2022-06-08T03:54:38-04:00 2021-12-31 990EZ 2021-01-01 821693564 OLIVESEED FOUNDATION % Barbara Makraz OLIV 6509068548 4142 BAKER AVE PALO ALTO CA 943063907 Barbara Mackraz CEO 2022-06-08 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X https: www.oliveseed.org X X 113642 X 113642 0 0 113642 68976 9000 5320 149 7898 91343 22299 26321 -4867 43753 X 26321 53753 0 0 26321 53753 0 10000 26321 43753 X Oliveseeddevelopsprogramsandresourcesinliteracy,education,andenvironmentalstewardshipforyouthinruralKenyaandMorocco.Amongouractivities,wedevelophigh-qualitylibraries,sciencelabs,andlearningcentersforruralpublicschoolsinneed;andwesponsorwritingcompetitionsforruralteensandpublishanthologiesoftheirwritinginbookform.DuringtheCovid-19lockdown,wealsoprovidedemergencyfoodreliefforcommunitiesweworkwith. OLIVESEEDKENYA.In2021,weexpandedoureducationalandcommunityempowermentprogramOliveseedKenyaintheMaasaiMararegionofKenya.OurlargestprojectwastheMaraPublicSchoolsInitiative,inwhichwedevelophigh-qualityresourcesforruralpublicschoolsmostinneed.Inearly2021,wedevelopedaLibrary&LearningCenterforTalekPrimarySchoolwith1200studentsingrades1to8.ThisLearningCenterhastransformedthisschoolandisnowamodelforourfutureLearningCentersatprimaryschoolsinthearea.WefollowedthatupinthefallwithaLibraryforMaasaiMaraHighSchool,whichisnowasuccessfulmodelforourfuturesecondaryschoolprojects.Theseprojectsarecomprehensiveandculturallyrelevantlibraries,includinglaptopsdownloadedwithEastAfricanstoriesandeducationalcontent.Aspartofthisprogram,wealsorenovatebuildingsandprovidenewfurnitureasneeded.Inaddition,wehelda3-daytrainingandcapacity-buildingworkshopforteachersandstudentsatTalekPrimarytolaunchreadingandliteracyactivitiesthatmakebestuseoftheLibrary,inpartnershipwithTextBookCentreinNairobi,andarefollowingupwithsupportforextra-curricularreadingactivities.Inourother2021projectsinOliveseedKenya,wecompletedaSolarHomeLibraryatthehomesof48studentsfromMaraGirlsLeadershipSchoolbegunin2020andlaunchedanewscholarshipprogramforhighschoolstudents.Thereare2400directbeneficiariesoftheschoolprojectswedevelopedin2021.$30,245 5119 30245 MOROCCOLIBRARYPROJECTMLP.In2021,wecontinuedourlegacylibraryprograminMorocco,creatinganewLibraryataboardingschoolfordisadvantagedyouthinnorthernMoroccoSidiSlimaneandcompletingapublicEnglishlibraryinsouthernMoroccothatwebeganin2020Biougra.TheBiougraprojectisincollaborationwithacommunitycenterledbyalong-timeteacher-partnerofOliveseedandisthefirstpublicEnglishlibraryinruralMorocco.Inaddition,weaddedtootherlibrariescurrentlyinournetwork.AsanenvironmentalinitiativethroughMoroccoLibraryProject,wealsosponsoredtree-plantingsinacollaborationbetweenstudentsinMoroccoandtheU.S.Thestudentsplantedtrees,wroteessaysonenvironmentalchallengesintheirarea,andpresentedtheirprojectstooneanotherinavirtualexchangeonEarthDayinApril.Thelibrarieslaunchedandcompletedin2021directlybenefitover2,000studentsandteachers. 0 7799 COVIDRELIEFINHIGHATLASMOROCCO.Inearly2021,weworkedwithourUK MoroccanpartnerEveBransonFoundationEBFtohelpsupportAmazighfamiliesintheHighAtlasMountainsduringtheCOVIDpandemic.BecauseofrestrictionsresultingfromCOVID-19,peopleintheseruralcommunitieswerenolongerabletowork,andthesourcesofincomevanishedovernight.Fewpeopleherehadsavingsoraccesstosocialsecurity.Forremotecommunitieswhorelyheavilyontourism,thelong-termimpactwasespeciallyoverwhelming,aslivelihoodswereatriskofbeingpermanentlylost,andhealthandeducationsystemswerestrained.EBFisregisteredandbasedinMorocco,creatingeconomicopportunitiesforartisansandruralfamiliesmostinneedintheHighAtlasMountains.AfterdeterminingtogetherthatthiswasoneoftheareasofMoroccomosthard-hitbythepandemic,wehelpedEBFinitsfundraisinganddirectingreliefduringtheCOVIDlockdownandaftertoaidrecoveryforthiscommunity.Withthefundsraised,eachfamilyreceivedastipendeverymonthtohelpwithbasicfoodandelectricitycosts.Thedonationsalsosupportedartisanstocomesafelybacktothecenters,wheretheythenproducedprotectivemasksforthewholecommunity.Inaddition,thisinitiativeprovidedmedicalattentiontothemostvulnerablehouseholds.Over1,000peoplebenefitedfromthisprogram. 0 20676 Other programs 0 10256 68976 Barbara Mackraz President 40.00 9000 Allen M Cary Treasurer 5.00 0 Hassan Saadaoui Board Chair 3.00 0 Alice Calaprice Board Member 2.00 0 Rebecca Rudd Board Member 2.00 0 Katherine Beckwith Board Member 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false CA Barbara Mackraz 4142 BAKER AVE PALO ALTO CA 943063907 6509068548 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 74989 32529 80307 113642 301467 0 0 0 100 0 100 0 74989 32529 80407 113642 301567 301567 0 74989 32529 80407 113642 301567 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2017, , | 2018, | 2019, | 2020, | 2021, | RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 8 | Other Revenues:, Amount:| , $0| Part I, line 10 | Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Oliveseed Kenya, $30245| High Atlas Morocco COVID Relief, $20676| Morocco Library Project, $7799| Other programs, $10256| Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Travel, $6613| Office Supplies, $734| Items for Donors, $151| Stipend for intern, $400| Part I, line 20 | Explanation:, Amount:| Prior year adjustment found in 2021 startup loan of $10000 not recognized in 2020 resulting in a net difference of $4867., $-4867| Part II, line 24 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| , $0, $| Part II, line 26 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| See Line 20 Prior year adjustment found in 2021 startup loan of $10000 not recognized in 2020., $0, $10000|