Before the pandemic, Meisy’s parents made their living selling vegetables in the local market. But since March of last year, their income has dropped by two-thirds because of quarantine restrictions. Although Meisy’s Compassion center was providing monthly food supplies to affected families, the staff realized what families really needed was a sustainable solution for food security.
Through funding made possible by gifts like yours to Partners of Compassion, the center launched two sustainability initiatives: growing vegetables and raising catfish. Receiving seeds from the center, Meisy’s family started with vegetable gardening, an enterprise they were already familiar with. Then they decided to try something brand new: catfish farming. Along with 100 other parents, Meisy’s family received 20 catfish eggs, a supply of fish food, and tarpaulin to create a pond.