By Shana Greene | Executive Director/Village Volunteers
Dear Donor,
Thank you for your past assistance in helping us plant Moringa trees and develop tree nurseries in rural Kenya. With the last donations, we were able to do train 50 community members on its use and how to plant Moringa trees. These community members and trees were spread far and wide in over 70 communities where there is widespread malnutrition.
Moringa is a tree where the leaves and pods are used and the tree does not need to be cut down. The pods give a quality oil that is high in Omega 3's and the leaves offer high-quality protein and other nutrients that are the building blocks of health. We have always focused on preschool children but just as important, the nutrients helps increase milk production for lactating mothers as well as cows and goats that provide milk.
The trainings were conducted by Kar Geno, a partner NGO in Kenya that has been very successful in growing Moringa and boosting the health of their community. The area where they trained is in Baringo County one of the poorest regions in Kenya. While we have no hard statistics on the success of growing moringa in the communities we've served, we only hear anecdotal stories about sickly preschool children growing and having more energy and vitality. That is proof enough for us.
We ask that you continue to help by donating to buy moringa from the entrepreneurs who have learned to grow the trees, powder it and make it available. It doesn't take much but it can mean all the difference in the life of a child.
Thank you!
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