Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests: Rainforest Food School Lunches for Health, Conservation and Rural Prosperity in Central America
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests is an innovative market-driven rainforest restoration program which motivates communities to reforest with Maya Nut, a native, nutritious, delicious rainforest tree seed. By targeting schools as the market, HKHF ensures a consistent and reliable local market for Maya Nut products from rural women’s cooperatives.
Sobre ti
Sección 1: Sobre ti
Nombre
Erika
Apellido
Vohman
Correo electrónico
Organization
The Equilibrium Fund
Country
Estados Unidos
Sección 2: Sobre tu organización
Nombre de la organización
The Equilibrium Fund
Sitio web de la organización
Teléfono de la organización
9702754065
Dirección de la organización
País de la organización
Guatemala
tu idea
Name Your Project
Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests: Rainforest Food School Lunches for Health, Conservation and Rural Prosperity in Central America
Country your work focuses on
Guatemala
What makes your approach innovative?
Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests is the first time the Guatemalan Ministries of Health, Education and Agriculture have collaborated to implement a rural development program. This is also the first time most Guatemalan families have eaten Maya Nut because deforestation and globalization have greatly reduced rural appreciation of traditional foods.
Describe Your Idea
Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests is an innovative market-driven rainforest restoration program which motivates communities to reforest with Maya Nut, a native, nutritious, delicious rainforest tree seed. By targeting schools as the market, HKHF ensures a consistent and reliable local market for Maya Nut products from rural women’s cooperatives.
How will you sustain your solution?
Healthy Kids, Healthy Forests program need only be subsidized the first 6 months of implementation in most communities. This is because once communities become convinced of the food value and acceptability of Maya Nut lunches, they are willing to purchase Maya Nut lunches instead of the conventional corn-soy-based lunches currently served. Long term sustainability is guaranteed by the reforestation of at least 2000 Maya Nut trees in each participating community.
What will be the impact of your solution?
Conservation of Biodiversity, protection of Soil and Water
Food Security
Improved Health, Nutrition and Performance in School
Economic Stimulation of Rural Economies
Jobs and Educational Opportunities for Rural Women
More effective Partnerships in Guatemala and other Central American countries where we work
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 | 134 weeks agoOssi Kakko said: Are only maya nuts planted in reforestation or are other species (f.e. nitrogen fixers) which occur together with maya nut in mature ... about this Competition Entry. - leer más > |
| 135 weeks agoErika Vohman updated this Competition Entry. |
| 135 weeks agoErika Vohman submitted this idea. |