Faim

One example is the story of Juana Valle Lao in El Coyolar, Nicaragua. Her family farms coffee on a small plot of land near their home and struggled annually with seasonal hunger. On my first visit, the coffee plants were under-pruned and unfertilized. While growing, the plants could have been more productive.

Through a food security project sponsored by GMCR, Juana was introduced to bokashi (organic fertilizer) and how to produce and use it to help her coffee plants grow healthier – generating more income. She also learned to grow various fruits and to produce products like marmalades that she could sell and use to feed her family.

On a subsequent visit to Juana’s farm, I immediately noticed the health of her coffee plants – the bokashi was working. She led me to a small, previously fallow, plot on her property. An elaborate system of stakes and wires made the plot resemble a vineyard, but instead of grapes, passion fruit hung, basking in the sunlight. Juana told me that because of us, her passion fruit was now yielding more income than her coffee and that she no longer experienced food insecurity. Her story is just one of nearly 50,000 others.

In some of our properties thousands of pounds of usable food is thrown away on a regular basis while simultaneously the surrounding communities suffer from hunger. For example, in some Middle Eastern countries it is customary to order sometimes over 100% more food than is needed for weddings or other large events. Hotels have usable food and food banks have networks of partners that can use the food, but no one is making the 'last mile' connection to enable the transfer. Through our pilot we are leveraging our expertise in food and beverage operations and our partners' expertise in food handling, collection, and distribution to develop tools and resources to support donation on a larger scale. First we are working to understand the problem and why it isn't happening organically. Next we will focus on making individual connections and facilitating donations at a local level to identify best practices. Finally, we will develop the necessary tools to scale to our broader portfolio. We rely heavily on the expertise of our partner organizations and their affiliates to co-create and guide the development of our solution and truly consider this a partnership that leverages the expertise of the public and private sector to address a societal issue.

This idea will help to realize that each citizen in world belongs to each other having unity in diversity regardless of countries race/religion brining peace among people.
Each citizen had helped his brother/sister life improvement providing little money which brings life to other soul.
If it is taken as company initiative (CSR), then the level of reaching people with its marketing/technology is quick and vast which will help poor people to live happy and gain prosperity.

Our society owned wheelchair bus will pick up potential gardeners who will be able to work with the raised growing platforms, seeding, weeding, watering and harvesting as they are able. Feelings of self worth will be maintained for the seniors as they realize they can still contribute through their effort and through the interaction they have with the children. Social interaction will take place and the seniors will be provided with a source of
nutritious food that they can feel good about eating. The quality of life of the seniors is significantly improved.

Farmers’ income peaks at harvest time, but fertilizer and seed are usually not available then. myAgro enables farmers to pay, via SMS layaway, for the fertilizer and seed they need for next year at anytime they have money.

People living on < $4/day tend to buy items in incremental amounts. Buying fertilizer and seed via myAgro’s SMS layaway program fits into the way households think of and manage their money. Cards are sold at the same store where farmers do their daily shopping so the process is convenient, trustworthy and by using SMS mobile payments, it is transparent.

Farmers go to their local store to buy a myAgro card ($1 - $25) and by sending an SMS with the card’s secret code, they update their layaway account with their purchase.

Before planting time, we deliver the fertilizer and seed farmers have paid for and train farmers to help improve yields. We also find markets for their harvests.

The myAgro program includes the fundamental components that farmers need to be successful: quality inputs, training, financing and market access. By leveraging an SMS layaway program via a local network, we can work with a large number of farmers in remote, rural areas.

TAPS Volunteer Disability Advocacy Project has made a significant difference in the lives of more than 3000 people. The project has significant benefits for both volunteers and clients. In effort to foster inclusion, persons with disabilities will be recruited as volunteers, and will gain extensive and significant career skills which foster strong employment and educational assets. Volunteer advocates participate in a comprehensive training regime that includes six hours of in-class instruction and three 'shadow' shifts where they observe more experienced volunteers. After the training is complete and the volunteer feels comfortable and competent, they begin assisting their own clients with the 23-page application for persons with disabilities benefits. Persons with disabilities are supported in successfully acquiring equitable benefits that contribute to better housing and health outcomes. This support is especially important for clients with low-literacy levels as without this support they will simply fall through the cracks. It is also vital for people with mental health, brain injury and/or addiction issues who would not otherwise be able to complete the application. Receiving persons with disabilities benefits greatly improves the quality of life for a person living with disabilities.

Sport is a very powerful vehicle for social change and bridging communities. Tapping into this potential, we want to channel the passions of communities around the world to bring sport and social change together. By organizing pick-up sport events for individuals to come play after making a donation, you’re changing the giving experience, making it increasingly personal and fostering long-term connections with a positive ripple effect in each community you enter. Moreover, organizing the sporting event puts emphasis on playing the game for the right reasons and ultimately for the food banks. The nature of the model is all inclusive to encourage everyone from children to seniors to come participate, creating an environment that bridges generations through sport and nurtures community by giving to directly impact the local communities.

There is no better example of our impact than the reach of FHFF in Vancouver. Organized on Granville Street, we had 3 road hockey rinks set up with over 200 players of all ages and demographics. There was extensive media coverage (on local networks) and appearances by Vancouver celebrities, media talent, and major corporations. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank collected over 40,000 lbs of food and monetary donations, more than doubling what was brought in last year and helping us surpass our goal of 100,000 lbs of food. Most importantly, everyone was having a good time and learning about the efforts our local food banks make. Some were even asking how to get involved with the organization, showing just how intriguing the underlying idea is.

This is a four component literacy model,found to be the most effective at impacting and increasing the literacy skills of its participants as it offers an integrated approach to intergenerational education. The four components are:

Direct Adult: In this portion of the program increasing the skills of the adult participants’ education is the prime purpose. During the direct adult portion of the program the goal is to identify and increase the skills and knowledge that participants need to either further their own education or to become employed.

Direct Child: Creating a life long love of learning in each child participant is the goal of this portion of the program. While their parents engage in their learning, the children participate in a literacy rich and child developmentally appropriate program with their own teachers.

Parent and Child Together Time: As the primary teachers of their children, this portion of the program gives parents the tools and the support to practice what they are learning in the program in a safe and inclusive atmosphere. Teachers model how to interact and “teach children” through fun play based experiences.

Parent Education: Parents want to give their children the best possible chance to succeed in today’s world. Yet they may not feel confident or skilled at addressing the many challenges they are faced with on a day-to-day basis. During this portion parents are able to share their struggles in a safe and encouraging environment and receive the most up to date education on how to best support their child(ren)s development.

The best way to talk about three-fold model is to demonstrate it via Robert (name changed) who completed the Community Cooking Certificate and continues to participate in both the community kitchen and the community garden: Robert signed up for the community cooking certificate because he wanted to do something productive with his time and to make new friends. He was excited to be enrolled as a student at Camosun College, knowing that the curriculum was tailored to the challenges of brain injury survivors and would combine classroom and kitchen learning. Robert thrived through the course of the program. He quickly developed team-leadership skills and proficiency with planning and budgeting. Being a founder of the Community Garden, Robert has been able to show others the health and financial benefits of growing and preparing one's own food. Since graduating, Robert has participated in a community kitchen sharing his knowledge with other survivors and making amazing meals. Robert is interested in using his talents to give back to his community through providing hot lunches on a donation basis. He also has a job in a pizza shop; something he never imagined was possible before beginning the program. Robert says that he has more friends and purpose in his life, more pride in his abilities, and more hope for what he can do in the future.