Thrive for Good empowers people to grow health and step out of poverty. 2 billion people are reliant on a diet that delivers little more than calories. Without life-giving vitamins, minerals and micronutrients, kids can’t develop. People can’t fight disease and stay healthy enough to provide for their families. But the best growing conditions — and the greatest opportunity for change — are found in some of the world’s poorest regions.
Thrive is teaching and equipping people to grow an abundance of healthy, organic, disease-fighting foods. As a response to COVID, we have worked tirelessly to move our training online and accessible to everyone in the world. We have created the Thrive Institute, which is the first online training platform teaching organic gardening for developing communities. Comprising over 25 hours of instructor-led training, 90 lessons, and 18 demonstration videos, users are empowered with the training needed to start “Life Gardens” in their communities, churches, prisons, schools and orphanages.
Over the last couple of years, we have realized that the most effective strategy to expand our reach is to work with partners already engaged in asset-based community development work. We take partners through a process of discovery, planning, training, measuring, and ongoing support to work alongside them to create lasting change in their communities. To date we have partnered with over 50 organizations that have had a 10x return on the program costs compared to the value of food grown from Life Gardens.
Through our traditional model of in-person training, Thrive has impacted over 190,5416 individuals in 20 countries through 1,816 community garden projects.
“The health of my family has been changed by learning to make food our medicine. We make our own smoothies, eat raw vegetables and sell surplus, which has enabled us to sustain our living fully. Our garden has also attracted our neighbours, and the healing is spreading to our community!” – Elizabeth
Find out more at thriveforgood.org/
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Partnerships are rare in the charitable sector. However, we believe that our Strategic Partners initiative is the best way to scale our impact. [ read more ]
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The Stories of Hope Gala represented a significant step for Thrive for Good, shedding light on their transformative work. [ read more ]
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Kerri Corbett successfully completed her week-long dietary challenge that shed light on global food security issues and poverty. [ read more ]
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On a trip to Malawi in 2004, Dale and his wife Linda were blown away by the fact that there were an estimated 34 million orphans in Africa. [ read more ]
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Dale Bolton, the 70-year-old founder of Thrive for Good, has embarked on an inspiring journey to hike all 900 kilometers of the renowned Bruce Trail. [ read more ]
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I have now been with Thrive for Good for over four years. Specifically, 2022 was by far the most exciting year yet. [ read more ]
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Often, individuals who live in hardship are given meals prepared with processed foods, including white grains and corn. [ read more ]
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Thrive for Good is a charity established to bring nutrition, health, economic security, and hope to the poor. [ read more ]
