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It’s All About the Grandchildren

November 18, 2022

Serina's joy is hosting people in her home. Her DIG garden has enabled her to not only offer her guests beautiful meals when they visit, but she's also become an important resource for fresh diverse produce in her community.

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Climate Resilience

DIG’s Farmer Field School

October 26, 2022

DIG's foundational program prioritizes uniquely marginalized people. They learn to grow nutrient-rich gardens using regenerative agriculture as a way of improving theirs and their family's nutrition, food security, and income.

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Climate Resilience

For Generations to Come

July 19, 2022

Within the broader field of development, DIG is well positioned to effectively reach some of the world's most uniquely vulnerable and overlooked communities. Through our adaptive program, which is rooted in agroecology, and based on the belief that food and how it's cultivated can have a transformative impact on the world, DIG is ensuring communities are better nourished for generations to come.

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A Better World is Rooted in Food

July 8, 2022

What if we treated food as a human right instead of a product of the market? This 2 min short shares the commitment DIG holds to practicing community centered design and implementing climate-smart agroecology to address some of the world's biggest challenges.

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Climate Resilience

Growing More Resilient Local Food Systems

November 2, 2021

When the pandemic shut down markets and restaurants, DIG farmers like Fernard and Cecile were prepared to fill in the gaps. Their gardens were no longer just reliable sources of food for their families, they became a critical resource for their entire community.

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Climate Resilience

The Seed Savers of Kenya

November 1, 2021

The work of local seed savers is critical not only for their own household benefit but also for the benefit of their broader communities and the long-term survival of their local plants. These women, all DIG graduates, have become known as expert seed-savers are are a critical link in ensuring their food systems remain resilient and biodiverse.

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Income Generation

Eunice Anyango Otieno

May 5, 2021

Eunice Anyango is a 37 year old mother of six. She credits her success to the knowledge she received from DIG. Her garden income has enabled Eunice to better feed her family and invest in poles and iron sheets to improve her house.

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Hannington and Diana

Hannington and Diana

At 31 months old, Hannington was diagnosed with severe malnutrition. Her swollen limbs led her 24 year old mother, Diana Awino, to take her to Marinid Hospital. There she was diagnosed with oedema, a severe form of malnutrition that is caused by a lack of protein and other essential vitamins and minerals in the diet. When caught and treated early, a child can recover with few if any long-term impacts and that’s the outcome DIG is aiming for.

In partnership with Marindi Hospital, DIG worked with Diana to develop a vegetable garden and small farm business to resolve the root barriers to a healthy diet for Hannington.

Monica, one of DIG’s Mentor Mothers, spent significant time with Diana supporting her in her farm and providing her with a nutritional education tailored to Hannington’s challenges.

In December 2020, almost one year after entering the DIG program, Hannington had reliably recovered. Using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) measurement, Hannington had increased from 114 mm, a level that highly elevates her risk of death, to 124 mm, which is comfortably out of risk.

Today, Hannington is playful and engaged, and Diana is diligently cultivating her garden not only for Hannington’s sake, but for her whole family’s.

 

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