BGR partner Building Bridges India (BBI) works in Sangrur, India, to support and empower women and children from low-caste, impoverished rural families. Among the challenges facing this population are widespread malnutrition, emotional distress, and chronic illness. Many of these women have lost a husband or other important male family member to suicide due to economic hardship and indebtedness.
This project’s goal is to improve the nutrition of women and children and teach women the skills they need to earn livelihoods and gain financial independence. To do this, BBI provides women with training in the cultivation and preparation of nutritious organic vegetables and the skills to sell some of their produce on the market. Participants cook together in a kitchen where, twice a week, the food they make is served to 130 children, ages 4 to 6, at a local school serving families living below the poverty line. Through this program, the women learn about the impacts of chemical farming on health and the environment; the ingredients of a healthy diet; fundamentals of food conservation and preparation; and the packaging, marketing, and sales of homemade products. The project will serve 255 beneficiaries.
BGR partner Building Bridges India (BBI) works in Sangrur, India, to support and empower women and children from low-caste, impoverished rural families. Among the challenges facing this population are widespread malnutrition, emotional distress, and chronic illness. Many of these women have lost a husband or other important male family member to suicide due to economic hardship and indebtedness.
This project’s goal is to improve the nutrition of women and children and teach women the skills they need to earn livelihoods and gain financial independence. To do this, BBI provides women with training in the cultivation and preparation of nutritious organic vegetables and the skills to sell some of their produce on the market. Participants cook together in a kitchen where, twice a week, the food they make is served to 130 children, ages 4 to 6, at a local school serving families living below the poverty line. Through this program, the women learn about the impacts of chemical farming on health and the environment; the ingredients of a healthy diet; fundamentals of food conservation and preparation; and the packaging, marketing, and sales of homemade products. The project will serve 255 beneficiaries.
