Provide Organic Gardens for 20 Indigenous Women

The Women of Chmanzana have found a unique way to use empty plastic soda bottles and bags.   ADEMI, the Kateri Tekakwitha Funds non- profit partner, taught the women how to to build raised bed gardens.stuffing the  empty plastic soda bottles  with the plastic bags   We have bulit a demonstration garden and now are following up with support for the other women as they construct their own gardens.   We plan to provide seeds and starter plants along with enriched soil to fill the gardens to provide a firm beginning for each garden. We will continue to accompany the women on a weekly basis with advice and encouragement. When the women in Chumanzana have gotten a good start with their gardens, we will offer the same project to the women in Santa Clara

We have been providing workshops which encourage the women in Chumanzana and in Santa Clara la Laguna to use the vegetables they grow in new ways.  Thanks to  your donations, we have been able to provide these workshops to the seven women in Chumanzana and the twelve women in Santa Clara la Laguna that are associated with the Fund.  To continue to provide the support these women need, we will need to fully fund this project by July 31, 2013.  Please let your friends know of this need or make a donation yourself.  Fourteen $10 recurring donations would fully fund the project for a year.