Planet Aid & Food for Progress:

Community Based Solutions to Hunger Abroad

Compassion in Action Roundtable March 13, 2008

Planet Aid, Inc. • Committed to helping disadvantaged citizens of the

earth improve their lives and the future for generations to come

• Support programs addressing health, education, food production and income generation in impoverished communities

•  Collection boxes throughout the United States – 8,000 from coast to coast

•  Raised $6 million for development in 2006

Clothes Collection

Humana People to People •  International Humana People to People Movement:

over 200 projects implemented in 38 countries by 29 members

•  Child welfare and schools for OVC; teacher training; farmer capacity building; HIV/AIDS prevention and care

Partnership with USDA

Program Objectives: •  Work to train teachers •  Organize farmers and build their capacity •  Help communities and individuals affected by

HIV/AIDS

Planet Aid implements two Food for Progress projects in Mozambique and Malawi.

Food for Progress - Mozambique •  60,000 m/ts of wheat monetized •  Farmers Clubs supporting 10,500 farmers

•  HIV/AIDS assistance to 450,000 people through the Total Control of Epidemic (TCE) program

Food for Progress - Mozambique •  900 teachers trained at teacher training colleges •  180 teachers receiving advanced degrees

permitting them to instruct other teachers

Food for Progress - Mozambique •  Constructing One World University to educate

teacher trainers •  5,000 people affected by HIV/AIDS receive free

soy meals through 50 soy canteens

Food for Progress - Malawi •  30,000 m/ts of wheat monetized •  230 Farmers Clubs supporting 11,500 farmers

•  HIV/AIDS assistance to 400,000 people through the Total Control of Epidemic (TCE) program

Food for Progress - Malawi •  330 teachers trained at teacher training colleges •  American Soybean Association conducts

nutrition training for 200 TCE field officers and 150 teacher trainees

Combating Hunger and Malnutrition •  Food security = farmer having enough food for

the family year round (3 nutritious meals a day)

•  Farmers Clubs: Malawi

Combating Hunger and Malnutrition •  Each area covers 3,000 farmers organized in

60 clubs of 50 members

•  6 Extension workers and 1 Project Leader

•  1 Extension worker responsible for 10 Clubs

Combating Hunger and Malnutrition •  Training in: crop diversification, land

preparation, crop management, early planning, food preservation, storage, pest control, and disease

•  Develop capacity of farmers by using low-cost irrigation rope pumps

•  Develop capacity to increase produce through introduction of high yield crop varieties

•  Livestock pass-on grants provided

Combating Hunger and Malnutrition •  TCE soy canteens – Mozambique •  50 soy canteens operated by TCE

‘Passionates’ (volunteers)

Combating Hunger and Malnutrition •  Soy meals are sold to general population at an

affordable price •  Free meals provided to orphans, those living

with HIV/AIDS and pregnant women

Soy Canteens – Results to Date •  200 follow-up surveys completed at 6 months;

found soy foods well-accepted •  67% of adults improved BMI, 81% of all

improved strength •  94% of children improved in malnutrition

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