Help 30 Hungry Villages in Gao-Mali Grow Food NOW!

Thank you so very much for your generous support of the Food First/BERADA campaign to buy seeds and pumps for farm families of the 30 villages of Gao, Mali. As you know, drought followed by war in 2012 have DESTROYED THE LOCAL ECONOMY and many people in the Gao Region fled for their lives. Now, the indigenous farmers have to plant their rice fields in June to feed their families and those who are returning to the area.

You are making it possible for these family farmers to purchase vegetable and rice seeds and pump water from the nearby Niger River to water their crops.

Mother's day is this Sunday, May 12.  You can honor that special woman or women in your life by donating again.

At the Food First's website just click on the donate now button on the left side. Then select an amount for your honorary tax-deductible donation. Below the amount options, click yes to make an honorary gift. You will be able to send your special woman an e-mail, a card by mail, or print the card and hand it to her. You also have to option of no card. If you want to honor more than one mother, you will need to go through these steps for each to generate your personal greeting on the card.

As the President of the Board of Trustees of Food First, I want to personally thank you for making this campaign a priority for funding. I realize that there are many other worthy initiatives you could fund and want you to know how honored I am that you have chosen to fund this truly life-saving project.

Gratefully Yours,
Joyce King, President
Board of Trustees, Institute for Food and Development Policy (aka, Food First)

P.S. While we have suggested amounts, you are free to write in whatever amount you would like. Happy Mother's Day.