Thank you very much for your ray of hope!
A ray of hope for Ladi and Elva and many other farmers in Africa and Latin America.
"I have learned a lot and will pass it on to others."
Ladi Zachariah, farmer from Nigeria
Ladi Zachariah lives with her sons in northeastern Nigeria. She grows beans, peanuts and corn to feed her family. But the harvests are poor and Ladi says, "We don't have enough to eat." The soil is becoming more infertile, and climate change is causing more frequent droughts and floods. Although Ladi has been working in the fields since she was young, the knowledge she has been handed down does not help her enough. That is why the educational opportunities offered by our local partners are important to her.
"Thanks to training, we can keep our soil fertile."
Elva Apaza Quispe, farmer from Peru
Peruvian Elva Apaza Quispe's everyday life was gray and uncertain. Her family of eight lives in the high Andes, north of Lake Titicaca, at almost 4,000 meters above sea level. The soil is poor and Elva struggled to grow anything. She did not know how to achieve a sustainable yield. Our local partners supported Elva with training in sustainable agriculture. Elva learned how to produce organic fertilizer and plant more diverse crops. Today, Elva grows enough vegetables for her family to eat regularly.
Thanks to your donation, farmers can receive further training in agroecological farming in order to secure their vital harvest despite the consequences of global warming. You are also helping them to cook in a way that conserves resources and with reforestation.
What we have achieved with our local partner organizations
More than 5,000 people in the high Andes are already undergoing further training in agroecology thanks to our partner organizations.
In 2023, 32 greenhouses in Peru that were financed by the state and had been lying fallow were restored, maintained and renovated. This will benefit 32 families.
Every year, we train over 500 farmers in Nigeria in agroecology, reforestation, the use of natural resources and the construction of energy-efficient cooking stoves.
The situation in the Global South and the consequences of climate change
The widespread cultivation with synthetic fertilizers depletes the soil and reduces its fertility.
The Global warming is affecting harvests and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent.
Deforestation, erosion, pollution and contaminated groundwater reduce the soil quality in addition.
The Population lives below the poverty line and is on self-sufficiency.
With your contribution, we can implement one of these three measures.
We plant 200 tree seedlings with the farmers.
two farmers can attend a training course on ecologically sustainable agriculture.
One person receives building materials for an energy-efficient cooking oven and learns how to build it.
As a thank you for your gift of light, you will receive a delicious Nigerian recipe from us.
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Mission 21 is active in 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America as part of sustainable development cooperation and humanitarian aid for peacebuilding, education, health, food sovereignty and income generation. In this way, we contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This worldwide commitment is combined with programs for transcultural exchange and interreligious cooperation as well as promoting an understanding of global interrelationships.
