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Sustainable Agriculture/Food Security |
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Agriculture is a source of livelihood for 40 percent of today’s global population, according to the United Nations. Sustainable local agriculture, forestry, and fisheries can provide nutritious food for communities, generate incomes, support rural development, and protect the environment. But food security and agriculture as a source of livelihood are under threat by unsustainable practices, loss of crop diversity, and environmental degradation worldwide. World Education promotes sustainable agriculture and natural resource management within rural farming communities by providing training and technical support to farmers. Sustainable agriculture is an approach to agriculture that is ecologically sound, economically viable, and contributes to social justice in farming communities. World Education also works with community groups and schools to train youth and their care-givers in sustainable agricultural practices that increase nutrition for students, families, and entire communities and also provide a livelihood, as well. |
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Developing Agricultural Communities/Desenvolve Agricultura Comunitária (DAC)
In 2013 and 2014, World Education provided technical assistance in Timor-Leste to improve agricultural practices and establish farmer groups and market linkages. |
Timor-Leste Financial Literacy for Women
World Education partnered with Moris Rasik, a microfinance institution that provides loans exclusively to women, to improve the lives of women with training in basic numeracy, financial literacy, and agricultural businesses. |
World Education Australia is helping build capacity in financial literacy and sustainable agriculture. |
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Empowering Students with Permaculture Gardens in Swaziland
Sixteen year-old Nothando is a student participating in Bantwana's permaculture garden project. She is the eldest of three. Nothando's mother, like many in the community, does not earn enough to support her children. |
Learning, Growing, and Learning to Grow
At the Learning Farm, former street kids learn about organic farming and build skills that will enable them to have a productive future. |
Engaging Cocoa Growers through Text Messaging
CocoaLink uses mobile phone technology to provide cocoa farmers with performance-enhancing agricultural and marketing information. |
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