First of all, let me start with the level of impact on the Santrokofi Community Level:
Even though the moringa project has not been in existence in the Santrokofi communities for a long, many of the community memebers are testifying about the positive changes it has brought into their lives
Employment:People in this community have no any alternative source of imcome apart from stable food farming like rice and cassava. This project has created stable employment for 3 men and 20 women famers w...
By Administrator on Oct 12, 2009 9:10 PM
Moringa has been dubbled the “Miracle Tree” due to its varied medicinal and nutritional benefits particularly for lactating mothers and children suffering from malnutrition. Although the plant has been well-known in Africa where it is more commonly used for hedges around house and cooked in soups, it was only in 2001 that a few farmers began appreciating the plant’s economic viability.
Moringa’s easy maintenance, due to its adaptability to varied soil conditions and ability to propagate from cuttings or seeds, further adds to the plant’s commercial pote...
By Administrator on Oct 12, 2009 9:08 PM
Moringa Project in Ghana 05? Project Aims and Objectives II
Subsistence farmers made up of 4 farming groups from 4 clans were selected to the start the project. These farmers were responsible for the clearing of the bush, land preparation and planting of the moringa seedlings. Few moringa seeds were provided by EHCO, a U.S based non-profit organization and the rest were purchased from a local NGO promoting moringa in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana to start the project. In March 2008, the 2.5 acres demonstrative farm was fully established at Santrokofi-Furme. Volunteers from...
By Administrator on Oct 12, 2009 9:07 PM
The following are the aims and the objective of the project:
Short Term: - To reduce malnutrition in the project communities especially among women and children within 2 years period.
Long Term:
I. To sustain moringa cultivation, processing and consumption as self-renewable food source in the project communities
II. To stabilize the cultivation of moringa as a cash crop to generate income leading to poverty reduction in the project communities
Project Objectives
a. To create the awareness of moringa, its uses and nutrition benefits
b. To r...
By Administrator on Oct 12, 2009 9:06 PM
Early January 2007, the organization acquired a 2.5 acre land at Santrokofi – Bume for the commencement of the project. The project was titled “Community Action on Moringa Cultivation towards Elimination of Malnutrition among Women and Children”
The project envisages to promote the cultivation, processing and consumption of Moringa in Santrokofi communities and Ghana as a whole. Many people in these communities are malnourished especially women and children due to high poverty levels, as a result the origination selected the community to start this project on pilot...
By Administrator on Sep 30, 2009 9:46 PM
At an Annual General Meeting in December 2007 of Shaper Live Foundation members and friends, plans were concluded to establish large scale plantations of “Moringa Wonder Plant” to cater for both the health and economic needs of members and friends.
Moringa is said to be one of the most powerful health-enhancing plants ever discovered. While many things found in Nature can have one...
By Administrator on Sep 30, 2009 9:38 PM
Shape Lives Foundation
Shape Lives Foundation is non- governmental and non- profit making organization established by the Shape Lives Company to provide services to the poor especially women and children in Ghana. The mission ...
