December 12th:  

Independence DAY 



On December 12th, Kenya will celebrate 48 years of Independence from colonial rule. Yet while the Lake Victoria Nile Perch fishing industry exports millions of tons of perch fillet abroad, these remote communities experience some of the highest levels of malnutrition in East Africa. Help us Get to Zero malnutrition. Help usGet to $5,000.


GET THE FACTS:
 
  • Fish contribute up to 90% of dietary protein for these communities.
  • Fish stock has plummeted in recent years due to overfishing. The invasive, cannibalistic Nile Perch has compromised the lake's natural ecosystem, destroying over 200 native species of fish.
  • With the Nile Perch boom of the 1980s came thousands of migrant fishermen, and an explosion of HIV/AIDS.
  • Women are often left home, solely responsible for feeding family, and become vulnerable to risky "Fish-for-sex" practices.
  • On Mfangano, 75% of households and 100% of HIV/AIDS patients are food insecure.  

AQUAPONICS PILOT PROGRAM:

Connnecting fish, plant, and chicken farming to maximize efficiency, steady income, and keep fishermen at home with their families.

Aquaponics means:

- Food security
- Families stay together
- Reliable income
- A healthier Lake Victoria



2012 GOAL: Build Ekialo Kiona Aquaponics pilot to support 4-5 farming families.

$500 Supplies enough local cement for 1 large Aquaponic tank
$250 Provides training materials for 5 Aquaponics farm families
$100 Buys 200 tilapia fingerlings to kick start fish tanks
$50         50 chickens to fertilize multiple Aquaponic farms

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