Virtual Garden Project: Help me and Gardens for Health fight childhood malnutrition in Rwanda

During the month of January 2013, I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to and interact with the beautiful people of Rwanda. During my time there, I spent two days with 16 of my classmates and 2 of my professors at this phenomenal NGO. Each of us became enamored with their extremely thoughtful and grassroots approach to addressing the widespread issues of child malnutrition in Rwanda through increasing education and access. This organization has inspired the way that I think about the capacity of NGO’s to instate widespread change. Organization such as Garden’s for Health are vital to ensuring access to resources for vulnerable populations within our global community. They are a phenomenal example of recognizing and addressing the responsibilities we have to the current and future generations around the world.

In Rwanda, an astounding 44% of children are malnourished. Gardens for Health is determined to change that and I am determined to help them. GHI aims to empower women to feed their own families with dignity by equipping mothers with the tools and know-how to grow their own vegetable garden. By raising just $250, I will be able to grow my own Virtual Garden to help a mother in Rwanda grow a real one–providing all the seeds and training she needs–so she has the ability to feed her children.

Please donate to help me help Gardens for Health empower mothers to end chronic childhood malnutrition!