Food + Agriculture
"More than 820 million people, or 1 in 9, do not have enough to eat. The majority of the world’s hungry people live in developing countries, where 12.9 percent of the population is undernourished."
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
JLH collaborates with local organizations across several countries, including Pakistan, India, and China, to offer food assistance to vulnerable populations. In Pakistan, our team distributes monthly food packages to widows and families facing hunger.
We also have opportunities for agricultural initiatives, including:
Facilitating the development of sustainable food systems in remote villages of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which includes establishing orchards, fish farming, and apiaries, as well as providing skills training.
Providing goats, cows, and pigs to families in Pakistan, the Congo, and other nations. This initiative not only creates employment opportunities but also helps alleviate poverty.
“I am a widow. My family had no food for the last several days, and my children were very hungry. Thank you to JLH, for providing us food so that we can survive.”
- widow in Pakistan, recipient of monthly food boxes
Current Projects
(Need more details? Have questions? Contact us.)
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Livestock Farming: Raising cows and goats can be a life-changing opportunity for families in Sindh, Pakistan. Owning just one cow or goat can make a significant difference, allowing families to meet their basic needs and build a more secure future.
Cost: $1083 per cow, $395 per goatFeeding Program: Our team is providing food for needy widows and families in the provinces of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. We are feeding approximately 500 villages/15,000 families each month.
Cost: $25/month per family -
Sustainable Agriculture: The project is to launch orchards and community fruit tree nurseries, agriculture (beans, peanut, cassava and pineapples), fish farming, and apiculture, creating jobs and indepedence especially for women and youth, in the region of Luila Village in Congo.
Cost: Contact us for more details. -
Dragon Fruit Farm & Chicken Farm: Two local leaders operate these businesses successfully, and are keen to train others in the villages to manage similar ventures, aiming to improve the local economy.
Costs: $7273 for poultry farm, $8547 for dragon fruit farm (both including 10 year land lease)Agriculture & Aquaculture: This project aims to assist a family in Bangladesh in establishing a sustainable family business to achieve self-sufficiency and educate their children. It involves creating a fish farming pond, and cultivating a rice farming field.
Cost: $4134 for rice farm, $3657 for fish farm (establishment and first year operations)
