Ginger Project

Four farming groups have formed in Lunsar, Sierra Leone. Each ginger farming group has 25 farmers, for a total of 40 women and 60 men. This is the first collective farming project for the farmers.

Each farmer will devote two days per week to the project while continuing to farm his/her own land in this supplemental income project. We have equipped them with the technical, leadership and project management training and mentored group leaders in project management. We’ve identified buyers and helped in solidifying relationships with local markets by negotiating business terms. The farmers, who are currently earning less that $50 per year, will earn an additional $50 from the ginger project, doubling annual income. These farmers are learning new, environmentally friendly cultivation methods, collective farming, the business side of farming and establishing relationships with buyers.

The groups will begin by planting one acre of ginger in April to sell to local markets. A successful harvest will give each man and woman an opportunity to potentially double their annual household income.

Current Needs

Pray for our newly launched ginger project and the key leaders from the four groups who will be farming ginger to sell in local markets in Lunsar, Sierra Leone. Pray they will be empowered to lead their groups well in this new venture.

 

Most Recent Updates

January
30
2018

Ginger Project

Our team traveled to Lunsar, Sierra Leone to train the eight key leaders from each of the four ginger farming groups (who will be farming ginger to sell in local markets), and local Just Hope staff at our Leadership and Project Management Workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to empower the leaders and discuss characteristics of effective leadership and how to apply them in the participants’ management roles, focusing on quality, quantity, cost control and timelines. The project management session dealt with managing each phase of  the ginger project — land preparation, planting, caring, harvesting, packing and selling. Each ginger farming group has 25 farmers, for a total of 40 women and 60 men. This is the first collective farming project for the farmers. The groups will begin by planting 1 acre of ginger in April. A successful harvest will give each man and woman an opportunity to potentially double their annual household income!

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