Global Giving, mentioned yesterday as a possible source of funds, is running a Global Open Challenge: projects have 30 days in which to secure themselves a spot on Global Giving’s roster of projects. And there are 3 days left. So just for fun, I skimmed through 150 projects to find those that are directly connected with agriculture, ignoring some that might be borderline, such as nutrition projects. Here’s the list:
- Increase Family Income Of 50 Mexican Farmers.
- Moringa for Elimination Of Malnutrition Among Women & Children
- Biodiverse Agri Trainings To 1500 Youth Every Year
- Helping 30 Rural Malawi Women Through Pig Farming
- Improve Food Security To 1000 Households In Kenya
- Support 200 Ugandan Women To Learn Poultry Skills
- Bright Hope School Garden Project
- 10,000 Broilers As Microcredits To 100 Farmers
- Train 2000 Girls In Agricultural Skills In Imo
- A Sustainable Solution To Malnutrition In Cambodia
Personally, I wouldn’t support this last one, because it describes Moringa and amaranth as “super-foods”. They’re good, but to pin your hopes for “a long term solution to poverty, malnutrition & food insecurity” on two species — any two species — is to miss the point comprehensively.