Organics for Orphans, a Hope for the Nations and Love Mercy program, is targeting two issues endemic in Africa: the impoverishment of farmers and homelessness of orphans.
Our vision is to see rural Africans escape extreme poverty by returning to agricultural basics, with enhancements. The Organics for Orphans strategy is premised on the belief that small scale farmers can produce greater harvests at a lower cost.
Our program will achieve this vision by providing small-scale farmers with organic training and basic resources to maximize their harvest without jeopardizing the future fertility of their land.
Together with our community partners, we are taking a 3-pronged approach to transforming small-scale agriculture and the orphan pandemic starting in Kenya.
1. Sharing leading-edge agricultural practices
2. Providing organic agricultural inputs
3. Connecting thriving communities with orphans
Beginning in Kenya, O4O will partner with church groups of approximately 100 members or more, whose leaders are committed to development and who share the values of HFTN and Love Mercy. From there we will identify individuals with an interest in organic farming and demonstrated community leadership potential.
O4O sponsors training for Farm Network Leaders in organic farming and community development. In addition to training, the Farm Network Leaders receive basic farm inputs, such as open-pollinated seeds and organic fertilizer to immediately boost their farm production. As the network of organic farmers in a close geographical area grows, O4O will support Farm Network Leaders in establishing co-ops to process products where appropriate and to market their surpluses.
The goal of O4O is to shift dependency for the care of orphans from external private donors and governments to local communities by generating wealth amongst small-scale African farmers.
Our partner organization, Love Mercy, is dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poor and the oppressed. Love Mercy has projects based in East Africa, Central Africa, South Africa, and Haiti.
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Our other partner organization is Element Four, a marketing and Research and Development company based in Kelowna, BC. Element Four is focused on the development of atmospheric water generators, or WaterMills, which can be used in settings that lack access to fresh potable water.