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Taylor Quinn: Combatting Poverty with Nutritious, Culturally Relevant Food

Jul 26, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Africa,  Canada,  Italy,  SDG1,  SDG2,  SDG3,  Taylor Quinn
Taylor Quinn: Combatting Poverty with Nutritious, Culturally Relevant Food
Taylor: The current way the world tackles malnutrition is not okay. I have been obsessed with providing nutritious low-cost food that is accessible to families living in extreme poverty. This work is especially urgent today because the rise of processed food in developing countries is creating a new reality—obesity and diabetes alongside chronic malnutrition—a double burden of malnutrition. The international development community collectively believes there is no business model for selling nutritious food to the poor. I have seen it work, though, and at the same time, I have so many close friends who have suffered the ravaging effects of malnutrition on their bodies and minds. For me, my work with Tailored Food is not a "career" or a "job" but a deep passion. 

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. 

Maureen Muketha: Improving Food Security with Vertical Gardens and Education

May 27, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Kenya,  Maureen Muketha,  SDG2
Maureen Muketha: Improving Food Security with Vertical Gardens and Education
Maureen: We are addressing several challenges. One is to combat the increased rate of non-communicable diseases, which account for over 50% of hospital admissions in Kenya. Next, we fight hunger, malnutrition, and poverty by raising  awareness of proper feeding habits. We also work to improve food security in the community by equipping community members with nutrition knowledge. We do this by holding nutrition education talks, and training young women to cultivate indigenous vegetables on vertical farms. UN SDG #2 is our guiding goal.