Food security
Food security is the overriding theme of MCC projects in the north. The second area that we visited included many different aspects of food security. Here we also visited some cows and goats. But we also stopped by a peace meeting which is held every three months. Here a group of 30 or more women and men meet to discuss what they are doing and what activities they might hold. Each person there had received some MCC training. It might have been training in HIV education, family relationships, community relationships, etc. This is a community (like most others) composed of Muslims, Hindus, Christians, minorities (aboriginals) who work together.
Additionally, we visited a number of composting projects. Cow dung is the basis for the composting. We saw a woman who has started composting and sifts the final result by hand. She uses it for her garden and sells some. Some composting is done with the introduction of special worms. We also visited a more commercial project where the sifting was done on a larger scale through an apparatus designed by an MCC staff member.
Fruit trees have also been given to some families who have very little land. Some farmers with no land for farming have been given training as mobile mechanics, or driving lessons or sewing classes, etc.
We paid a short visit to a convent which boards primary school girls who attend a nearby school. We passed by a local “peace playground” established by MCC. There are virtually no playgrounds for children. While there were no children there when we passed, we were told that it is very popular with local families on the weekends and holidays.
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- peace meeting
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- sifting compost
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- owner sold one goat & is attending university
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- commercial compost centre
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- composting bins
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- sifting compost
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- school girls
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- school girls
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- peace playground