Beyond the health concerns, the price of staple goods like beans and flour continues to increase, creating exponential challenges for families already struggling to make ends meet. In a time of supply shortages and price inflation, RAIN's community garden projects help bridge the gap to ensure parents can keep their children fed.
So far in 2022, RAIN-supported community gardens yielded more than 3,000 kg of produce including:
- 110 lbs of corn
- 315 lbs of cabbage
- 810 lbs of onions
- 5,365 lbs of tomatoes
RAIN gardens provide nutritious food for gardeners and their families, as well as an additional source of income from the sale of excess produce. Food grown in these gardens is helping to meet the nutritional needs of almost 4,000 Nigeriens in our partner communities and neighboring villages.
Covid's health and economic repercussions don't just impact the communities RAIN serves, they are also a daily reality for our colleagues on the ground. Price hikes increase the cost of doing this work and the pressure of keeping their own families fed and healthy, as they fight on for their neighbors and fellow Nigeriens. After a much-needed break during the month of August, RAIN's Field Team is back at work. They continue to approach their work with optimism and determination and remain poised to adapt to support our community partners as their needs change.
Thank you for your continued support, which ensures that families can maintain their own health and wellbeing even as it gets harder and more expensive to do so.
If you are able, please consider increasing your donation to ensure the women and children we serve can meet their rising needs. Share this project with your network and ask your friends and neighbors to join you to make an even bigger impact.
