World Bank of Seeds for Food
- Citizen participation
- Food
- Food security
- Hunger
- Income generation
- Poverty alleviation
- Sustainable development
willem
van cotthem
Seeds for Food
+3293568616
Beeweg 36 - B9080 ZAFFELARE
To deliver the seeds, that we normally throw in the garbage bin, directly to poor families and communities in developing countries, and assisting them in setting up and managing small family, school, and community kitchen gardens is a promising new approach to sustainable development (particularly in arid regions).
Yes
Started as a local initiative in Belgium, the action Seeds for Food is now continuously growing into an international initiative. People appreciate the simplicity of the idea and its effectiveness in providing fresh food, full of vitamins and mineral elements, from waste material (the seeds we always throw in the garbage bin) into vegetables and fruits, in particular for the children.
Up to now we are spreading the good news through our website and with the help of magazines and radio stations (the latest was the Canadian CBC). Many people are reacting positively and are waiting for the official launching of the World Bank of Seeds for Food.
After recruiting volunteers for the national chapters seed collection campaigns will be organized. The World Bank and its chapters will identify communities suitable for kitchen garden projects. Funds will be used for national campaigns, shipment of seeds, evaluation missions etc.
Year 1 : Initiatives in different countries to recruit volunteers.
Year 2 : Networking the national chapters.
Year 3 : Launching of global actions to provide a maximum of development projects with seeds.
We do not see major obstacles.
More than 10,000
Less than $50
Yes
Operating for 1‐5 years
Yes
UNICEF ALGERIA
1‐5 years
No
No
No
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Addressing the public in developed countries to inform about the action.
Creation of national and local chapters of the World Bank of Seeds for Food.
Networking the chapters.
Noticing that refugees in S.W. Algeria were living for more than 30 years in camps in the Sahara desert without having fresh vegetables or fruits to eat and knowing that seeds of melons, watermelons, pumpkins and the like would grow if we created small family gardens for them.
The World Food Program (WFP) is delivering food baskets to these refugees. UNICEF has a vaccination program for the children in the camps. No one took the initiative to set up a project for creating family gardens to produce fresh food. If sufficient vegetables and fruits can be produced, which is the case, a part of these can be taken to the market or sold in shops to stimulate local economy and generate income.
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