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Aaron Law is a 3rd generation egg farmer from Atlantic Canada who is helping to support egg farmers in Swaziland.
Aaron Law
Aaron, along with a team of other Canadian egg farmers, recently spent a month in Swaziland, helping to build and launch an egg farm to feed the orphaned children and people in rural areas.
Why Swaziland? It is located in southern Africa bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. The country has a population of 950,000 with an average life expectancy of 29 years. It has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world at approximately 44%. HIV/AIDS related illnesses account for 90% of hospital admissions in Swaziland.
It is estimated that there are more than 200,000 orphans living in Swaziland with more than half of the total population being orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). There are approximately 15-20,000 children-run households.
Poverty is also a major issue in Swaziland with 65% of the population currently receiving food from international food programs to survive. The unemployment rate is estimated as high as 70%.
Through their affiliation with Heart For Africa and Project Canaan, Aaron and his colleagues launched an egg farm in January with 2500 hens, providing 70,000 prepared meals a month. By July of this year, they will have doubled capacity to 5,000 hens, and have plans to scale up to 30,000 within the next few years.
During this interview, Aaron shares his experience working on this amazing project, what he learned, and how he was able to use his skills to help teach the local people how to be empowered farmers.
For more information on Heart For Africa and Project Canaan visit:
http://www.heartforafrica.org/Project%20Canaan.aspx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MuEzmmhM1E
For more information on Aaron and his empowered farming techniques, visit:
http://www.theempoweredfarmer.com
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