The Equilibrium Fund is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 2001. Their mission is to alleviate poverty, malnutrition and deforestation by teaching rural and indigenous women about the nutrition, uses and processing of Maya Nut (Brosimum alicastrum).
Maya Nut is a nutritious, delicious, versatile and easy to harvest rainforest tree which can provide free food and income for families in Central America and Mexico. The group works in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico; teaching women, communities, NGO’s, governments, landowners and other stakeholders about the uses, recipes and processing of the Maya Nut. These trainings have immediate impact on community conservation of Maya Nut forests and motivate communities to reforest with Maya Nut trees.
Since 2001, The Equilibrium Fund, their partners and promoters have trained more than 10,000 women from more than 700 rural communities about Maya Nut for food and income. The communities they have trained have planted more than 500,000 Maya Nut trees for future food security, income and ecosystem services.
Starting in 2008, they are implementing a Maya Nut School Lunch Program called HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY FORESTS in Guatemala and Nicaragua. This program will improve the nutritional status of school-age children, educate people to protect Maya Nut forests, and provide a local market for Maya Nut products. Their vision is that one day soon, children throughout Central America will eat Maya Nut at school for lunch every day, thereby improving their health and nutrition and providing a dignified source of income for their families from the rainforest.
For more information about The Equilibrium Fund, please see their website, or you can follow them on Twitter.
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