Partnerships For Change®(PFC) – new projects in the Bay Area and in India have a mission to address hunger and malnutrition for those living at the bottom of the pyramid.
Our goals are to sustainably reduce chronic hunger, raise the incomes of the rural poor, and reduce the number of children and women suffering from malnutrition.
We are pursuing an innovative and comprehensive approach to food security based on community-led planning and collaboration with our local partners, which will include civil society organizations, the private sector, and most importantly, small scale farmers and related agriculture producers and international institutions.
Two main objectives of our program are:
- Grow and consistently supply fresh organic produce to the local food banks and,
- Make the program self-sustainable
By locally growing healthy organic food we can radically improve health, prevent malnutrition and sickness, and provide a pathway out of poverty.
(Sourced from U.S. Office of Global Food Security – The Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative).
Source – https://ce3.berkeley.edu/foodsecurity/
We believe that promoting organic, healthy and environmentally friendly farming practices will go a long way to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
- Address hunger and malnutrition (SDG 2)
- Help prevent and cure widespread diseases related to poor quality food and farming practices (SDG 3 & 13)
- Benefit local farmers economically (SDG 1) and
- Promote overall community health and well-being (SDG 3 & 17)
Bay Area Program Micro Summary
With a procurement of ~190 Acres of farming land in Marin County of California, we plan to cultivate this farm for organic farming, food processing and research. Following the mission of our project, our aim is to distribute this fresh organic produce and processed food supplements to our program partners in the Bay Area – non-profit /social organizations with a mission of fighting hunger and malnourishment.
Our unique focus on Organic, Overall Wellness and Disease Prevention will help us and our partners make a bigger, broader impact.India Program Micro SummaryEstablish an organic produce program on the donated land in Bangalore, Karnataka and Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Double purpose kitchens will be created to feed thousands of school children and people in need in local communities. The same kitchens will also be used to produce and sell healthy organic produce, supplemental bars and other value added products to eventually make the social enterprise financially sustainable.
India Program Micro Summary
Establish an organic produce program on the donated land in Bangalore, Karnataka and Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Double purpose kitchens will be created to feed thousands of school children and people in need in local communities. The same kitchens will also be used to produce and sell healthy organic produce, supplemental bars and other value added products to eventually make the social enterprise financially sustainable.
Arch, Scope, and Concentric rings of impact for the Bay Area and India Program
Progress
Both our projects both in Bay Area & India have gained tremendous momentum and we continue to make progress. With the acquisition of ~190 acre of land in Marin County, CA and ~70 acres in Nellore as well as Bangalore in India, PFC is actively engaged with potential donors to successfully advance our new projects.
We sincerely request you to support our projects as one of the initial partner towards serving the needy in your own community in Bay Area as well as the underprivileged in India.
For more information or to get involved please contact: farming4compassion@partnershipsforchange.org