Joshua’s Visit to Burkina Faso
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Joshua’s Visit to Burkina Faso

In January, Joshua Haruna (AMH Founder and CEO) made a visit to Burkina Faso to see what they are doing there with moringa. He came back with glowing reports. In this article we have asked Joshua about the visit. The Visit – Day by Day Monday 27 January Travel and Arrival It was about 14 hour land travel from Sunyani, Ghana to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. I left Sunyani on Sunday around 9:00 am and arrived at Hamile a town in Jirapa/Lambussie district around 4:00 pm in the upper west region of Ghana. Hamile is a border crossing town which is still part of Ghana. I had to spend the night because there wasn’t a bus to Ouagadougou in…

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One Moringa Success Story from Adanawa, Cameroon

I am MOHAMADOU HAFIZOU. I am a Cameroonian. I live in the region of Adamawa, Mbere Division. I have been interested in moringa since 5 years ago. I discovered this miraculous plant through the videos on YouTube. Given all the benefits of this plant in terms of health and even economic, I decided to start cultivating this plant. By the grace of God we are having some success. Overcoming Difficulties At the moment we have formed a group of people with whom we work. We have overcome many difficulties including the problem of funding, cooperation and also lack of confidence by some people. The first difficulty was to convince my father to trust me with funding. For the moment we have…

Moringa and Films in Cameroon
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Moringa and Films in Cameroon

October saw a first for Africa Moringa Hub in Cameroon. We had the opportunity to partner with the first ever Pan African Film Festival in Cameroon, held in Garoua. Moringa gained the spotlight and raised much enthusiasm among the people. Our representatives were Joshua Haruna (AMH CEO and Founder) and Guil (AMH Cameroon Director).  AMH Blog has interviewed Joshua about the visit. AB: Hello Joshua, I hear that you have just returned from a film festival in Cameroon, and that AMH NGO was involved?  Can you tell us a little about the film festival and how AMH got involved? JH: Yes I was present at the film festival to represent AMH NGO. It was a dream come true for me as I…

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Empowering Rural Women with Moringa

Video by Mariana Price It is always inspiring to talk to Amazing woman of this Earth. To be a woman is such a privilege. We bear our children and are the mothers and we become the wise old ladies. To motivate and encourage you to look forward to a better and healthier life, I can only think of one word: MORINGA! because MORINGA will help you to make that huge difference. We all have our daily struggles with finances health and putting food on the table. MORINGA can assist you through all of it. Be in a hurry to learn about this amazing plant. It is a fast growing miracle tree. It grows well in warm weather and it will feed you…

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Marethabile’s Moringa Journey 

(by Marethabile Leqheka, South Africa) My name is Marethabile Leqheka, raised by the most beautifully soul-gifted man and woman.  I descend from the peaceful village of Pitseng. I would spend my young days with playing freely with my 5 brothers and sisters, without a care in the world. My powerful and determined parents taught us the strict rules of survival, love and happiness at a tender age.  We would draw water from the springs, wash our tons of laundry at the river to turn and soak in the same river cooling off our young carefree bodies and day-by-day scars.  Organic plants have always been a part of me, as there was not much to depend on those days. We would cultivate…

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Opportunities for Moringa in Malawi

  (Presented by Owen Kandulu – June 2018) I am Owen Kandulu from Malawi, and I am the Managing Director for Sustainable Living Solutions Limited. This is a company with its core business of creating entrepreneurs with and without use of natural resources. I make this presentation on behalf of this organisation and on behalf of fellow Malawians. The presentation centres on the opportunities and challenges of moringa as a business and possible solutions. Opportunities Malawi is a country with around 18 million people and ranked among the poorest countries in the world.  It is ironic that so many people face hunger, poverty and malnutrition, while moringa is flourishing and could eradicate these challenges.  Moringa grows wildly in many parts of…

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Moringa in Green Burundi

(Presented by Vincens Burow Lydia – Feb 2018) My name is VINCENS Burow Lydia. I am a Burundian, Manager of MOTHER NATURE PRODUCTS.    (In these photos I am with AMH’s President, Professor Robert Tchitnga, who visited Burundi in January.) Traditionally in the Kings’ era, Burundians ate vitamin-rich sorghum pulp (crushed with its bark), but because of the low yield of this food, Burundians subsequently kept their food habits, making use of maize and cassava pills which have a higher yield per hectare (ha), but, low nutritional values (white flours). Mr Albert Mbonerane (former Minister of Environment and territory Planning) is behind the official and massive introduction of the Moringa Oleifera Tree in Burundi. It is mainly through its association called…

Short stories on a Moringa in Cameroon
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Short stories on a Moringa in Cameroon

(Presented by Eng. Guillaume NDE TENE) (Cameroon is a Central African country on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of Congo. French and English are the official languages. Population is approx. 23.5 million and area approx. 475,000 sq km.) I am delighted and feel honored to share the following short life stories on Moringa in Cameroon. I first came to hear about this God given species thru a friend, but when I saw it and tasted it, I was sure that I had already experienced it when I was young.  I remembered its leaves with their light acidic taste and small size. I then started searching the Internet to confirm what…

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Nigeria, a Hub for Moringa

(Presented by Deji and Ife Adeleke – May 2018) Nigeria, a country of 180 Million with majority of the population being farmers, has been farming moringa for years. It is widely grown in the northern part of Nigeria and known as Zogale. The History of Moringa in Nigeria In the 1970s and 80s Moringa was a popular vegetable among the lower class, eaten with staple food. It was also given to those with various illness in the rural areas. In the last 15 years, a lot of young farmers has gone into planting moringa and adding value to it. An average home in the Northern part of Nigeria has a Moringa tree. Nigeria hosted a Moringa conference in 2007, which also…

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Introduction Prof Robert Tchitnga (President)

Moringa, known as the miracle tree, is a small, deciduous tree with sparse green foliage which can grow up to about 8m high. It grows naturally in most regions of Africa and is called by many names. (These include Ben-oil tree, Benzolive tree, Cabbage tree, Clarifier tree, Drumstick tree, Ewe-igbale, Horse-radish tree, Neverdie, Zogallagandi, Mlonge, Mronge, Mrongo, Mzunze, Nebedayo, Okwe oyibo, Rawag.) Plus around 13 different Moringa species have been identified. The most common varieties are Oleifera and Stenopetala. Many who have not experienced at least one of Moringa’s virtues may be surprised that it has earned the name of “miracle tree”.  As defined by the Oxford Dictionary, a miracle is an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific…

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