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Bhagya Uppala Wijayawardane: Tackling Food Insecurity through Home Gardening

Jul 28, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Bhagya Uppala Wijayawardane,  SDG11,  SDG12,  SDG13,  SDG2,  SDG4,  Sri Lanka
Bhagya Uppala Wijayawardane: Tackling Food Insecurity through Home Gardening
Bhagya: Well, Spiffy, in my journey, I have witnessed and heard stories of families adversely affected by climate change. I have seen people affected by malnutrition, stunted growth in children, and an increase in school dropouts due to hunger and lack of a free morning meal. I’ve seen farmers attempt suicide to escape debt traps. I’ve seen escalating food costs and nutritional deficiencies. I started gathering information so I could better understand how people can live peacefully without relying on government agencies and institutions for support all the time. At the same time, I started gardening in the backyard of my kitchen. All this while, there was a constant inkling pushing me to help others start their home garden to fight food insecurity

Amira Odeh: Planting Fruit Trees for a Resilient Puerto Rico

Jul 07, 2021 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin Aamira Odeh,  Puerto Rico,  SDG11,  SDG15,  SDG2,  SDG3
Amira Odeh: Planting Fruit Trees for a Resilient Puerto Rico

Amira: In Puerto Rico, we import more than 85% of the food that we eat. Even though we have the perfect climate and rich soils, decades of colonization have weakened our local agriculture and caused dependence on imports. The impact of recent hurricanes has made this problem worse. Since the impact of Hurricane Maria in 2017, we have been leading an initiative to reforest Puerto Rico. We have been giving out fruit trees and seeds to families in all 78 municipalities of the islands. Most recently, we are working on creating fruit tree parks where communities will be able to access safe and free food all year long and also be more food secure when another natural disaster happens. 

John Peter Archer: Using Data to Improve Sanitation

Jun 17, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha John Peter Archer,  LGBT Entrepreneur,  Pride Month,  SDG11,  SDG17,  SDG6
John Peter Archer: Using Data to Improve Sanitation
John Peter: Gather is an award-winning non-profit based in the United Kingdom and Madagascar. Our vision is for every person—regardless of their age, ethnicity, gender, orientation, economic status, or ability—to have access to a safe, working toilet. Our mission is to close the sanitation data gap. We partner with municipal sanitation organizations and help them collect, share, and analyze data to create city-wide sanitation maps. This makes them better equipped to work together and get toilets to people in their communities who need them most.