{"id":110,"date":"2013-02-09T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T13:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brookland.tripacsolutions.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2013-02-09T13:47:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T13:47:20","slug":"the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalyouthathletics.org\/?p=110","title":{"rendered":"THE ENVIRONMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">In most of the\u00a0African countries, agriculture is synonym of subsistence farming. Agriculture provides the mainstay of the economy, employing most of the active population. There is no economic adjustment and people generate just enough incomes to eat and buy items crucial for their survival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Due to the desertification, farming has become increasingly difficult for local populations. The lack of access to running water, electricity, and more, Africa is alarming. Already suffering from deforestation, the rapid disappearance of forests due to high needs of wood supply is dramatically damaging the conditions of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Vision<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">To allow sustainable socioeconomic growth for everyone in subsistence farming areas While Respecting the Environment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Within the next 12 months, our vision is to evolve the existing method of generating economic growth in selected communities into an environment that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Is respected and cherished for its richness<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Values natural resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Is protected and integrated environmentally-friendly efforts initiated by the foundation<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Values pesticide-free agriculture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Encourages the use of solar energy to generate electricity and warm and running water<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">We improve existing by installing solar panels and solar pumps to provide electricity, warm and running water and improve the quality of health care delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Agriculture<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">We are committed to encourage communities to improve cash crop farming by providing guidance and knowledge to local farmers with the community support in order to improve productivity by 80% and turn subsistence farming into a more export-oriented production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">We seeks to improve the lives of people living in rural communities in Africa by introducing and developing solar technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"disc\">\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; 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