Hannah Jacob's Page

The story I chose to follow was posted to the IFAD Social Reporting blog, the title of the story is "What does it mean to be an empowered woman in a man's world?". I decided to follow this story because it shared the point of view of three women in separate situations who all felt empowered because of their individual actions. I think that it is critically important that we listen and share these women's stories and the stories of others so that women around the world can find and develop ideas… Continue

In 2020 I am living in Costa Rica where I teach ethics at the local school and live on a small subsistence farm. I am able to grow all my own food, I have beans, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, lots of fruit, herbs and chillies and I also keep a cow for milk and several chickens for meat and eggs. I live in an area where everyone exchanges crops for ones they don't grow, I aways get more corn than I need so I exchange it with my neighbour for coffee and sugar cane. The meal I am eating is the harvest… Continue

I have volunteered with my community garden as well as help to set up and manage it. I also work with the Community Shared Agricutlure program in my region to help educate others on the produce available from our region which creates security for the farmers. As well I have organized a volunteer day for my school with The Good Food Box and organization that complies boxes of fresh food to give to those that are in need so that they are able to get fruit and vegetables at no cost.

I believe that working with the culture of a place will help with innovation for many reasons. One is that people of all backgrounds are more open to change and development if they know that their traditions will be kept safe. By paying close attention to important cultural traditions, innovators will also be able to see how the people have worked with their surroundings in the past and how they are used to living their lives. As well working with the land instead of against it is the smartest… Continue