Build a Village

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Build a Village
that will build a nation
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90 of Malawians are subsistence farmers80-90
of their diet is MaizeBecause of the lack of
nutritional value in a single food item the
nation suffers from continual malnutrition,
sickness and disease. The Build a Village
project aims to teach farmers how to grow a wider
range of nutritious food crops to support their
families and be able to trade.
The Situation
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The Build a Village Project has 2 goals
- Build an actual village in Malawi - Make this
village a living classroom
Model Rotate 200 farming families through an
intensive two year agricultural training
programme which they carry back to their own
villages - eventually feeding a nation.
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Students will receive tuition ina. Fish
Farmingb. Drip Irrigationc. Sustainable
Farmingd. Forest Conservation and Tree
Farminge. Animal Husbandryf. Soil
Conservationg. Water Conservationh. Nursery
Managementi. Modern Techniques in Fertiliser
Controlj. Modern Techniques in Use of Manure
for Fertiliser
Agricultural Training
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Already complete.The Nu Skin Force For Good
Foundation funded an earthen dam which has now
been expanded to create a lake, 1½ kilometers
long.
Phase I
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150 acres now under cultivation- 2,000 fruit
trees planted- 134,000 plants in a nursery-
Reforestation underway- Project approved and
supported by the Malawi government.
Phase I
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Duplex housing unitsStarting with 25,
eventually 100Facilities- Administration
building- Two-classroom block- Warehouse with
necessary supplies- Fences for animals - Four
fish ponds- Fertiliser, seed, fuel- Two tractors
Phase II
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1) Cash donations to Build a Village
(reference 97136515 )2) Buy VitaMeal Nu
Skin Europe will donate 1 for each 4-bag
purchase
How to participate
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"NTC may be 5 of what we do, but it is 95 of
who we are"