Vegetable Gardens & Internet for Indian Youth
Summary
The Growing Connection trains youth and their communities to grow produce with water-saving, high-yield techniques and connects them to the Internet for info, advice, and communication with peers.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Increases in extreme weather (droughts, rain) has caused farming families in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh to lose crops and income. Seeds dry up or wash away, leading to cycles of debt, poverty and hunger. Over 5000 farmers committed suicide in 2006, seeing no other way to escape debts. Through TGC, farmers grow nutritious produce in a containerized water-saving system, protecting seeds from the weather, while receiving knowledge and tools for sustainable economical agriculture.
Activities
Young people grow fresh produce to feed their families and then sell the surplus to break the cycle of debt and hunger. Internet access through TGC connects youth to info, advice, education & financial opportunity, and to their peers around the world
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $15,219
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $44,781
Total Funding Goal: $60,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will give marginalized people (youth, farmers, orphans, the disabled) in Andhra Pradesh the tools and knowledge to grow food through droughts and monsoons, stabilizing income, increasing access to education and economic opportunity.
Project Message
"India's belly is not full. When India's belly is full, India's mountains will be named, her rivers will run clean and her children will be free from poverty."
- Fr. Vijay Mohan Reddy Bakrapet, Community Leader
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Amy McMillen McMillen
Progam Coordinator
2175 K Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
United States
202-653-2458
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
United States Committee for FAO
P.O. Box 33145
Washington,
DC
20033-3145
United States
1-800-252-0455
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 8, 2008
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By Amy McMillen - Program Coordinator, April 18, 2009 05:29 PM
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