必修四Unit 2 Working the land教案(集體備課)
members of the coalition include farm , a u.s. non-profit organization which has promoted sustainable, humane farming practices since 1976, and two italian groups, societa vegetariana (milan) and progetto vivere vegan (florence).
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hunger: vegetarian solutions now - vegfam
by freva dinsha
vegfam is a charitable organization with the mission to feed the hungry without exploitin animals.
it was founded in 1963 in england by chris and janet aldous. later ruth and friedenstern howard became trustees.. frieden and others continue its work today out of the office in devon, england. (vegfam, the sanctuary, nr lydford, okehampton, devon ex20 4al, england) for over 30 years, vegfam has been working with and influencing major charities around the world, by co-financing projects that do not exploit animals. vegfam works through indigenous on-the-spot representatives, and works with existing charities to support immediate and long-term food and water-aid projects. in working with existing charities, vegfam educates these groups about the need for relief efforts that do not feed the hungry at the expense of animals and the environment.
short-term aid for famine victims includes purchasing grains, legumes, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, and providing water supplies. long-term aid includes providing seeds for planting, irrigation projects, digging water wells, providing fruit and nut trees, providing vegetable plots and/or training people to grow vegetables, and leaf concentrate projects. some of the countries aided by vegfam are india, bangladesh, vietnam, sudan, ethiopia, nigeria/biafra, somalia, syria, lebanon, zimbabwe, and many more.
in 1994 help was sent to angola, rwanda, and bosnia. donations made in 1995 were, in £ sterling; (£1 = about $1.60), and the amounts are small compared to need, to:
malawi (monkey bay) £1,000 to finance running a fruit tree nursery . the project is done in conjunction with concern universal and the wildlife society of malawi.
india (madurai) £1,265 for two wells in karumbalai for poor villagers who would otherwise have to walk afar. £1,935 to feed orphans in the orphanage at chathirpatti. (the orphans are taken in from various disasters in india: flood, earthquake, plague, etc.) both of these efforts are in support of the work of pastor jesudoss.
india (jaipur) £500 for the leaf concentrate child feeding programs run by find your feet,
india (himalayas kumaon) £500 for a medicinal and culinary herb nursery which will help subsistence farmers earn a living and overcome a food shortage, and preserve the wild-growing herbs that are being excessively harvested.