On October 15, 2009, the Himalayan Institute’s humanitarian blog will participate in Blog Action Day. Blog Action Day is an international event where thousands of blog writers from around the world spend the day writing about a single issue — this year the focus is climate change. Please join us on October 15th to share [...]
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Posted in Himalayan Institute, Humanitarian Projects, tagged Blog Action Day 2009, Climate Change on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Crop Diversification to Improve Diet and Nutrition
Posted in Energy Farming, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects, Total Health Center, tagged Crop Diversification, Sustainable Farming on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The HIC held an interdisciplinary seminar on Saturday entitled Crop Diversification to Improve Diet and Nutrition. The event called together staff from the agricultural School of Energy Farming and the wellness-oriented Total Health Center.
Anita Mongshi of Total Health explained how the common local diet, made up overwhelmingly of corn, is responsible for many of [...]
First Farming Seminar in Kishong
Posted in Energy Farming, Humanitarian Projects, tagged Composting, Sustainable Farming on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While the rest of the HIC team was in Kumbo running the public open house, School of Energy Farming consultant Luke Demuth was inaugurating the HI campus in Kishong village with its first educational seminar.
Over sixty local farmers attended to learn about the power of composting to improve soil fertility. They were encouraged to [...]
Fighting Poverty with Empowerment
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Energy Farming, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects, Kumbo Public Library, Rotary, Sacred Link Jewelry, tagged Blog Action Day 2008 on October 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Problem: Poverty
Poverty—A lack of the knowledge and resources that provide dignity and opportunity.
Most of the people in the world struggle for the basic necessities of life. Billions of people live without opportunities for education, health care, and sustainable livelihood. Poverty leaves its victims economically and socially isolated, and destroys their belief in themselves.
Here, living [...]
Advanced Composting Seminar
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Energy Farming, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects, tagged Composting, Sustainable Farming on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday the HIC’s Energy Farming team held a public seminar titled “Advanced Composting.” The event highlighted the kind of sustainable agricultural techniques that the School of Energy Farming will soon be bringing to hundreds of rural farmers.
Energy Farming consultant Luke Demuth discussed the nutritional and economical benefits of composting. “Observing the local crops – [...]
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