SEEDS FOR CHANGE

Seeds for Change is a nonprofit organization designed to help rural villagers in Africa become agriculturally self-sufficient. Seeds for Change provides rural villagers with seeds, subsistence farming implements, wells and irrigation systems, as well as greenhouses.

Seeds for Change also facilitates educational programs designed to teach and implement successful, subsistence farming practices, such as seed saving techniques, seed selection and cultivation, composting, water conservation, and greenhouse construction.

Our pilot program targets Fotoboki, a rural area consisting of three villages, Tondodon, Ide Koir, and Djadja Koir, located in the country of Niger. The total population of the four villages is approximately 600.

To see video of the village of Fotoboki, please visit Seeds for Change on Youtube.

Seeds for Change accepts monetary donations, seeds (preferably organic, all varieties), seed stater mix and sprouting trays (paper egg cartons with also work), hand gardening tools, citrus and fruit-bearing trees (also preferably organic), such as orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and mango trees, as well as hoophouse parts and construction materials. Please contact the founder and director of Seeds for Change, Cristo Bowers, at director@seedsforchangenp.org before sending large items.

Now on Youtube!

Please help the Village of Fotoboki prepare for the July 2010 planting season by making a donation today!

The fund-raiser A Taste of Africa was a success! Through community support, Seeds for Change was able to purchase 40 mango and citrus trees for the villages. Twenty of the trees have been planted, with the remaining 20 trees to to follow in six months.

NEWS BRIEFS

Seeds for Change would like to thank Zoumountchi for so graciously donating their time, talent, and support to Seeds for Change! Thank you, Zoumountchi!