By Amy Franklin | Founder and CEO, Farms for Orphans, Inc.
Dear Donors,
Thank you for your continued support of Farms for Orphans! We couldn't accomplish this work without you.
A quick update for you as I am currently preparing to depart for Kinshasa, DR Congo!
First on the itinerary is to visit the orphanage palm weevil farms. I am so excited to see the progress they have made and am looking forward to sharing pictures with you! We will be distributing educational materials to the orphanages on basic hygiene practices as well as an insect farm bio-safety manual to help them keep their “micro-livestock” healthy and free of disease.
In the previous update, I mentioned an upcoming nutritional study we will begin this year to evaluate the health benefits the addition of the larvae in the children’s diet may afford. We will be meeting with health professionals in Kinshasa in preparation for the study. In the coming weeks, they will begin to gather baseline health data on the children.
We are also exploring a new partnership with Loyola University of Congo. Loyola is an agriculturally focused institution, housing one of two veterinary school in the DR Congo. Loyola maintains a working farm and agroforestry research center where they are particularly interested in adapting agricultural systems in the face of climate change. Insect farming systems is, of course, one their interests! We are looking forward to sharing our knowledge with them and learning more about their research and programs.
I have a packed schedule and am anticipating a productive trip. I look forward to providing updates and pictures upon my return.
Thank you again for all you have done to help this cause.
Sincerely,
Amy Franklin
Founder and CEO, Farms for Orphans, Inc.
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