BIG NEWS!! THE CAMEROON COMMUNITY GRANARY PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED HERE IN THE STATES! Generous contributors made the difference putting us within $1,600 of our US fundraising goal of $7,995. This allowed us to apply for a grant from a Special Fund for Agriculture in DC. Today, the grant filled the gap. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH MONEY, BUT ALSO NETWORKING AND MORAL SUPPORT!! We’ll continue to update the Community Granary blog to show local project progress.
This blog tells the story of our daughter, Elena, and the small, rural village of Ngan-Ha, Cameroon in central-west Africa. And, especially, about the dream of Ngan-Ha’s residents to construct their first Community Granary during the Fall of 2009.
The granary is a very basic technology advance that will benefit many families throughout the Ngan-Ha area – where practically everyone is a farmer – and make farming more safe, sustainable and profitable. What’s more, any surplus profits from user fees will help address the village’s serious teacher shortage.
See other posts for more about the Community Granary Project, Ngan-Ha and Elena.
The Ngan-Ha Village Community has made strong commitments to this project in the form of funding, building materials, land for a granary site, and sweat equity. Community leaders, students, a local women’s group and others are making the project happen.
This blog – our first – is very much a work-in-progress and will be updated and improved regularly.
- Merritt & Jill
