Engineer Taleb BRAHIM is the coordinator of the construction of family gardens in the refugee camps of the Saharawis in the Tindouf area (S.W. Algeria).  His short note of Oct. 8, 2009 sounds very encouraging :

“For more than two months I was making some modifications in the irrigation systems in the gardens of Laayoun, Bougarfa and the 9th June Camp . As you know, there are no means of communication in those gardens; that´s why it was impossible for me to send any e-mails during that time.

In the different camps there are many new family gardens, which are sponsored by different NGOs from all over the world. You see that the “seed” that you were sowing here some years ago has already become a big blossoming tree with hundreds of family gardens.  Thanks for everything you did for the Saharawi people. I will try to raise a fund for purchasing a labtop and a sattelite internet line in order to cope with the difficulty of communication.
Yours sincerely,
Taleb”

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Seemingly, more and more people are convinced of the high value of family gardens for food security and production of fresh food with vitamins and mineral elements for the refugees, in particular for the children.  My sincere thanks go to the NGOs and individuals who sponsored already a number of family gardens.

Who wants to help us ?  Maybe one of the international organizations ?

2009 - Engineer Taleb BRAHIM in front of a well-protected family garden with different vegetables and seedlings of the Moringa tree (Photo Taleb BRAHIM).