Poverty & Food Insecurity
2030
UN SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Modest donations from individuals around the globe are creating sustainable livelihoods and increasing household income in these vulnerable communities. Since 2007, over 12,000 Malagasies have reaped the benefits of fair wage employment through Employ-to-Plant projects. augment families’ ability to reduce hunger, secure healthcare, and gain greater access to clean water . In total, the Employ-to-Plant land restoration movement currently provides 56,692 people globally with access to high-quality food. Similarly, enhanced food and income security Recent employee surveys show that the increases in household income directly provides over 40,000 families with access to healthcare and education around the globe.
UN SDG 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
As part of Employ-to-Plant programs, fresh water wells are drilled within project communities, and these help maintain and expand the land restoration projects, as well as seedling nurseries. Concurrently, the wells provide inhabitants easy access to clean water for their daily needs. This provision is vital, as Madagascar ranks third- from-last in the world in terms of access to safe water. While 82% of urban residents have access to clean water, only 34% of rural residents do. It also ranks fourth-from-last in access to sanitation. Among the 83% of inhabitants who live in rural areas, only 6% have access to safely managed sanitation facilities.
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