REAP 2006b-1 Applicant: Brian Robert Best Title: Our Dump: Renewing Waste Management in Rural Peru In Affiliation with: Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society; Clean Up the World (CUW), Association for Children and the Environment (ANIA). Alocated Funds: $1312	Funded Activities: Travel from Lima to Pucallpa Peru and living expenses with a host family in San Francisco de Yarinacocha from June-September 2006. Evaluation of sustainable waste management systems in the Peruvian Amazon jungle for waste reuse, composting, and recycling. Soil quality tests with a USDA test kit provided by REAP facilitated evaluation of the effectiveness of composting methods and soil building using Ecology Action’s Biointensive gardening method.  Conducted biointensive garden plot workshops in two Shipibo communities in collaboration with the Adventist Development & Relief Agency.
REAP 2006-2 Applicant: Margaret Lloyd & Nanga Mady Kaye Title: Kit and Manual for Soil Quality Testing in Guinea, Africa. In Affiliation with: USDA-ARS, OIC International, USAID Allocated Funds: $1,000 (Contribution from a private donor)	Funded Activities: Translation of a USDA ‘Farmers Soil Health Tests’ manual into French (“Methods d’Evaluation de la Sante du Sol disponibles aux Fermiers”) by Nanga Kaye for use by farmers at workshops conducted by Maggie Lloyd at three locations in Guinea West Africa in March 2006.  Three soil electrical conductivity meters were provided as the primary tool for quick compost and soil quality evaluations in Africa. Maggie Lloyd conducted three training workshops for Guinea farmers in March, 2006.
REAP 2006-3 Applicant: Nanga Mady Kaye Title: Travel and Technical Assistance for Oasis of Grace, Chad, Africa In Affiliation with: Oasis of Grace is a community development organization teaching improved agricultural practices and providing income-generating activities in the rural areas of southern Chad.  Allocated Funds: $3,000 (Contribution from Harvest of Hope)	Funded Activities: Travel expenses from Washington, DC to Chad, Africa to conduct training and technical assistance to farmers at the 30 acre Oasis of Grace training center to reduce hunger and poverty in rural communities. Provided workshop tools, training aids, and seeds, etc. for rapid in-field soil testing; interpretation of basic soil tests, and garden bed preparation using the double-digging method to increase plant growth and crop yield with 70 to 90%  less fossil fuel energy and water while utilizing locally available resources.