-WORLD FARM
Today, what was once a swamp is a garden full of
flowers. When I look at the transformation
happening at City of Joy, I have hope. When they
tried to bury alive these Congolese women they
ignored that they were seeds and that the ground of
the Congo is fertile. Today, 579 graduates makes 579
seeds of revolution spread throughout the Congo.
–Christine Schuler Deschryver,
V-Day Congo and City of Joy Director
V-WORLD FARM
The City of Joy’s sister project, V-World Farm, is a bustling sustainable farm 30 minutes
from the City of Joy. It serves as a teaching opportunity for women participants—who
learn about farming—and helps to feed the City of Joy. The project has grown by leaps
and bounds since it was first conceived. Crops abound—honeybee hives, avocados,
oranges, pineapples, guavas, maize, string beans, cabbage, celery, carrots, amaranth,
beans, sweet potatoes, ground nuts, eggplants and tomatoes. The tilapia ponds are
brimming with fish, which will help to feed the women at City of Joy. Twenty tons of
rice were harvested and selling the rice harvest from the year before paid for the new
rice machine. Twenty thousand new trees have been planted along the border of the
property and more will be planted in the upcoming months. Construction of houses for
women who will live and work at V-World is underway. Upon completion, we will be
able to house 40 women. These women will begin to form the basis for the collective
that we hope will run and own V-World Farm one day.
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