Sustainable food production empowering young people
The Shining Jewels Children’s Village in the Philippines has a commitment to providing quality education to poor & vulnerable children. The school is located on a 16 ha rural property that has the potential to become self-sustaining by growing all the food required by the community as well as developing food-based enterprises & agri-tourism to generate income. The community is looking for supporters to help them to become sustainable.
Key Areas of Investment
- Fence the farm to keep out stray animals
- Install a hydraulic ram pump in the river to provide water for farming
- Build a tank for the irrigation water
- Create fish ponds
- Install drip irrigation
- Build a traditional house for visitors
- Install solar lighting
- Purchase a wide variety of fruit trees
- Build a grain storage facility
- Purchase a hand-tractor & implements