THP selects projects based on our 5 core principles: Effectiveness, Sustainability, Replication, Empowerment and Impact. We believe in the power of collaboration and implement a participatory and fully transparent approach to our projects. Currently, THP is focused on three core programs:
1) The Living Soil Saves Lives program provides training for rural Indian farmers on the soil food web and va
rious composting techniques with the goal of assisting their transition back to natural, organic farming methods. Since 2011, THP has trained over 2,500 farmers in 6 different states across India and has helped support the development of 12 farmers’ cooperatives, as well as providing infrastructure such as water harvesting, irrigation, and vermicompost systems.
2) The Sustainable Schools initiative in Kenya provides education and infrastructure to impoverished schools in an area plagued by desertification, allowing students and communities to become working models for sustainability. By implementing experiential learning, students become aware of the role they play in relation to their food, water, energy and ultimately, the ecology of their region. Since young people represent the fastest growing demographic in Africa, developing more Sustainable Schools will empower the next generation with the knowledge they need to “Be the change."
3) To further our mission in our hometown, we have started the Cleveland Seed Bank, which works to inspire, educate, and grow a community network of seed savers in an effort to take responsibility for the sustainability of our food system and develop a resilient, locally-adapted seed supply.
