Luis lives in the village of Manzanillo del Mar in Colombia and is a participant in the Productive Patios Project at Granitos de Paz. He is in seventh grade, and he helps his mother with the farm work. His family grows eggplant, cabbage, bean and basil.

His father works as a day laborer to support the family, and his mother supports the family at home by tending the garden. Luis has a younger sister who is in a nursery.

Thank you very much for your donation!

José lives in the village of Tierra Baja in Colombia and is a participant in Granitas de Paz’s Productive Patios program.  He is enrolled in tenth grade, where he studies urban agriculture and eagerly fills his free time with growing spinach, green beans, eggplant, fresh chili and basil.

Jose’s mother stays at home and takes care of the family, handles domestic activities and is an independent vendor.  His sister, who is 12 years old, attends high school and Jose’s uncle also lives with them and is currently unemployed.  His family has unfortunately not been able to support Jose’s desire to farm because of the family’s small income.

Thanks to your donation, Jose is able to receive a garden kit that allows him to continue gardening and learn more.  Thank you so much for your kindness!

Marleis Otero lives in a lowland village in Colombia and is a participant of the Patios Productive Project. While taking care of housework, she manges to grow eggplant, beans, and sweet pepper. She lives with her ​​husband, who works in masonry. She also cares for her two children, her​​ son who is a kindergarten student and her daughter who is also in elementary school.

Thank you very much David for your donation!

Gladis lives in a lowland village and is a participant of the Patios Productive Project run by Granitos de Paz in Cartagena, Colombia. Gladis is committed to housework and cultivating her garden where she grows mostly basil, eggplant, and peppers. She lives with her husband, who works in masonry and sundry in a building nearby.

Thank you very much for your support of Gladis!

Sorleis España lives in a lowland village and is a participant in the Patios Productive Project. She receives income by selling clothes through a catalog, and also cares for both the household and the backyard garden where she grows basil, green beans, cucumbers, cabbage, and sweet pepper. She lives with her ​​husband, who is devoted to farming and sundry, and she also lives with her two daughters, who are both enrolled in a nearby school.

With your donation of a gardening kit, you have helped this family overcome an everyday hardship. Sorleis and her family thank you, Kandace, and so do we!

Manuela Castro lives in a small village and is a participant in the Patios Productive Project. Manuela is both a housewife and an amateur cultivator, devoting much of her time to tending to her garden where she grows mostly  basil, beans, and cucumber. She lives with her ​​husband, son, daughter, and grandson. Her husband is a freelancing laborer, while her ​​son works in masonry. Manuela’s daughter helps with the housework and cares for her own son who is enrolled in elementary school.

With your donation of an organic vegetable garden, you have helped this family overcome an everyday hardship. Manuela and her family thanks you, Lesley, and so do we!

María Salcedo lives in a lowland village and is a participant of the Patios Productive Project run by Granitos de Paz in Cartagena, Colombia. Not having had the opportunity to attend school, she has spent 50 years working from home with great work ethic nonetheless. Her garden reflects her hard work, where she grows eggplant, basil, papaya, lemons, and beans. She lives with her husband who works in various occupations related to agriculture and livestock.

With your donation of an organic vegetable garden, you have provided María a solution to an everyday hardship. María thanks you, Thomas, and so do we!

Etilbia lives in Tierra Baja with her daughter and grandchildren. Her daughter is a cleaning lady and her children are currently in primary. Thanks to your generous donation, Etilbia was able to receive an organic vegetable garden! her brand new garden grows basil, eggplant, green beans, and sweet chilli.

With her new garden, Etilbia is able to feed her family healthy vegetables–right from their backyard! Furthermore, Etilbia can sell any surplus vegetables in the local market, and help her daughter out with finances. Thank you so much, Laurent, for your kind donation!

Rosalía and her husband live in Tierra Bajawith their 14 year old daughter and their 22 year old son. Rosalía tends to a children’s home community and is dedicated to housework and urban agriculture in their yard, having already grown cucumber, basil, cabbage and eggplant. Her husband works in masonry, while her daughter studies in a nearby college and her son is unemployed.

With your donation, you have helped this family create a long term solution to their everyday hardships. Thank you, Anil, for helping this family become organic!

Luis Enrique Payares lives in the lowland village and is a beneficiary of the Productive Playgrounds project. He is dedicated to farming, along with 3 of his colleagues, who rely on heavy work such as preparation of fertilizers, stockbreeding pigs, chickens and fish, and the construction of wooden houses. In addition, he has grown Papaya, Cilantro, Corn, Cucumber, Bean and Mint.

Thank you so much for your generosity. Thanks to your donation, Luis is able to provide healthy produce for his household. Furthermore, he can sell the surplus to his community for a little profit! Thank you for growing opportunities for Luis!