Relief for a poverty stricken village in Zambia
Relief food for Zambia
In the North West province of Zambia, in the community of Kamiba, approximately 1000 people (surrounding area) are living on about $8.00 per month – 25 cents a day! That is extreme, if not critical poverty!
From January through March things become increasingly difficult and the little food many of them have runs out. They are forced to leave their own gardens to find work some other place. This means there is no one to plant the crops needed to sustain them for the balance of the year. Relief food is needed during the months of scarcity so these villagers will not have to leave their own gardens. They will be able to focus on planting and raising enough from their own garden so that soon they’ll be able to provide for themselves.
How you can help
$37.50 will provide relief food (Maize) for 250 people for one day.
2007 CAMPAIGN RESULTS
An amazing 1776 people received relief food of rice and two different grades of maize (roller and breakfast)! It is the equivalent to providing food for 472 people for an entire month! Plus, 21 families received fertilizers, seeds and tools to grow their own food . The seed can potentially yield enough maize to feed these families for one year (4 bushels a month) leaving an excess of over 28 bushels to sell and enough seed for the next years planting!
The Field partners who oversaw the food distribution reports: Now concerning the distributions, it was a mixed feeling occasion – what I mean is that we discover that our experiences during the distributions were like a mixed bag of emotions because the needs of the people were overwhelming and the help given to them was greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping us help them.
Thank you to all who supported this project and the Rice Raiser Campaign 2007.
Make cheques payable to Hungry for Life International and send to: The Rice Raiser, PO Box 2514, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R3
Rice Raiser 2006
2006 Campaign Results
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the 2006 Rice Raiser campaign. We saw some tremendous results partnering with Hungry For Life International on the Maize for Zambia project.