food

Improving Nutrition in the Village of Nebrou

fbf — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:08:00 +0000

Improving Nutrition in the Village of Nebrou fbf Mon, 02/01/2016 - 19:08

2016, Nebrou, Peace Corps, education, food, health, moringa

Village leaders discussed the issue of malnutrition in Nebrou in the Center-West Province with a Peace Corps volunteer. The group embarked upon a plan to address this problem by committing themselves to building two gardens, one at the primary school and another at the local health center (COGES). Other goals are to educate the local population about better nutrition and local farmers about modern cultivation techniques. Produce harvested at the school’s garden provides fresh vegetables for student lunches. The garden at the local health center is an important source of both vegetables and moringa ingredients to families in the village. Note, the moringa tree, which grows well in savanna regions of West Africa, provides a rich and inexpensive source of vitamins, minerals, and protein. Food prepared with moringa leaves and oil is an important, and underutilized, tool in the struggle against malnutrition.

The Moringa Reseau

fbf — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:53:08 +0000

The Moringa Reseau fbf Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:53

2009, 2010, Peace Corps, Ténado, food, health, moringa, revenue-generating

Moringa is the name of a “miracle tree,” originally imported from India, which grows well in savanna regions of West Africa. Food prepared containing moringa ingredients is an affordable and nutritious source of vitamins, minerals, and protein. Moringa leaves and powder are a valuable and enriched food source during portions of the year when fresh vegetables are not available. In collaboration with PCVs and local farmers in the village of Ténado, FBF resources helped launch a seedling nursery in 2009-10. The nursery supplied moringa saplings to farmers in neighboring villages interested in developing their own small plantation. The project also gave birth to the creation of a profitable agribusiness enterprise that produced and sold moringa powder in local rural and large urban regional markets.

Garden Cooperatives in Lake Bam

fbf — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:38:45 +0000

Garden Cooperatives in Lake Bam fbf Mon, 04/13/2009 - 10:38

2007, 2009, Darigma, Koumbango, Loulouka, food, fostering innovation, revenue-generating

FBF funds were used to purchase garden tools and irrigation equipment for women’s garden cooperatives in the villages of Loulouka and Koumbango in 2007, and Darigma in 2009. The irrigation equipment allows for increased food security and revenue for the members of the three cooperatives and their families. FBF channeled its financial support through Association APRODES (Action de Production pour le Développment Economique et Sociale), a Burkinabé non-governmental organization whose goals are consistent with FBF’s priorities, namely a focus on sustainable community development, indigenous capacity building, and economic empowerment of women.

An Integrated Farm Fostering Orphans

fbf — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:41:20 +0000

An Integrated Farm Fostering Orphans fbf Fri, 04/13/2007 - 10:41

2007, Loropeni, food, fostering innovation, orphans, revenue-generating

Omigbéfitè, loosely translated as “help our brothers,” is an organization of 30 Burkinabé adults residing in the village of Loropeni in south central Burkina Faso. Each of its members grew up as an orphan or in a single parent household. The group welcomed the arrival of many young orphans into their community in 2006-07 due to the influx of people crossing the border from war-torn Ivory Coast in the mid-2000. Omigbéfitè provided these youth with food, housing, and apprenticeships educating them about farming grains, vegetables, and livestock. In 2007, FBF defrayed material costs that enabled the group to irrigate an enlarged garden consisting of fruit trees peanuts, yams, tomatoes, eggplant, corn, peppers, melons, and cabbage. Produce was sold in the local market to raise funds to train and school orphans supported by the Omigbéfitè.