About the Project
The project provided Indigenous women and girls in with the tools, seeds, and hands-on instruction required for successful regenerative food cultivation and preservation.
Location
Ngusi Village, Tombel Town, Southwest Region of Cameroon
Quick Project Stats
| Funding Date | June – December 2024 |
| Luena Investment | $1,000 |
| CBO Partner | Joint Actions for Sustainable Development (JASD) |
| Village | Ngusi, Tombel Town |
| Country | Cameroon |
| # of Children Impacted | 50 |
| Community Contribution | cultivable farmland and gravel |
Ecosystem Health is Critical to Family Wellbeing
For rural communities in Cameroon that rely heavily on agriculture, the rampant disconnection and destabilization of economics, environmental activities, and landscape governance undermine food security and wellbeing. Families in the Ngusi community, particularly women and children, need access to nutritional food that is part of a resilient ecosystem to sustain wellbeing for people and the land over the long term.
Agricultural Tools and Training Improve Food Security
The donation from Luena Foundation was used to provide agricultural equipment and seedlings like maize, beans, machetes, hoes, diggers, spades, and a wheelbarrow for the production of local food crops for children. The donations also purchased training materials to teach regenerative techniques on crop cultivation. The fund further supported the cultivation of cereal and vegetable crops, like maize, beans, and native vegetables, to increase food production for 50 children.
Meet our Partner Community-Based Organization
JASD is a nonprofit promoting environmental, economic, and cultural sustainability in the indigenous community of the Bakossi rainforest. Envision thriving communities where the Bakossi people live harmoniously with nature, fostering sustainability and resilience across the Congo basin, the African continent, and the planet. The impacts we are creating are preserving endangered ecosystems, promoting regenerative agriculture, cultivating resilience and community, and empowering indigenous people, especially women, youths, and children, and protecting indigenous culture.
