John,

It’s no secret — the past two years have fueled a global hunger and food crisis of a scale not seen in years, and Ecuador was one of the hardest-hit countries.

When the pandemic shuttered markets and forced residents indoors, Heifer Ecuador devised a way to avoid a growing hunger emergency. In partnership with local, mostly women farmers, they created a Food Basket delivery system and the country’s first online marketplace.

Heifer Ecuador’s innovative Food Basket system has successfully kept hardworking farmers earning a steady income and feeding urban families for two years.

Read more about your impact on farmers in need — like Josselin Vega, who sustainably produces fruits, vegetables and grains in Ecuador’s Cotopaxi province. Your support of our Food Basket program means she can sell fresh produce and earn an income when markets close.

John — you’ve helped expand our Food Basket program to several countries around the world. Because of you, more mothers and fathers can put food on the table, and farmers can play a key role in sustaining their communities.

Whether it’s jars of golden honey from beekeepers in the mangroves or pineapples and tomatoes harvested from the fields of Azuay province, Food Baskets are filled with sustainably grown goods by Heifer farmers.

The best part — Food Baskets are bridging the gap between a country’s urban and rural populations — further establishing the importance of farmers.

While the food crisis is not yet over, you’re keeping its most vulnerable families and farmers fed and earning a steady income with Food Baskets.

Thank you so much,

Kimberly Perrow
Heifer International

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