Food Security India Project #28173

Plant Kitchen Gardens for Families in Need, India

by Karuna-Shechen

Plant Kitchen Gardens for Families in Need, India

Project Report | Jul 9, 2018
Kitchen Gardens are Growing in India!

By Grace Alfiero | Executive Director, Karuna-Shechen USA

Village women prepare seed packs for distribution

Because of your support, our project “Plant Kitchen Gardens for Families in Need in India” is growing strong! To date, we have received close to 800 donations from people around the world to grow nutritious fruit and vegetable gardens for families in need in the remote, underserved state of Jharkhand, India.

Kitchen gardens provide a practical, sustainable solution that equips families with the means to grow their own nutrient-rich food to reduce malnutrition and improve quality of life. Thanks to strong support from you and other donors around the world, we are:

Distributing non-GMO seeds and plants to grow nutritious, organic fruit and vegetable gardens.
Installing wells and irrigation systems to sustain the gardens. (Please see the extraordinary photos below of our new irrigation system!)
Teaching women and families in-need to tend their own gardens and collaborate with others to increase long-term sustainability.

“Through this initiative we are seeing an increase in the yield and diversity of vegetables in family meals, which will play a strong role in reducing malnutrition. We are also seeing an increase socialization through the exchange of vegetables with neighbors, a traditional practice that was common a generation ago.” ~Shamsul Akhtar, Karuna-Shechen India Director

Thank you for reaching out across the globe to support our “Plant Kitchen Gardens for Families in Need in India” project — a perfect example of compassion without borders!

Talking with villagers who have received seeds

Working side-by-side to build irrigation wells

Creating a sustainable water source for gardens

Gardens growing hope & a better quality of life!

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