‘I’ll be the first farmer in my family’
The farming school is an optional class at Dimiana’s primary school and offers practical experience designed to help refugee children produce their own food. The pupils are taught water-efficient farming techniques – essential knowledge in the arid environment of Turkana.
Water is very scarce here, and Kalobeyei households receive only 15 liters per person per day. They use household wastewater for gardening while some houses have tanks to collect rainwater.
Refugees in Kalobeyei receive a monthly cash transfer of USD 14 per person. That money does not go far in purchasing fresh, nutritious foods in the market, along with other expenses. The family and school gardens are helping to fill the nutrition gap and, as in the case of Dimiana, are inspiring a new generation of farmers.
By investing in the future generation, FAO is empowering them to take action and be a part of the global goal to achieve Zero Hunger.
*SOURCE: FAO. Go to ORIGINAL. 2018 Human Wrongs Watch
Source: https://human-wrongs-watch.net/2018/09/24/ill-be-the-first-farmer-in-my-family/
