Why
Zimbabwe
The first “seeds” of FARM STEW’s message were planted when FARM STEW visited in Zimbabwe 2016. After identifying a great need, FARM STEW sponsored an organic agriculture 3-day training, for 54 participants. Those “seeds” fell on good soil and from it, FARM STEW launched a team in early 2018.
The Challenges
Zimbabweans have a life expectancy of just 59 years. Why?
- 1 in 4 Zimbabwean children are severely malnourished
- Only 17% eat an adequate diet.
- 76% of rural Zimbabweans are living on less than $1.25 per day
What We're Doing
Training whole villages on nutrition, agriculture and other health practices:
- Mobilizing trainers into the country's most rural and isolated area
- Providing hands-on cooking classes using locally available and affordable foods
- Buying vegetable seeds in bulk and reselling at a subsidized rate in rural villages
Our Projects
In
Zimbabwe
The following projects are how we teach our eight ingredients to locals. Learn more about how you can get involved.
What We're Doing
Teaching Best Health Practices & Biblical Values
We use our eight ingredients to help impact the lives of rural farm families in Uganda, with hands-on training in their villages
Zimbabwe
The Team
These are the people bringing the FARM STEW message to this area.
Dr. Rick Westermeyer
Volunteer County Director for Zimbabwe, Board Member
Kahn Ellmers
FARM STEW Intern
Richard Black
Treasurer
Philip Ndaba
Secretary
Dr. Rick Westermeyer is secretary and co-founder of Africa Orphan Care- a nonprofit dedicated to the care of the Orphan generation of Africa. he also volunteers as Zimbabwe country director for Farmstew. He is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, Oregon. He has a diploma in tropical medicine from the London School of Tropical medicine. He has volunteered with disaster response teams from Medical Teams International to Afghanistan, Haiti, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. With his wife Ann, a nurse, they have served in hospitals and clinics in New Guinea, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. He lectures on disaster response medicine for the Oregon Health Sciences University Institute on Global Health. Rick and Ann have two married daughters both nurse practitioners Allison and Allana and three grandchildren.
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Dr. Rick Westermeyer
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Dr. Rick Westermeyer
Volunteer County Director for Zimbabwe, Board Member
Kahn is a young man with wisdom beyond his years about what it takes to make a meaningful life. He has dedicated his service to orphans in Uganda, bringing them, and the community around them, the recipe of abundant life.
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Kahn Ellmers
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Kahn Ellmers
FARM STEW Intern
Health and Wellness Instructor
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Philip Ndaba
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Philip Ndaba
Secretary
Retired Pastor
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Pastor Richard Black
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Pastor Richard Black
Treasurer
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