Gardens for Health International
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Gardens for Health International (GHI), an American
501(c)(3) non-profit organization
, partners with the Rwandan Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS to enable HIV-positive individuals to improve their nutrition and health through low-cost, sustainable agricultural
practices. The organization supplies inputs such as seeds, tools and land advocacy for home and community gardens. The co-directors of the organization are 2009 recipients of the Echoing Green
Fellowship.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
, partners with the Rwandan Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS to enable HIV-positive individuals to improve their nutrition and health through low-cost, sustainable agricultural
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture is the practice of farming using principles of ecology, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment...
practices. The organization supplies inputs such as seeds, tools and land advocacy for home and community gardens. The co-directors of the organization are 2009 recipients of the Echoing Green
Echoing green
For the electronic band, see The Echoing Green , for the poem see The Echoing GreenEchoing Green is a twenty year-old global non-profit organization operating in the area of early-stage social sector investing...
Fellowship.
Awards
- 2009 Echoing Green Fellowship
- JPMorgan Good Venture Undergraduate Competition
- Clinton Global Initiative University Outstanding Commitment Award
- Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition