February 17, 2014
Here is a little compilation of some of our favorite DIG farmers!
Farewell Tobias!
January 29, 2014
It is with very mixed emotions that DIG says farewell to our Local Facilitator, Tobias Owour. Tobias has been with the DIG since the very beginning of our Lwala Hospital Project. He was our first hire in Lwala and we could not have made a better choice. Tobias came to us with high recommendations from his grandmother who said, “I decided long before he was grown that he had a gift for working with the ground.” Tobias’ passion for
DIG’s Newest Team Member Takes on Uganda
January 29, 2014
Thanks to a group of supporters in Denver and a grant from Project Redwood, Steve Eggers joined DIG as our newest program intern in October 2013. Of course DIG immediately liked him because of our fond affection for ‘Steves’…but beyond that he impressed us with his thoughtful questions about our work, his agriculture experience, and his general attitude towards life and development. Steve spent two months with the DIG Kenya Team learning about the program and agriculture in Western
DIG Farmer Profile: Elaine Dabiré
January 28, 2014
Eliane Dabiré, 28, is a member of the AMES HIV Support Group in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. DIG’s Local Facilitator, Salam Sawadogo, chatted with her a few weeks ago about her life and DIG. HIV Status: I was sick for a long time and finally decided to visit the doctor when I began to have sores all over my body. He advised me to the see the president of the AMES HIV Support Group as well as take an HIV test.
Buwala Orphanage Progress Report
December 11, 2013
It’s mid-December, and the children at St. Paul and Rose Orphanage in Buwala District near Jinja, Uganda, have just finished their fall term at school. They are looking forward to Christmas as they enjoy their holiday break. This has been a terrific year for everyone at the orphanage where, thanks to the generosity of DIG’s donors, a new pit latrine has been installed to replace the old one. It may not sound glamorous, but it is truly a gift
Home is Where the Heart Is
December 9, 2013
Lucille Otieno is what we call a true matriarch. She is a mother, grand mother, and great grandmother several times over and has been the primary provider for her large family for several years. Due to several unfortunate circumstances, Lucille supports two of her granddaughters, Selena and Florence, as well as all of their children, each of whom have found refuge in her small home. Lucille is a small scale farmer by tradition. She got involved with DIG because of a
Through the Lens, Burkina Faso
September 23, 2013
DIG started working with the Lamizana Military Camp in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in March 2013. Our focus was to address the nutritional needs of the hospital’s HIV patients through the construction and implementation of a demonstration garden that focused on training participants in sustainable agriculture and nutrition for people living with HIV. The project is halfway through and we’ve been thrilled with the progress to date. Check out some photos we’ve captured along the way. We have loved working with this group
Home Gardner Spotlight: Millogo Estelle
September 23, 2013
Millogo Estelle is a DIG gardener at our Lamizana Military Camp in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She is part of a group called A.M.E.S. which stands for Association Militaire D’Entraide Etde Solidarite. It is an HIV support group that DIG started working with at the end of March 2013. Estelle’s husband worked for the Burkina Military and died in 2010. For awhile she received food aid to help support herself and the 5 children in her care. Last spring, unable to
Local Facilitator: Sarah Obonyo
September 19, 2013
Meet one of DIG’s stars and amazing Local Facilitators, Sarah Obonyo. Sarah is the mother of 4 beautiful children and wife to a loving and supportive husband. She lives in Rongo in Western Kenya and has a passion for learning. While Sarah never finished secondary school she is incredibly intelligent and has proven to be a more than capable teacher and an irreplaceable member of the DIG team in Kenya. Sarah started working for DIG last year after she proved herself to be
13th Annual Summer of Love Pool Party Benefits Development in Gardening
September 18, 2013
DIG would like to say a BIG thank you to San Diego supporters Paul Davis and Fred Paisley for their creative and festive fundraising this summer! Love is in the air – at least it was on Saturday, August 17th. Over 100 guests came out to support the 13th Annual Summer of Love Pool Party to benefit Being Alive and Development in Gardening (DIG). Party Hosts, Paul Davis and Fred Paisley, were excited that the pool party raised approximately
Hellen Odira Omingo: DIG Farmer and Entrepreneur
September 18, 2013
I spent this morning with Hellen Odira Omingo, a DIG farmer participating in our Producer Group Program in North Kamagambo, Kenya. Hellen is a widow blessed with 4 children and a beautiful spirit. She was trained by DIG last year in our Farmer Field School program and selected to join the Todnal Producer Group. DIG launched the Producer Group Program several months ago as a pilot program to help small-holder farmers shift their perspective from subsitence farming alone to farming as
Stories from the Field: East Africa Update
May 27, 2013
Spending the last few weeks visiting DIGs projects happening in Kenya and Uganda have not only been an affirming experience for me but even more so, an inspiring one. After incredible fundraising events in Southern California and Colorado, my month of May has been committed to seeing what DIG has been doing first hand and sourcing out the stories of inspiration that best reveal our work. Having photographer/videographer, Bob Miller, along to capture DIG’s story on the ground has made
