Gardens for Health International
"Gardens for Health is precisely the sort of effort that might permit us to break the cycle of disease and poverty. If we neglect either affliction — disease or poverty — we won't be able to help our patients and their families lift themselves out of poverty. The great majority of Rwandans, especially in rural areas, are involved in agriculture. They need land as much as they need health care. We look forward to working with Gardens for Health."
—Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder of Partners in Health and Professor at Harvard Medical School
Gardens for Health International, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, works to support an integrated, communal approach to simultaneously target malnutrition and HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. Its vision is to develop easily-replicable and sustainable solutions for providing nutritional support and economic empowerment to HIV-positive individuals. Proper nutrition is essential for effective HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment.
GHI has partnered with the Rwandese Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS (RRP+), a coordinating body for the country’s nearly 1,000 community groups of HIV+ individuals, to establish a network of nutritional support gardens across Rwanda.