By Barbara Rosasco | Secretary & Treasurer
Wells are a vital to the success of our organic moringa farmers. The Morimga Program presents our farmers and their families with a unique opportunity to create a sustainable income stream, something quite rare for subsistence Cambodian farmers.
We have 20 farmers who have been selected on merit to receive wells by our local consulting and advisory partners. Each well costs $280 and each well will make a profound change in the lives of these farming families.
Well drilling should start in January, the start of the dry season, so we are hoping to find sponsors for each of our 20 farmers or our farmers will need to wait , possibly until next year.
Well drilling has been a long established foundation of our Rural Assistance Program and since our program Program began in 2000 , we have drilled and safety tested more than 500 water wells bringing reliable drinking water, at no charge, to target families ( typically 2 to 4 families share a well) in 43 villages in NE Cambodia. For many years, we have promoted our own green farming program as a part of our quest to provide both sustainable income to our farmers and as well as a reliable and safe water supply. Most of our farmers are illiterate, so our nearly 2 decade focus on “ green farming” and sustainability has resulted in better environmental hygiene and also higher crop prices to our farmers.
As we have recently reported, our new organic Moringa program, is a group of 50 model farmers, and 20 of them still need wells. These farmers stand on the threshold of a revolutionary change, the ability to grow a sustainable cash, organic crop, organic moringa, which is used in Cambodia as a nutritional supplement. We have negotiated a 5 year contract with a local processor and our 20 farmers are eagerly awaiting their opportunity for a well which is possible only with your support.
Please join us and sponsor one of these 20 wells. Now that the holiday season is fast approaching, consider the “ gift” of a well to your loved one as a truly memorable and long lasting gift of hope and generosity that will change lives.
Thank you for your kind support.
Barbara & Mark
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