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Self-help
projects
TeleFood projects are designed to give families and communities
the tools necessary to increase the quantity and variety of food they produce.
Some of them will use it for their own needs, others will sell it. In all cases,
communities acquire more options and more control over their food
production.
TeleFood projects range from crop production to fish
and animal production.
Crop production projects provide essential
vitamins and minerals that are often lacking in diets. They also
generate income, since excess crops can be sold in local markets. Animal
and fish production projects provide valuable sources of protein and furnish
nourishment between crop harvests.
Every project is regularly monitored
and audited. Today, the concrete results of TeleFood can be seen in over
2540 projects in more than 130 countries.
Telefood projects by region
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Countries |
Projects |
Asia/Pacific |
34 |
479 |
Europe |
9 |
119 |
Near East/North Africa |
16 |
253 |
Africa |
40 |
1127 |
Latin America/Caribbean |
33 |
562 |
TOTAL (March 2008) |
130 |
2540 |
Success
stories
TeleFood projects around the world have changed the lives
of many people and given hope to numerous children. Read some of these stories
to learn how...
 Zambia:
Helping AIDS orphans help themselves
Duck
raising: a Chinese village's success
Peru:
Returning exiles reap a rich harvest
Mali:
Fish-smoking ovens ease women's burden
Turkey:
Women left behind savour their first earnings
Read more TeleFood stories
in the archive.
Schools
and Youth benefit from TeleFood
Hunger and malnutrition inhibit children's
growth and reduce their capacity to learn. School gardens provide food for nutritionally
balanced school meals, giving children the strength to attend school more
regularly and perform better. The gardens serve as an extended classroom/laboratory
for teaching agriculture, nutrition and economics. TeleFood projects pay for seeds,
tools and fertilizer for such gardens, which also generate modest incomes to pay
for inputs for the following season.
See story on a school garden in Peru:
Growing vegetables, cultivating minds.
Guidelines
for TeleFood projects
You may now download
guidelines on how to submit a TeleFood project (zip file, containing word documents).
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