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Mission: Sustainable
MISSION: SUSTAINABLE
by Javier Mendoza
Connect Global was born out of the simple idea that we could discover and implement sustainable, community-driven solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues.
Problems such as food and water scarcity, the lack ofaccess to education, and inadequate healthcare canall be solved if we just could just rally our friends and family around embracing solutions andempowering those around us to make a difference.
One of the first issues we took on was food scarcity and the solution became creating a way for local leaders to gain knowledge about fish farming and help them source the materials needed to build basic, but efficient aquaponic food growing systems.
These systems can grow fish and vegetation in thesame space it takes to grow a traditional in-groundgarden.
We sought out training from others who had expertise in each of these different disciplines as we knew that in order to make a long-lasting impact we would need to be able to provide holistic solutions. We called our plan, Connected Community. It would become our blueprint for helping communities in need and provide us with a way to measure our impact.
We sit with local leaders to hear firsthand what problems they are facing and we learn as much as we can. Being informed by those closest to the issue proves to be one of the greatest assets in the work we do.
I am so proud of the leaders we have working for Connect Global and I could not be happier with how we have been able to rise up and meet new challenges together in order to continue to keep creating solutions every day.
We have much work to do but together we are making a huge impact on food insecurity for many families across Central America and we are grateful to our supporters and partners for making this work possible each day.
SHARING A BETTER WAY TO FARM
MECHANICS OF AQUAPONICS
In an aquaculture environment, effluents accumulate in the water, increasing toxicity for the fish. In our system, water is led to a hydroponic growbed where the byproducts from the aquaculture are filtered out by the plants as vital nutrients, after which the cleansed water is recirculated back to the fish.
FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY
Since the founding of Connect Global, we have focused on and invested in sustainable solutions to problems like food scarcity. One of the continuing projects we are expanding as a part of our overall strategy to serve those affected by hunger is Aquaponic Food Systems and Small Urban and Micro Farms like the ones on the left.
PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE
New Aquaponic systems work all year, using 90% less water to produce food for people in need. We are actively building systems throughout Honduras, Costa Rica, and Colombia this year.
Partner With Us
Your business or church can partner with us on one of our upcoming builds.
Give With Us
A gift of any amount will help us continue to build & maintain new systems.
Travel With Us
If you want to get your hands dirty, you can travel with us to mount a system in person.
https://connectglobal.org/aquaponics
