FEATURED PROJECTS
Food Sovereignty Through Traditional Agriculture for Indigenous Communities in Brazil
The Center for Indigenous Work (Centro de Trabalho Indigenista or CTI), a BGR partner since 2019, works closely with Indigenous people in Brazil to support land rights and the preservation and sustenance of traditional cultures.
Nutritional Aid for Malnourished Pregnant Women in Sri Lanka
Shraddha Charity Organization's “Assisting Malnourished Pregnant Mothers Across Sri Lanka” initiative, sponsored by BGR, provided much-needed food security for economically disadvantaged pregnant women.
What Do the Poorest Eat?
As a result of the war in Ukraine, climate shocks, economic instability, political conflict, and global pandemic, nations around the world are facing what the U.N. has called "a global hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions."
Cultivating Nutrient-Rich Fruits and Vegetables in the Andean Foothills of Peru
Wawasonqo, a BGR partner based in Peru, has been working since 2006 to break the cycle of poverty that affects rural children and families in the rural Andean foothills near the city of Cusco.
Expanding Educational Opportunities for Girls in Bangladesh
The Expanding Education for Marma Girls project, with BGR partner the Jamyang Foundation, provides the gift of education for girls from the remote village of Dhosri and surrounding villages in Bangladesh.
Food, Not Feed: Transforming the Global Food System
At the UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, COP26, the raising of livestock was identified as a driver of carbon emissions, turning carbon-sequestering forests and peatlands into grazing land for livestock, and turning arable land that grows food to be directly consumed by people into feed for beef and dairy cattle, pigs, and chickens.