Water-Saving Agriculture and IT for Ghanaian Youth

See all photos

Summary

The Growing Connection trains youth and their communities to grow produce with water-saving, high-yield techniques and connects them to the Internet for info, advice, and communications with peers. progress reportread updates from the field

How You Can Help  question mark

Make a donation
 

Received $795 from 13 donations from people like:

grouphug
Owuraka Koney
(Anon.)

+
YOU!
Give now to become donor #14!

Actions

Printer Friendly
Add to Favorite Projects
Add to Registry
Subscribe to Updates
Subscribe to RSS Feed

Share & Save

Spread the Word
Tag on del.icio.us
Share on Facebook

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Ghana, 70% live in rural areas and 60% of the poor are food producers. Out-migration is expanding among rural Ghanaian youth - a proven contributor to spread of HIV. This project targets two causes of poverty for food producers: lack of water and lack of access to information (markets, pests, disease). With your help, 800 youth in Ghana, incl. the hearing and visually impaired, will receive knowledge and tools to make agriculture more sustainable and rewarding.

Activities

Youth grow high-value produce in EarthBoxes (high yield, low-cost, water-efficient tool); learn pest management, plant data collection and innovative food production; generate income; and use Internet to connect to info, advice and peers worldwide.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $795
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,205
Total Funding Goal: $12,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

A generation of food producers has the tools and knowledge (agricultural, informational, entrepreneurial) to make agriculture sustainable and rewarding, to find economic opportunity and to break the cycle of poverty.

Project Message

"Our parents are always happy when we share new methods of farming that produce higher yields for them. We are hopeful that when we complete school, we will be independent, modern agriculturalists."
- Prince Abieku, TGC Participant, Cape Coast School for the Deaf

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Amy McMillen,
Progam Coordinator
2175 K Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
United States
202-653-2458
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

United States Committee for FAO
P.O. Box 33145
Washington, DC 20033-3145
United States
1-800-252-0455

Learn more about United States Committee for FAO and the project team.


United States Committee for FAO's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Vegetable Gardens & Internet for Indian Youth
Vegetable Gardens & Internet for Indian Youth 		Int'l Teacher Training on Agriculture - Mexico
Int'l Teacher Training on Agriculture - Mexico 		Connect young people fighting hunger
Connect young people fighting hunger

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Ghana and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Ghana, read the Human Development Report on Ghana or the Wikipedia entry for Ghana.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on September 10, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 17, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

The Growing Connection Update from Ghana

By Ida Kwarteng - TGC Ghana Coordinator, September 10, 2008 03:14 PM

During the last semester students in agro-youth clubs benefited from hands-on activities carried out in their school gardens. They practiced healthy methods for growing vegetables such as cabbage, cucumber, lettuce, peppers, sweet peppers, carrots, and eggplant. They also had the opportunity to learn firsthand about how to raise small livestock such as rabbits, pigs, guinea-pigs, and grasscutters. One of the project's schools has also been able to begin poultry production.

Donations such as yours make it possible for students to participate in experiential activities in agriculture. These experiences will equip them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will contribute to current academic performance and also to successful future livelihoods.

Read 2 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update

Subscribe to "Updates from the Field" by E-Mail

How Else You Can Help

Spread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or Website

Put a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog!

Get this widget on: