Provide Organic Gardens for 20 Indigenous Women

The 2014 Organic Gardening project has been evaluated. From the women's point  of view the project has provided many benefits. They now each have their own garden in their houses to provide daily vegetables for the family table. They are also able to sell the surplus, which brings some extra income for the family. In Chumanzana, two other women saw the value of the project and asked to join. Candelaria is in the process of integrating them into the group. The women shared that they are saving time because they do not have to travel the long distance to the city on market day to get their vegetables.

Two repsentative from Chumanzana visited a organic gardening center to find out about different kinds of gardens and tecniques for gardening organically. They shared what they have learned with other women when they returned. One of the things that they learned about was to grow seedlings in trays and boxes. They were able to put transplant into their garden.

The women both in Chumanzana and Santa Clara la Laguna are eager to expand their project to include more women. Although the women in Santa Clara have been introduced to the raised bed gardening tecnique, funds are not yet available to help them with the seed money they need to get started.

We are participating in the Global Giving matching day on March 18, 2015. We have set a goal of $3000 to expand the project to Santa Clara and continue supporting the women in Chumanzana. If you can make a donation on this day, it will be matched at 30%. Spread the word to your friends and family to help us reach our goal.