Crops Bring People Together:
Building Better Communities
There's nothing more frustrating than working hard only to see your efforts undone overnight. I recently took up growing passion fruits, and the excitement was palpable when I saw the first flowers bloom into beautiful, mature purple fruits. It’s thrilling to witness seeds come to life after being buried in the ground. Seeing my efforts bear fruit was incredibly fulfilling.
Using local means to
Using local resources to improve community livelihoods, I shared my passion with others. I encouraged my community to join me in this venture, which could help them turn their fortunes around, just as my friend Sebastian often suggested. After mobilizing them to prepare their gardens for planting, disaster struck – two of my prized plants showed signs of disease.
I took samples to the lab, and the diagnosis confirmed my worst fears: Passion Fruit Mosaic Virus. Though disheartened, I chose to persevere. I realized that if this had happened to the villagers I was working with, the impact would have been devastating.
This experience prompted me to take a bold step: establishing a model farm to provide disease-free planting materials to the community. My goal is to empower the underprivileged, foster community unity, and inspire hope. I invite you to support this project in any way you can – whether through volunteering, donating, or simply spreading the word.
Buyondo Michael
michealbti@gmail.com
Really interesting for initiating the life of real thoughts in practice ,as u told the inviting any body in this project , I am interesting to know of residing Uganda of which place and details for job,renumeration and other commitments ,as I am experienced 39 years in veterinary,animal Husbandry ,Cow farming,
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing interest my dear Brother,
ReplyDeletewell we are Non profit making helping the community find a meaning of life,we are still in our initial stage,and don't have the capacity to remunerate our volunteers,we take care of their stay and feeding,volunteers stay with members of the community of their choice,a volunteer is expected to learn how to live with people of divers cultures and back ground .come up with a simple scheme to pilot that will be supported by the community,during their time of stay, they are expected to share with the community their testimonies to inspire them find a real meaning of life.volunteers do not stay in one place because we have not secured a project house,but we strongly believe in having one in the near future we urge people to share their vacation,mission,holidays with us ,please fill free to ask any question,Micheal