Give your 5 a day
DO YOU GET YOUR 5 A DAY?
- Every 28 minutes a woman dies in Afghanistan during childbirth.
- 54% of Afghan children are born stunted.
- Maternal mortality in Badakhshan is the highest in the world.
Severe malnutrition and poor diets contribute to these shocking statistics.
Afghanaid works in rural and isolated provinces in Afghanistan, such as Badakhshan, to improve maternal and infant health by increasing nutrition levels through our kitchen gardens project as well as health education.
For over a decade we have been working with small hold farmers and women, supporting them in the creation of:
- 13 demonstration plots
- 600 kitchen gardens
- 20 nurseries
- And 500 private orchards.
Afghanaid helps rural families to improve their food security and diet diversity through implementation of kitchen gardens. We train women’s groups in 40 communities in horticulture cultivation techniques; storage, conservation and processing techniques appropriate for each type of vegetable cultivated; and on nutritional principals and food preparation appropriate for each type of vegetable.
The skills the women will learn through Afghanaid’s Kitchen Garden Project is especially important in helping to combat the severe food insecurity that frequently occurs during Afghanistan's harsh winters and summers .
People in the UK are increasingly aware of the need to eat five portions of fruits and vegetables a day - essential for good nutrition and a healthy life. By giving just £5 a month you can ensure rural Afghans get their 5 A DAY!
£1 provides a single vaccination for livestock
£2 a month could buy a bee colony
£3 a month would buy a hand operated sewing machine to provide tailoring training
£4 a month could provide a family with water form an irrigation canal
£5 a month could provide all the seeds and tools necessary to create a kitchen garden!
Can you contribute £5 a month and provide rural Afghan families with better access to vegetables and fruits and improve their nutrition allowing them to get 5 A DAY? Click here to download Standing Order Form