In formerly war-torn countryside near Jebel Lado, you'll find a small farm where locals are learning about sustainable, modern farming practices. The Jebel Lado Project has not only brought food security to this small corner of South Sudan, but also hope and opportunity. The project has come a long way, but there's still much to do.
The Jebel Lado Farm has a shiny new warehouse to store crops thanks to a new initiative of the World Food Program called Purchase for Progress (WFP/P4P). It’s a testament to the program’s commitment to its partnership with CEDASS. It’s hard to fully state just [...]
With the 2012 harvest now complete, it’s time to look back at accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned. If looking for one word to describe the Jebel Lado Farm’s fourth harvest season, you could try “WET”. With so much rain, it was hard to get the [...]
Over the course of the most recent planting and harvest, something remarkable happened. New bonds of trust formed, leading to an amazing shift in attitude amongst the villagers. So what happened? Farm workers have this newfound enthusiasm they just didn’t have before. There’s a definite [...]
Every year, we send a container to the Jebel Lado farm filled with supplies, equipment and seeds.
Learn how you can contribute and follow the 13,000 km journey.
