THIS is what it's all about!

 THIS is what it's all about with this project!!! A classroom of students having a fresh meal, and the making of a maize-based porridge, which is a staple of the Malawian diet in schools. AND, we're up to 20 different schools and communities using this model, ensuring that students will have food every day and, if we can get irrigation systems for each school and farm, even during dry seasons and drought years! We will be doing some additional fundraising to make this happen for as many schools as possible. 

These were taken in April of 2022. 

Earth Day 2022 on Friday, April 22

 Earth Day is on Friday, April 22. Consider the U.N. SDGs again - are there little things you can do this week, and then perhaps every week, to help? Reducing time in the shower. Recycling. Turning lights and other electrical devices/appliances off. Composting food waste. Buying food you need, and reducing food waste and excess. Put some plants in the ground. Pick up litter in the neighborhood. Donate to and/or volunteer at a favorite organization doing good work. Post these types of actions on your social media platforms, encourage others to do the same (remember the multiplier effect on impact!). Be kind, compassionate and empathetic to others, while being grateful and respectful for what we have in our lives compared to most on the planet. 

Thanks for considering!! This is the only home we have, let's respect it and take care of it, always. 

Photos from the ground in Malawi

 Some recent photos from the Natchewu Primary School, as young scholars are helping apply fertilizer to  the school farm fields. The maize and other crops (beans, potatoes), when harvested, help feed the children and some villagers for the entire school year! 

Thank You!! to all who helped with fundrasier

 We were able to move the equivalent of 1.6 million kwacha to our friends in Malawi last month, after doing a school fundraiser. Thank you to the hundreds of students who helped collect and/or donate loose change and small bills to this effort, and the dozens who have donated online at our GoFundMe site. The GoFundMe site will remain live. 

These funds will continue to help with the purchase of seed, fertilizer and pesticides for the existing farms, and also help new schools begin the process of purchasing land and beginning this process of growing their own food for the children!