Our History
SAFAD was found in 1969 after a project to Iran in 1968 when 2 postgraduates and 2 undergraduates of then Silsoe college, arranged their own sponsorship from companies and organisations and travelled to Iran for 5 weeks.

They stayed at the Karaj Agricultural Training Centre in Iran where they carried out investigations into the efficiency of agricultural irrigation systems and demonstrated machinery and soil conservation techniques to students.

The first of many Africa based projects took place in Kenya in 1972, and the first South American project was in Honduras in 1984.

Our Projects at a Glance
A brief history of SAFAD's projects can be seen here.- click on the individual project for more information.

Year	Project Destination
1969	Iran
1972	Kenya
1973	Kenya
1975	Malawi
1976	Tanzania
1978	Nigeria
1980	Sri Lanka
1982	Malaysia
1983	Sudan, Pakistan
1984	Honduras, Nigeria, Uganda
1985	Honduras, Mexico, Tanzania, Thailand
1986	Kenya, Honduras, St Lucia, Thailand
1987	Burkina Faso , Kenya , Bolivia,
1988	Kenya,India, Guatemala
1989	India, Cameroon, Swaziland, Guatemala
1990	Thailand, Cameroon,Swaziland, Guatemala
1991	Cameroon, Thailand,Swaziland, Guatemala
1992	Belize, Uganda, Philippines, Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Guatemala
1993	Burkina Faso, Cameroon
1994	Nicaragua, India, Thailand, Cameroon , Guatemala
1995	Guatemala, Uganda, Cameroon
1996	Uganda, Cameroon, Peru, Guatemala
1997	Uganda, Cameroon, Guatemala, Peru
1998	Uganda, Cameroon, Guatemala , Guatemala(forestry), Peru
1999	Uganda, Cameroon, Guatemala, Peru
2000	Cameroon, Peru
2001	Malawi, Cameroon, Guatemala, Peru
2002	Malawi, Cameroon, Guatemala, Peru
2003	Tibet, Ethiopia
2004	Tibet, Ethiopia, India
2005	Tibet, India, Bolivia , Cameroon, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Zimbabwe
2006	Bolivia , Cameroon, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Zimbabwe