Moringa for Malnutrition

When you think of starving children, and worldwide hunger, what countries first come to your mind? I don't know about you, but everyone to which I have asked this question, has given me the same response.

Africa and India. Remember those two...

Additionally, there are many other countries, worldwide, where people are malnourished, and large segments of their populations live in poverty. Cambodia, Haiti, China.....just to name a few. What is so hard to understand, is - WHY?

In Africa, Moringa trees grow freely. In India, the same is true. Moringa is grown in Haiti - it is called the "Benzolive Tree", and it can be found in numerous nations, worldwide. One of the reasons that it is not exploited is just plain ignorance. They simply don't know how to utilize it.

A lot of people, worldwide have Moringa trees growing right in their immediate vicinity, but do not eat the tree's bounty. We are working hard, to change that. The tree can keep them ALIVE!

Photo credits: Associated Press: BBC News

This Lens was NOT designed for donations.
As I state below, 100% of any income generated by
this Lens, goes to charity. It was designed expressly
to address the issue of worldwide malnutrition, and
offer one practical, viable solution - that we happen
to know works! Below, we will give you some links to
several different organizations, who are helping to
promote the Moringa tree, and its benefits - worldwide.

While we do actively grow Moringa trees, and sell
Moringa products, the links below will connect
you with people who are actively helping
others, in impoverished nations, learn how to
plant Moringa - and benefit from its bounty.

This photo is from the Sudan, in an article from 2009.

Look closely at the photo, and then, take a look farther down the page, at some of us in America.
Generally speaking, on a daily basis, we individually ingest enough food - to keep a family of four alive. It is appalling, to look at photos of children, who are starving to death, in our world so overflowing with food.

What would you bet, that the leaders of the nations whose populaces are starving to death - are NOT "starving to death" themselves?

It hurts my heart, to see this.
It tears at my heart to think about this.
It breaks my heart, to know that it is REAL.

Photo credits: From this article: Scrape TV Article
October 11 2009: Geneva Switzerland: Emil Uliya, International Correspondent

From the excellent, comprehensive book on Moringa, The Miracle Tree, comes a success story from 1997, for this young mother. Her daughter, Awa, was born two months prematurely, and weighed just 1.5 kg, or 3.3 pounds.

The mother, Maïssata Diedhiou, was very weak, constantly dizzy, and not able to produce enough milk for Awa. From the people at AGADA, she was given "Nebeday" powder, which is what they call Moringa in that part of Africa. She added it to her food, and the dizziness subsided, her milk supply was increased, and both she and the baby started gaining weight.

This photo was taken when Awa was 5 months old, and weighed 5 kg, or 11 pounds. That is still a small baby, but a healthy one - thanks to the help of the miraculous nutrition found in the Moringa leaf powder!

Photo credits: The Miracle Tree, page 123, from the book of the same name, featured on this Lens.

Take a good look at proud mama, and her healthy infant, in the center of the photo. I took the photo from the book referred to in this Lens, so it is a bit "grainy", but - you get the idea!

The mother, Mariama Kamara, gave birth to a strapping, 4 kg, or 8.8 pounds, baby boy. At nine weeks, when she came into the clinic in Tendouck, Africa - the baby weighed in at 7 kg 500 g, or 16 ½ pounds. Moringa was a regular part of her diet throughout the entire pregnancy, and she continued to eat it, after the baby was born.

The director of the clinic at Tendouck, Mr. Adamou Ba, said that in twelve years at the clinic, he had only seen one other baby who weighed that much at birth. What do you bet THIS mother is going to spread the word about Moringa?

Photo credits: The Miracle Tree, page 122, from the book of the same name, featured on this Lens.

For anyone with an interest in Moringa, this book is a must! I have owned and given away, copies of this book, for several years. If you are interested in helping to overcome malnutrition, and wish to educate yourself about my dearly beloved Moringas, this book is a must!

Inside, you will learn about the nutrients to be found in the leaves, the seeds, the pods, and the dried Moringa leaf powder. The powder is what is used extensively, by the health clinics that have been established in Africa, to help the people in their communities learn how to effectively use the Moringa tree.

The standby, on Moringa, it runs the gamut of subjects from nourishing infants and children, to enhancing crop production, to manufacturing Moringa oil from the Moringa seeds.

Edited by Lowell J. Fugile, the book was published in Dakar, Senegal, in2001. The proper title of the book is: The Miracle Tree: The Multiple Attributes of Moringa. It was a combined effort of many contributors, including CTA, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (ACP-EU). Their address is: CTA, Postbus 380, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands. Another organization involved, is CWS, the Church World Service, founded in 1946. Their address, here in the US, is: CWS, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, N.Y., 10115.

The contributing authors are:
Mark Olson, an online acquaintance of mine. I call him "Mr. Moringa". He laughs.
Armelle de Saint-Sauveur
Gaelle Hartout
Dr. Geoff Folkard
John Sutherland
Reya Al Khalili
Nikolaus Foidl
Harinder P. Makkar
Dr. Klaus Becker
K.V. Sreeja
and of course, the editor Lowel Fuglie.

Photo credits: Emily Tack - photo taken of one of my own copies.

Did I hear you say that you don't have any place to grow it, or you live in a climate where it just will not thrive? That's okay. You can still do something to combat the hunger that plagues the world! You can tell other people about it, and encourage them to investigate it for themselves.

Maybe you know someone, from your church affiliations, who could benefit from it. Tell all of the missionaries you know. Perhaps you know someone who is going to the Holy Land - tell them about it. Do you know anyone who has lost their job, who is struggling to feed their family? Share it with them!

If you live in an area with a tropical climate - do you belong to any civil service organizations? Do they have any spare planting space on their grounds? Get them to plant it, and give the plants to the needy in the community. Get yourself involved, somehow.

Moringa has been highly regarded for thousands of years, as the "Tree of Life". Why don't you give someone the gift of "life" - and make a difference in the brief time that you have, here on earth?

Yes, these are hard times, but hard times seem MUCH easier - when you are helping others, who are less fortunate than YOU!

100% of any money generated from this particular Lens, is to go to charity. In our ongoing efforts to educate people about Moringa, and teach them how important it is, we have a few Moringa Mugs up on Zazzle, along with some other Moringa materials. Moringa has for too long, been an "unsung hero", and we are devoted to singing its praises!

Moringa does matter! by nfjinc

These mugs are up on Zazzle, for charity. These are not
intended for profit, but to help spread the gift of life - by educating
others about Moringa. Every time they are seen, it will remind the user
of the health benefits derived from this important tree.

It's only one. But - the tree that grows it, produces hundreds of thousands of them.
I should know! I've had them strewn all over my kitchen floor, on trash bags, stripping the valuable leaves off their branches. A lot of them go right into my mouth, as Moringa leaves are usually sparkling clean.

These tiny little Moringa leaves have saved thousands - if not millions - of lives since time began. They are able to sustain life - so, those who live in tropical countries, that are impoverished, should be taught to plant the trees in their yards. They propagate readily from seeds or cuttings, and those who cannot afford to buy Moringa seeds, can plant a cutting that will rapidly grow into a full-sized tree. I have trees that have grown over 20 feet tall, in a year - that began with me planting a chubby little Moringa seed.

What could be easier? You walk outside, strip off as many leaves as you can carry, wash them off, and serve them within minutes of walking out your door. Now, that's edible landscaping!

Unless you own a greenhouse, or have access to one, you are not going to be able to easily grow Moringa if you live in a cold climate. However, you can plant lots of them early in the summer, harvest the leaves during the warm months, and dry them to eat throughout the winter. A little bit, goes a long, long way.