The Garden Women Farmers Brought Back To Life
March 3, 2026
Twenty years in and still feeding the future.
And it’s women farmers who make that possible.
Supporting Families When Nutrition Matters Most
March 3, 2026
Twenty years in and still feeding the future.
And it’s women farmers who make that possible.
Women have been Feeding the World for Generations
March 3, 2026
Twenty years in and still feeding the future.
And it’s women farmers who make that possible.
Bridging Global Nutrition Gaps: From Waste to Worth
January 8, 2025
What if something as simple as growing a garden or reducing food waste could change lives? At DIG, we see it happen every day. For Adji in Senegal, learning to grow her own nutritious food didn’t just improve her health, it gave her family hope. And the best part? We can all take small steps to make an impact. Nutrition.
The Power of Growth and Graduations
August 26, 2024
From Isolation to Community We believe social cohesion is more than just an abstract concept—it’s the foundation of our work and one of our most powerful Pillars of Impact. It’s what transforms isolated individuals into confident, connected community members. This transformation was on full display during the recent farmer graduations in Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda, where we had the honor of celebrating the incredible achievements of our farmers. These ceremonies were more than just a milestone; they marked the journey of
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.
Celebrating Alan Silverman’s Memorial DIG Garden
September 20, 2021
Thanks to the support of 42 donors who contributed to the Alan Silverman Memorial DIG Garden campaign, featured during DIG’s 2020 Cocktails & Castoffs AT HOME event, DIG was able to serve an additional group in Ziguinchor, Senegal.
A Partnership Conversation between Rise Against Hunger & DIG
April 26, 2021
Listen in on a lunch chat between Rise Against Hunger's ED, Barry Mattson, and DIG's Founder, Sarah Koch as they talk about DIG's work in the field and the exciting partnership between the two organizations in Senegal.
When Garden Diversity Grows Opportunity
February 23, 2021
While it’s blessed with beautiful coastal beaches and a vibrant port of trade, Ziguinchor, the 5th largest city in Senegal, has some of the highest levels of poverty, chronic malnutrition and food-insecurity in all of the country. In Ziguinchor, DIG prioritizes people living with HIV (PLWHA), 90% of whom are food insecure. This means they are more likely to miss their doctors appointments and not take their antiretroviral therapy due to hunger. On top of that, malnutrition lowers CD4 cell
Back to our Roots in Senegal
November 2, 2020
DIG's first seeds were sown in Senegal over a decade ago. Now, we're back, and we've seen those first seeds grow into leaders, businesses, and thriving communities. Learn how DIG continues to adapt the program to serve some of the world's most uniquely vulnerable people. See how they are not only finding household resilience but are contributing to their broader communities as well.
Adapting for Growth
August 4, 2020
In Senegal, DIG is adapting it's program to serve students who are blind, visually impaired and hearing impaired, and the students have cultivated more than we dreamed.
MetroFresh’s 2020 DIG Garden ~ Ziguinchor, Senegal
June 30, 2020
In 2019 at a DIG Cocktails and Castoffs event, MetroFresh, a local Atlanta restaurant, encouraged their community to help sponsor a DIG garden in Senegal. They have previously sponsored a garden in Kenya and Uganda and this year they wanted to spread the seeds of transformation in Senegal. Their support has sustainably equipped 13 uniquely vulnerable families in the city of Ziguinchor, Senegal to become food secure, nutritionally rich, climate resilient, and economically secure. Here are some of the stories