Consider the current model of food distribution to the poor, which presents several challenges:
- Time required for food delivery
- Limited shelf life of food
- Lack of refrigeration
- Storage costs
- Expenses for acquiring goods and transportation
- Identifying and qualifying those in need
- Distributing food to those individuals
- Persistent dependence without change
What if we could address all these issues with the funds already raised, but by implementing a new approach that targets these problems fundamentally? How?
What if we invested this money in establishing hen farms and agriculture in schools, teaching children these skills? Let’s explore the potential outcomes:
- Children learn to grow their own food, equipping them with lifelong skills.
- They bring fresh food home daily for themselves and families in need around them.
- The food is more nutritious as it is freshly harvested.
- No need for storage or refrigeration.
- Children serve as the delivery system and help identify those in need.
- Once they learn, students receive a starter pack to replicate this at home, reducing dependence.
- Children teach their families to grow food at home.
- The situation improves as food and farms become abundant, and people gain skills to sustain themselves and their communities.
- Children learn the value of hard work, entrepreneurship, and self-sufficiency, taking pride in their efforts.
- This model can be scaled across communities, regions, and countries.
