Frieda lives alone with her son. After becoming a young widow, she joined her local cooperative to assist other vulnerable women.  She enjoys helping other members in the cooperative to set up home gardens and now, thanks to Susan and a generous match from Neil Patel, Frieda will have her own thriving home garden. Here, Frieda plants the seeds of her new garden.

Hawa lives with nine others in her house in Kigali. She says her relatively high CD4 count and consequential good health is a result of a good nutrition, and it motivates her. Thanks to Susan and a generous match from Neil Patel, Hawa will be planting more vegetables for herself and her big family! Thank you, Susan.

Charlotte became a member of her cooperative three years ago after she found out she was HIV positive. She and her husband are the parents of four children. In her tiny garden in Kigali, she grows vegetables which she feeds to her family and sells. Thanks to Adrian and a generous match from Neil Patel, Charlotte will be planting carrots, and more!

Pelagie is HIV positive and has been on antiretroviral treatment for a few years. She always feels in better health with her medication when she eats vegetables, her favorite of which are amaranth, cassava leaves, and carrots. She will now plant all of these and more in her garden, thanks to the support of Zoe.

Antoinette has been on anti-retroviral treatment for one year, and is learning the importance of nutrition in taking her medication. Antoinette likes beets and eggplant, which, thanks to Alison, she will now be growing. Thank you, Alison!

Charles supports a large family of 12 and he says that a home garden will certainly help his family collectively improve their nutrition. He has been a member of his cooperative for two years, after discovering that he was HIV-positive. His favorite vegetable is cucumber and his favorite fruit is papaya, both of which he will now be planting in his home garden thanks to the support of Rebecca!

Jeannette is HIV positive and has been on anti-retroviral treatment for four years. She has four children at home and they say their favorite vegetables are carrots and amaranth, known locally as “dodo.” She said that hunger is a daily reality for her and her children, but that growing nutritious food for her family at home, will lessen this load. She is grateful for the seeds and seedlings, with many thanks to Rebecca!

Adela lives with her three children, her mother and her sister. She values the nutrition training that she received from Gardens for Health, and now she is grateful for the opportunity to grow many of the nutritious foods she learned about, with the generous donation from David. She has been on anti-retroviral treatment for almost five years, and now understands the importance of good nutrition for her treatment.

Ildebrand has one son, and he is concerned about how he can ensure that both he and his son grow healthy and strong. Thanks to David, Ildebrand will now be planting vegetables and fruits for his small family.

Angelique lives with her husband and ten children. Both she and her husband are HIV-positive and are taking anti-retroviral treatment. She has never planted vegetables at her house, and is eager to plant beets, her favorite vegetable. Now thanks to David, she will be planting them this season!