Sponsor a solar food dryer for sustainable farming

Solar dried products

Amount: $430 or TSH 700,000

• Why?

In many villages in the Pare mountains, there is an abundance of fruits available. However, the lack of market access and proper storing facilities as well as the fast decay of these fruits causes low prices during harvest of fruits (as they ripen at the same time). This fact discourages the harvest of fruits and the plantation of fruit trees. Thus, fruits are not properly used as an additional income generation although local community initiatives are aware that fruits could have a much bigger economic potential.

Now, we want to preserve food by slowing down or stopping the natural processes of decay and adding value to fruits by drying them with a solar drier. Many local fruits (like passion fruit, mango, orange, banana and pineapples), vegetables (like tomatoes, onion, carrots, pumpkin, potato, ginger and mushroom) and greens (spinach and salad) can be dried and be sold when these products cannot be found on the market, thus making a good price and providing such food throughout the year.

• What will you sponsor?

        - With your financial support a woman community initiative group will be provided with one solar drier
        - This will allow them to have an income-generating opportunity as they can process, pack and sell fruits, vegetable and greens

• What can you expect?

       - You will receive pictures from the hand-over of the solar drier to the local woman community group
       - You will receive the scanned “thank you” letter of this community including an English translation provided by KIHO
       - You will receive updates every three months about how the project is going, including picture

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