Green fields hide the reality of famine. The cupboards are bare, the purses are empty and harvest is still several weeks away. These are hard times for a young child who is only given one meal a day, a carbohydrate heavy plate after a long day at school. Helping Hands is working with mothers to train them in better, more effective ways of farming which can help them to cope with changing patterns of rainfall. In three villages, we have bought land for groups of women to work together under our supervision. The successful harvests so far have made many other interested in what we are doing.
Beating Famine... 10th July
Green fields hide the reality of famine. The cupboards are bare, the purses are empty and harvest is still several weeks away. These are hard times for a young child who is only given one meal a day, a carbohydrate heavy plate after a long day at school. Helping Hands is working with mothers to train them in better, more effective ways of farming which can help them to cope with changing patterns of rainfall. In three villages, we have bought land for groups of women to work together under our supervision. The successful harvests so far have made many other interested in what we are doing.
