(SEARDF)

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
(Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher, 570 - 490 BC)

History

SEARDF, Inc. was incorporated May 2002 to assist TODA (Training and Occupation for the Disabled Association) in building an ECO-Village near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The project’s aim was to build a village for approximately 300 families with disabled head of household, of which many were women. The goal was to make the village self sufficient, sustainable, and reproducible. The village was to use the Integrated Bio-Systems Concept as a model. The Integrated Bio-Systems Concept is characterized by the avoidance of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), reduction or elimination of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, and efficient use of naturally occurring organisms to the recycling of plant and animal wastes. - Unfortunate, the village never became a reality. To create such a village and to implement the three phases, donors/sponsors were needed. Without generous public support nothing came about. The land was sold again and the handicapped lost this chance of improving their livelihoods.

In 2005, SEARDF, Inc. identified a new organization: the Cambodia Renewable Energy and Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Co. Ltd. (CRESARD), located in the Sdao Commune, Ratanak Mondul District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. CRESARD operates as a non-profit organization and initiates concepts in appropriate and affordable renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, employing the poor and handicapped. CRESARD was established under the authority of the Kingdom of Cambodian law in force, and incorporated January 3, 2005. As a limited company CREASARD operates according to the voluntary common agreement put into effect and governs all operations in connection to the operations of the organization and has the support of the provincial governor, Mr. Kep Pheng Ly, of Battambang Province.

In 2007 SEARDF, Inc. was classified as a public charity under the Code: 170(b) (1) (A) (vi) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as of March 2007. All donations are fully tax deductible.