaller Pinot Days events throughout the year such as winemaker dinners, thematic tastings, and the continued development of our website, which is an educational resource, providing a wealth of information regarding pinot-producing wineries, regions and appellations, clones and other specific information that is essential to fully appreciate pinot noir.
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