Food Security & Nutrition

“My family has good food on the table every day.”

When families have reliable sources of nutritious food, the benefits last well beyond the first harvest. Delika was one of the first people in the Karawa area of the Democratic Republic of Congo to start growing Tilapia fish in ponds. Delika’s first harvest yielded 140 kilograms of nutrition-packed Tilapia. Today, decades later, he has 14 ponds producing more than 2,000 kilograms of fish every year.

Delika has become a fish expert. People look to him for advice and support. Recently he supplied Tilapia fingerlings to 75 fish farmers in Karawa. Today, his son tends the ponds, continuing the tradition of self-sufficiency created by Delika. The fish ponds create more than meals for his family; they create a reliable source of income as well and food for the surrounding communities as farmers like Delika sell their fish at local markets.

Nutrition ensures every meal supports the health of families

Cassava - referred to often as “poverty food” - prevents starvation in many villages, but it does not nourish and cannot support important growth. Activating backyards, school grounds and community fields, families put land to work, raising protein-rich animals and nutritious produce that fosters food security and abundant nutrition.