Disaster Response Liberia Project #17923

After Ebola, Gardens Help Rebuild Lives

by Seed Programs International

Nov 2, 2015

"The Seeds Have Fed and Clothed my Family"

By Peter Marks - Seed Programs International

Receiving Seeds

"I am a mother of 6 living children, I gave birth to 8 children. The oldest child is 25 and I lost him to Ebola and I lost my 5th born to malnutrition when she was just a little over the age of 1 year. I lost my first husband in the civil war and later remarried my current husband who was a widow with 4 of his own children. My current husband is physically disabled also as a result of the civil war. Together we are raising 10 children.

I am a farmer, and I am the main bread winner for the family. I have received vegetable seeds for my small farm from the church program for women. The seeds have fed and clothed my family, I am forever grateful for the help.

The women's program has helped me get training and seeds, without this help my family is helpless. We can now help ourselves. I work in the field and my husband works at the market to sell our vegetables, the okra is very popular at the market it is our best seller. I thank you you all that are helping me and the others that are with me."

-Angie S., Liberia

This story is from our partner Church Aid Liberia, based in Brewerville, Liberia.

Photos are from our partner Green Coast Agriculture Project, based in Kakata, Liberia.

Neither program would be possible without your support. Today, GlobalGiving's 100% match of Ebola recovery donations, launched this spring, is still in effect. I hope you can spread the word to your friends, colleagues, and family about this opportunity to support life, livelihood, nutrition, and equality in Liberia, and to give a gift that goes twice as far due to the generous matching program. Thank you.

Seedling nursery bed

« Previous - "A thank you letter from L..."

"So . . . Why is Ebola Sti..." - Next »

Comments:

To comment you need to login. Don't have an account? Create One.

About Project Reports

Project Reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.

If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you will get an e-mail when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports via e-mail without donating.