ECHO

ECHO, also known as Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, is a not for profit organization who do their work through inter-denominational Christian ideologies. They fight hunger through innovative options, farming training, and networking with the communities around them. In 180 countries, ECHO has established to provide custom growing of plants according to the varying climates. Every year, eight graduate students in environmental studies are sent overseas for 12 months. These are paid internships as missionaries to inform of new methods of growth and elaborate on progress of old methods. When one visits ECHO ,as I did, you will learn about the different climates in these 180 countries. For example, in the urban setting of Morocco, it is possible to grow plants inside of tires, use carpet cuttings for soil, and also use aluminum drink cans to act as a fertile location for plants to grow on.