The Importance of Hydroponics Farms for Food Production in Wakadogo School
Uganda is a country with a long history of food insecurity. In recent years, the problem has only worsened, due to a combination of factors, including climate change, conflict, and economic instability. As a result, many children in Uganda do not have access to enough nutritious food. Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without […]
EJNAR MIKKELSENILA ALUARPIA DISCOVERY TRIP
Frontline Foundation has contributed to a discovery trip for students enrolled in Ejnar Mikkelsenila Aluarpia elementary school, in Ittoqqortoormiit, East Greenland (approximate population of 300 inhabitants). Perched at the entrance to Scoresbysund Fjord (the largest fjord system worldwide), Ittoqqortoormiit is one of the most remote settlements in the world. Local residents still depend on sea […]
Territorial mediation in Yorenka Tasorentsi
Frontline supported the Yorenka Tasorentsi project to consolidate its own territory within a private area. Together with Fronteiras, Yorenka worked along with local communities on this initiative through territorial identification, georeferencing, land allocation for registration, and satisfaction of legal standards for preservation and sustainability purposes. Activities carried out by this initiative comprised managing the construction […]
BIOECONOMY IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON
Frontline Foundation supports efforts made by Instituto Fronteiras to develop biodiversity-based value chain products capable of connecting local rural communities from Extractive Reserves in protected areas to local entrepreneurs interested in investing in new local products. Flower Women’s Association is one of the local organizations in the process to develop a business model to produce […]
Wakadogo School won the inaugural World’s Best School Prize for Overcoming Adversity
There is overwhelming evidence that school feeding can help increasing students’ class attendance, reducing dropout rates and improving learning outcomes, mainly among the poorest children. We strongly believe that school feeding is one of the key reasons for Wakadogo’s success. Before the COVID-19 pandemic onset, several developing countries were in the process to expand school-meal […]