Self Sufficiency - in Malawi |
Self SufficiencySelf Sufficiency has been a long term goal of Africa or at least it should've been a long term goal, set long ago, when the first charities got there and started to mess about or fix things up depending on what side of the coin your looking at when you flipped it...
Ok lets not throw words about - Africa has made progress ableit slowly and not equally in all the states/countries on the continent of Africa. But at least a charity called 'Zikomo' http://www.zikomo.org/ is trying to make a big difference, they are not a 'run of the mill' charity with nice words to give and big splashy adverts for you to see on your computer or TV screen, but a small organisation based in Ireland which is using the donations they recieve to make the Malawi people gain self sufficiency through education/training and starting up small yet very important self sufficiency projects such as providing a Malaria treatment programme in place thus enabling medical treatment and training to be administered.
Other projects such as Bee's Keeping and making that project self sufficient are discussed in their blog which is informative as to the progress of their projects and the latest self sufficiency project on hand - the best part is - they always give you an idea on how far they have come and how the people will benefit. For example, their honey project is now in a bind as they are not so good at Bee Keeping and require training, but hopefully someone would be able to come up with a solution.
For those who are interested in starting their own Honey Bee hive and want to learn as a beginner quickly have a look at this ebook on beginners bee keeping - I've also drop them a link on this book as it would be great to see a nation drag itself away from food aid and started to really provide not just for itself but for the world as a whole, we now have the technology and most IMPORTANTLY the generosity and compassion to not only travel to far distant places to help people, but now we want them to become more self sufficient, by helping them gain self sufficiency we alleviate the burden of having to ship food and medicines - but it allows the aid workers and people to really start on projects which make a difference, basic necessities is a must but the bigger project is to get past the small details - which we take for granted and think its a god given right to use or abuse as we please in the western hemisphere (not exactly true but we'll battle over this at a later post. . The Ed.) But ultimately by helping them gain self sufficiency, they can join us in alleviating poverty and FEEDING the world as a result of improving their infrastructure and environment.
Zikomo may not have said that on their website but its a grand idea that just makes too much sense. Its not a matter of saying "this aint my country so I dont care about them"... This is your planet, you live on it, and there is no 'Spare' one to buy or move to if we break this one.
If you are interested in what they are doing for their self sufficiency projects, check out the site http://www.zikomo.org/ to find out more. |
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