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Association Tinone is a community association that works to support vulnerable communities in the south of Madagascar, especially the Androy Region which suffers greatly from frequent droughts and resulting food insecurity.
This year, the dry season has coincided with the enormous challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The already precarious food situation has been further amplified by disruptions to the supply chain brought about by the pandemic, raising the price of what food is still available. This threatens the most vulnerable people in Androy, whose income is extremely limited and who have been forced to sell whatever belongings they can to get enough money to buy food.
With a 20-year history of executing tree planting projects with international NGOs, national government agencies, and community organizations in the town of Ambondro in Ambovombe-Androy, Madagascar, Association Tinone is proposing a project to address some of the short- and long-term issues facing the region.
Association Tinone proposes to provide materials and training for households in 5 rural communities to plant permaculture windbreaks in farmland at risk of desertification to provide a drought tolerant supply of food, fodder, and fuel. This project will initially work with a group of 200 vulnerable households (approximately 1,000 people, about 70% of whom are women).
As the reliability of rains erode with global climate stability, it will be vital to intermix permaculture and climate smart annual crop rotations to ensure soils are maintained or improved. This project will address these issues by providing a locally designed and sourced mix of productive and endemic trees (moringa, papaya, mango, custard apple, handy, vaovy, and mendorave)-many of which are sources of nutrient-rich food in their own right-as well as teaching permaculture and intercropping agroforestry techniques. This will help to address some of the long-term food security issues in Androy, helping these households to protect their farmlands and grow additional, healthy foods with a proven track record in Androy’s climate.
However, the immediate, acute food insecurity threatening these families must also be addressed. To this end, each participating family will also receive an allotment of rice (the staple food of Madagascar), which will help to address the need for immediate food relief for some of the most vulnerable people in Androy.
The initial request of $4,065 will provide for the purchase, care, and distribution of 10,000 trees and 3,875 kilograms of rice.
All funds will be sent to Association Tinone (https://www.facebook.com/TinoneAndroy/) in Ambondro, Madagascar. The additional cost of international money transfer services will be provided for by the campaign organizer and will not be subtracted from received donations.
This year, the dry season has coincided with the enormous challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The already precarious food situation has been further amplified by disruptions to the supply chain brought about by the pandemic, raising the price of what food is still available. This threatens the most vulnerable people in Androy, whose income is extremely limited and who have been forced to sell whatever belongings they can to get enough money to buy food.
With a 20-year history of executing tree planting projects with international NGOs, national government agencies, and community organizations in the town of Ambondro in Ambovombe-Androy, Madagascar, Association Tinone is proposing a project to address some of the short- and long-term issues facing the region.
Association Tinone proposes to provide materials and training for households in 5 rural communities to plant permaculture windbreaks in farmland at risk of desertification to provide a drought tolerant supply of food, fodder, and fuel. This project will initially work with a group of 200 vulnerable households (approximately 1,000 people, about 70% of whom are women).
As the reliability of rains erode with global climate stability, it will be vital to intermix permaculture and climate smart annual crop rotations to ensure soils are maintained or improved. This project will address these issues by providing a locally designed and sourced mix of productive and endemic trees (moringa, papaya, mango, custard apple, handy, vaovy, and mendorave)-many of which are sources of nutrient-rich food in their own right-as well as teaching permaculture and intercropping agroforestry techniques. This will help to address some of the long-term food security issues in Androy, helping these households to protect their farmlands and grow additional, healthy foods with a proven track record in Androy’s climate.
However, the immediate, acute food insecurity threatening these families must also be addressed. To this end, each participating family will also receive an allotment of rice (the staple food of Madagascar), which will help to address the need for immediate food relief for some of the most vulnerable people in Androy.
The initial request of $4,065 will provide for the purchase, care, and distribution of 10,000 trees and 3,875 kilograms of rice.
All funds will be sent to Association Tinone (https://www.facebook.com/TinoneAndroy/) in Ambondro, Madagascar. The additional cost of international money transfer services will be provided for by the campaign organizer and will not be subtracted from received donations.