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  • One Cow Per Poor Family Initiative Improving Livelihoods In Eastern Rwanda

    February 17, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Rwimbogo

    The “one cow per poor family” initiative in Rwanda seeks to increase household income and fight malnutrition by giving families a cow to raise. Once the cow gives birth, the calf is given to another family to raise, keeping the process going. Since the program started in 2006, a total of 341,065 cows have been distributed and residents say it has improved their livelihoods.

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  • In Sierra Leone's swamps, female farmers make profits and peace

    February 12, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Matagelema

    With support and training from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund's World Food Program, an association of roughly 150 women in Matagelema, Sierra Leone have begun irrigating and farming inland valley swamps there for the first time. They are among more than 4,000 farmers now cultivating in the country's swamps, which provide a higher crop yield than upland farming and are located farther from conflict zones with the region's rutile miners.

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  • Food waste? There's an app for that.

    February 09, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Food Connect is a nonprofit that acts as a middleman between businesses with edible food waste and people battling food insecurity. From donations to delivery, the whole process is streamlined through an app.

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  • Rooftop farm partners with Oakland nonprofits to address food insecurity

    December 16, 2021 |

    Oakland North |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Rooftop Medicine Farm in Oakland, Calif., grows fresh produce to donate to food insecurity programs such as the UCSF Pediatric Clinic’s Food Farmacy, POOR Magazine’s Sliding Scale Cafe, and Moms 4 Housing. The urban farm also acts as an educational resource to help those served by these programs learn about healthy foods and urban agriculture.

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  • How vending machines are making life better for Kenyans

    December 14, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Vending machines are dispensing basic grocery items such as milk and cooking oil in parts of Kenya. The machines allow patrons to customize their purchase instead of buying prepackaged sizes. This helps cash-strapped citizens who need to buy smaller portions. They’ve also created economic opportunities for entrepreneurs.

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  • Great gains from small grain banks

    December 08, 2021 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

    Grain banks allow community members in need to access food grain by buying into a bank-like system. The grain bank system helps communities work together to feed themselves and gain more control of their well-being and livelihoods.

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  • Training Mothers On Nutrition Is Saving Lives Of Children

    November 23, 2021 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kayonza District

    To address community malnutrition, 22 mothers began a savings and credit cooperative, which has since grown to 59 members. An elected committee looks for the most nutritionally vulnerable members, who are eligible for a small interest-free loan to improve the nutrition of their families. The women pay a membership fee and when loans are repaid, the cooperative gets a small percentage of the profits, which can be paid in installments until the whole amount is repaid. The group’s savings has also helped them buy animals that provide nutritious food products and organic fertilizers for their crops.

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  • Milan Is Winning the Fight Against Food Waste

    November 05, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Italy, Milan

    A third of food produced, or about 1.3 million metric tons per year, goes to waste. The city of Milan is a pioneer in eliminating food waste. The city launched food waste hubs in 2019. Donations from supermarkets supply the hubs with food that are then donated to families in need. The three hubs save about 130 metric tons of food per year, eliminating the production of 497 metric tons of CO2.

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  • Teaching Communities How to Fish

    October 15, 2021 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Food trucks alleviate food insecurity in food deserts and contribute to economic mobility in the Black community. A variety of local vendors benefit from the success of food trucks while consumers have easy access to high-quality food.

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  • Building a Black-Owned Food Ecosystem in Detroit

    October 07, 2021 |

    Belt Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Programs like Motor City Match and Grown in Detroit help entrepreneurs launch Black-owned food businesses in Detroit. The businesses sell healthy foods in neighborhoods often lacking in nutritious options or in the infrastructure needed to support startup businesses. The supportive programs offer grants and training that have nurtured dozens of new businesses, which themselves have formed a supportive network among their peers.

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