Réseau des femmes maraîchères
You can contact Winnie Nosal direct if your French is good nosalw@wanadoo.fr
or Val Johnstone mail@bromlea.com if you would like to sponsor a lady.
or Val Johnstone mail@bromlea.com if you would like to sponsor a lady.
Les cultures mises en
œuvre dans ce potager réuniront, outre les oignons, légumes traditionnels
Dogon, les légumes potagers les plus courants. Ceci est déjà pour le Mali
quelque choses d’innovant, puisqu’il s’agit de sortir de la monoculture
traditionnel du mil.
La production de ce
jardin participera à l’alimentation des femmes collaborant à ce projet,
cependant que le surplus de récolte sera commercialisé par elles sur les
marchés régionaux.
Les autorités
maliennes apportent leur contribution à cette initiative en mettant un terrain
à la disposition de cette entreprise.
De son côté Madame
Winnie NOSAL, Présidente de l’Association Via Sahel Enfants d’Afrique, qui
œuvre au Mali depuis plus de trente ans avec des résultats remarquables, à
l’ambition de réunir autour de ce projet, 120 femmes-marraines qui
patronneraient chacune une de ces 120 femmes maliennes, pour permettre
notamment l’acquisition du matériel nécessaire, des engrais et des semences et
achever le financement du creusement, en cours actuellement, d’un puits.
Dans ce but, il sera
demandé aux marraines, en dehors de leur mobilisation, une contribution de 20
euros, l’Association Via Sahel Enfants d’Afrique, recherchera de son côté, les
sommes complémentaires pour parachever le financement de l’ensemble de ce
projet.
Domaine de Sautou le 15 novembre 2013
Winnie NOSAL
Rough Translation below
Mme Awa Guindo from Sangha in Mali set up an association in 2010 to create a network of 120 women who want to grow their own produce for themselves and their families on a plot of about 2 hectares (about 4 acres).The crops in this garden include beside onions and traditional local Dogon vegetable the latest varieties of vegetables. This idea is a departure for Mali from the traditional monoculture of millet.
Their produce will supplement their own consumption and they will sell any surplus in local markets. Malian authorities have supported the initiative by putting the land at their disposal.
For her part Mme Winnie Nosal, President of Via Sahel Enfants D'Afrique who have worked in Mali for over 30 years with remarkable results, has the ambition to bring together in this project a group of 120 "marraines" (literally "godmothers") who would each adopt one of the Malian women to facilitate the purchase of materials, fertiliser, seeds and to complete the financing of the well, the sinking of which is under way.
To this end each marraine, as well as her personal involvement will be asked to pay 20 euros and Via Sahel for its part will seek funds to bring this project to fruition.
Mme Awa Guindo from Sangha in Mali set up an association in 2010 to create a network of 120 women who want to grow their own produce for themselves and their families on a plot of about 2 hectares (about 4 acres).The crops in this garden include beside onions and traditional local Dogon vegetable the latest varieties of vegetables. This idea is a departure for Mali from the traditional monoculture of millet.
Their produce will supplement their own consumption and they will sell any surplus in local markets. Malian authorities have supported the initiative by putting the land at their disposal.
For her part Mme Winnie Nosal, President of Via Sahel Enfants D'Afrique who have worked in Mali for over 30 years with remarkable results, has the ambition to bring together in this project a group of 120 "marraines" (literally "godmothers") who would each adopt one of the Malian women to facilitate the purchase of materials, fertiliser, seeds and to complete the financing of the well, the sinking of which is under way.
To this end each marraine, as well as her personal involvement will be asked to pay 20 euros and Via Sahel for its part will seek funds to bring this project to fruition.
Val says Wow! I really want to help ladies who will work to create food for themselves and hopefully grow enough to sell. Put me down as a ''femme marraine'' I wonder if they got a ''job lot'' of that orange material some are wearing?
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