The Braveheart Project with SPIRULINA

1. The Braveheart Projectwith SPIRULINA “One answer to malnutrition and eradicate poverty by empowering women” Compiled & Prepared by:Shilpa Katti, M.Sc Biotechnology,Karnataka,India

2. SHILPA KATTIM.Sc. BiotechnologyBraveheartEradication of malnutritionEmpowering rural women Defeat poverty and hunger .

3. MALNUTRITIONInsufficent dietLack of sufficent nutrients to maintain healthy bodily functions Extreme poverty – developing countries13 million children die each year due to malnutrition, i.e. 36 000 per day (UNICEF)230 million children below the age of five suffer from malnutritionDelays in physical and intellectual growth, diminishes immunitary defences, attracts infectious diseases

4. “Hunger is the gravest single threat to the world’s public health” (WHO)Mortality due to malnutrition – 58 % of total mortality in 2006 (WHO)

5. THE BEST SOLUTIONSPIRULINA

6. What is Spirulina? A simple, one-celled form of (blue green) algae that thrives in warm, fresh-water bodies. A ”Super food”! It contains the most remarkable concentration and combination of nutrients known in any food, plant, grain or herb. 65 - 70 % protein Only requires sunlight and water to grow – i.e. Inexpensiv to produce in tropical climates

7. FIVE KEY ASSETS It is cheap It is effective Relatively simple process – low investment cost Provides income Local business

8. The Braveheart Project Generate awareness about Spirulina among local people and educate them how to produce it. Provide global market possibilities of Spirulina to improve job opportunities in the villages involved in the project.

9. HOW? ”We believe in helping people to help themselves” Participation – marginalized people are involved in identifying the problems they face. Empowerment – people who truly participate in their own development are permanently strenghtened. Involvement of women – helps in poverty alleviation Sustainability – a long term approach that seeks to understand and respect local conditions. Important to Ensure that the natural resources and the environment of the people are protected and sustained.

10. Stage 1: Procurement of seed culture and standardiztion in laboratory. Stage 2: Collection of interested individuals and NGOs to install small scale industries.

11. Once grants are anounced Create awareness Building large farms Farms with training facilities Providing free Spirulina Create model village Create the market

12. Women as active participants of the farm Spirulina tanks Collecting the harvest Wet slurry is washed and collected Removing the moisture

13. Collecting the harvest, maintaining the parameters, weighing the biomass Various methods of pond construction Oval shaped ponds Huge indoor ponds round cemented ponds

14. Spirulina Cultivation essentially consists of 4 major steps • Development of inoculam • Culturing the Spirulina • Seperation & washing of the bio-mass • Drying or dehydration of bio-mass

15. The farm is an environmentally sound green food machine. The size and complexity of a Spirulina farm depends on the quantity needed, the number of emergency victims to aid, the natural resources available, climate and economic infrastructure Spirulina can be easily mixed with yoghurt or fruit juices, or added to salads and soups. It may also be available primarly in tablet forms.

16. TEAM TO PLAY THE ACTIVE ROLE Mr Raj Kishore Gantayat , Rajgantayat@gmail.com. Business Administration and Law from Pune University.  He has given his dedicated service to TEACH INTERNATIONAL Association which has built a good number of schools, hospitals, farming. hostels for the girls, provided safe drinking water indifferent villages, developed fishing farms for the poor people in Jharkhand, Also helped build children homes for the destitues and the orphans.Ms Shilpa Katti, Phone +91 9986947089, e mail shilpakattibh@gmail.com Bachelor Science in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Master Science degree in Biotechnology from SRM University in Chennai, research studies on Breast cancer at Lakeshore Hospital, Kerala, Undergone training, learnt the process and took courage to start the malnutrition campaign. Currently working as Managing trustee of Braveheart Pastor. Dudley Jesuraj Ponniah, Phone +919342406891,e-mail DudleyPonniah@rediffmail.comEducation Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Bachelor of Theology,Clinical Pastoral Education (Psycho therapeutic counselling) Last 24 years  serving as vice president, president of  an NGO. Currently working  At Bangalore Metro to Rehabilitate Commercial sex workers, runaway girls and AIDS patients. Mr.Ratanarajasingham, Phone +91 9986614330, email 2008braveheart@gmail.comBachelors in Human Rights, Serving as Voluntary personnel to rehabilitate the Tsumani effected people and refugees migrated to India from Sri Lanka and providing them skill training to earn self stainable income generation. Currently working as program co ordinator to eradicate malnutrition.Ms. Jayashree Laipubam Phone +91 9880891971 e mail jayashree.laipubam@gmail.comBachelors Science and Master Science in Biotechnology,Currently working as Lab Chemist at Bangalore, India. Interested to be a full time in this project to work against malnutrition, as technical personnel..

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