Planting Hope
Submitted by lindal on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 21:11.
Last updated on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 00:48.
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The Problem
The UN’s 2006 Human Development Report ranked Burkina Faso 174th out of 177 countries. It is one of the poorest countries in the world and close to 90 percent of Burkina Faso's 13 million inhabitants are engaged in subsistence agriculture. Over 45 percent of the population lives below the poverty line and the country has high rates of both chronic and acute malnutrition, respectively 39 percent and 19 percent. For over 30 years, Burkina Faso has experienced extreme famines as a result of severe droughts and poor soils from soil erosion.
Why It's Important
Every year 15 million children die of hunger; in the Western world, we have more than enough to feed them. The actions we can take to make World Hunger a thing of the past are simple.
The Plan Of Action
I got the idea for this project when I was visiting cancer-stricken relatives in rural china. I realized that there was a lack of affordable anti-cancer medications so I decided to look for an affordable and readily available anti-cancer treatment. That’s when I stumbled upon a plant called Zizyphus mauritiana var. gola (Z. gola). It’s is a unique, drought-tolerant plant that is able to survive in the poor soils of China and other developing nations. I was also able to prove that it has anti-cancer properties. Burkina Faso has high rates of HIV/AIDS and the antiretroviral treatments require that the patient maintain a balanced diet rich in energy, protein and micronutrients; Z. gola contains many micronutrients and provides energy. There have been many reports that high doses of vitamin C may help fight HIV/AIDS. Since the fruit contains over ten times more vitamin C than most citrus fruits, it is a perfect candidate. Ziziphus Mauritiana has already been established in Burkina Faso and is one of the favourite crops according to the study “Establishing jujube trees in sub-Saharan Africa: response of introduced and local cultivars to rock phosphate and water supply in Burkina Faso, West Africa” by OUEDRAOGO S. J. (Agroforestry systems 68, (2006): 69-80). However, the study sought to identify another variety of Ziziphus Mauritiana that would yield larger fruits that would be more profitable and nutritious; that variety was found to be Z. gola. In terms of income generation, Z. gola showed the highest potential after two fruiting seasons with a net revenue of F CFA 2,526,915 (5,412.03 USD) per hectare. We will be working with an organization in Burkina Faso, "Association des Communautés en Action, ACEA." They will receive seeds from us and give them to people who are interested in growing them. We will also provide them with the funds to purchase tools such as buckets and shovels from local organizations. We will also be raising awareness about World Hunger through many of our fundraisers such as movie nights that will feature World Hunger/Poverty-related documentaries and "Hunger Dinners" which mimic the distribution of food in the world, with some eating very well and most not eating very well at all.
How Can Others Get Involved?
Project Updates
09/13/09
Update: We've just finished planting 50 trees in M'Bamga, Burkina Faso on September 5, 2009
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This sounds like an amazing project! You should apply for a Do Something grant if you haven't already. Check out http://www.dosomething.org/grants. Good luck!
very cool stuff! But what is your plan for helping to bring food to the third world? check out our "hunger" section for ideas--
http://www.dosomething.org/whatsyourthing/Poverty/Hunger
we also have some awesome action guides that might inspire you:
http://www.dosomething.org/issue_action_guides/Hunger
and please update your project so we know how its going! photos and videos are also always a plus--we'd love to see how its going!