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Fish It Forward
The document outlines a vision to transform communities by combating food insecurity through sustainable food production technologies, such as aquaculture and hydroponics. It highlights the staggering global and U.S. statistics on hunger and the organization's mission to provide local, affordable food solutions while encouraging community engagement. Additionally, it describes the organizational structure, leadership, partnerships, and investment opportunities to support these initiatives.
Fish It Forward
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- 2. Our Vision To transformthe world’s hungry and oppressed into well fed, productive members of their societies.
- 3. To provide strugglingcommunities with the technology to grow fish and vegetables and feed thousands of people; to teach these people to sustain and expand this technology, become self sufficient, and feed thousands more. Our Mission
- 4. Contents Food Security The Challenge OurObjective Technology Sustainable Community Matrix Organization & Business Model Leadership Partnerships Investment Opportunity Contacts
- 5. Apr 24, 2013 FoodSecurity “When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” (World Health Organization)
- 6. • Food insecurityexists in 17.4 million households in America. • 925 million people on Earth are undernourished (13.6% of 6.8 billion people) (World Hunger Education Service, 2010)
- 7. Globally, 1 in7 people go to bed hungry each day In the US, 1 out of every 8 children under the age of 12 goes to bed hungry every night
- 8. The Challenge To increaseand sustain food security for families and communities To combat the impacts of low food security on society • Poverty, famine, & disease • Drained emotional & mental resources • Impaired educational success for children • Threats to the foundations of family, social, religious, & community structures Added Stats from the USDA report , Household Food Security in the United States, 2009, published November 2010. Full report is available at www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR108/ERR108.pdf)
- 9. Our Objective Bringing foodsecurity… • People - and a company - committed to a world mission: Sustainable, affordable, local food solutions Simple, proven, integrated technology Expert academic, business, and system support Resourceful, responsible environmental profile Community and family engagement and opportunity …to world families • A mission to reduce community hunger, improve nutritional health, and raise economic quality of life • One village community, one village, one family at a time
- 10. Technology Sustainable, effective, farmsystem Turn-key Food Production Facility (FPF) • Aquaculture system cultivating 25,000 to 200,000 pounds of fish per year. • Integrated hydroponics greenhouse nourished by fertile aquaculture effluent • Urban warehouse/factory • Office building/school (could make use of an abandoned facility) • Rural greenhouse • A closed loop, self sustaining, organic food system
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- 12. Sustainable Technology –How it Works
- 13. Community Impact Education • Science • Business •Environment • Nutrition Community Programs Employment • Facility construction/ operations commercial activities/teaching • Construction/ maintenance/security • Food product marketing/ restaurants/ grocery stores • Herbs/ vegetables/ fish Science & Research • Water purification/ soil management • Renewable energy design & installation • Vermiculture Economic Development Sustainable Community Matrix Phase 2 • Soup kitchen support • Healthcare • Parenting • Recreation programs
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- 15. Organization & BusinessModel • 501 C-3 corporation • Baltimore, Maryland, May 2011 • George T. Hudnet, Jr. – Founder • Global non-profit organization • Privately funded through grants, contributions, in-kind, and institutional donations • Committed to strict governance, business ethics, & financial sustainability • Board of Directors • Board of Advisors • Expert Advisors
- 16. Leadership George T. Hudnet,Jr., Founder • Born and raised in Baltimore, MD • Johns Hopkins University, Engineering • Co-founder, Caribbean Missions Project • GM, Baltimore RESCO $200-million renewable energy/aquaculture facility • Board of Directors • Board of Advisors • Expert Advisors
- 17. List of AdvisoryBoard Rev. McKinley Battle • Washington Metro Area Director of World Hope Victor Ramirez • Maryland Senator, originally from El Salvador
- 18. Partnerships The Living Classrooms IWS WaterlandFisheries East Coast Vermiculture Green Power, LLC Energy Answers Baltimore, LLC
- 19. Investment Opportunity • Becomepart of a local-to-global network of non-profit initiatives dedicated to establishing cost-effective, healthy sustainable food systems and the creation of jobs; • Join a world wide initiative committed to building community food security with renewable resources, sound economic development, and stronger, self-reliant communities;
- 20. Investment Opportunity • Privatedonations • Corporate contributions • Governmental & NGO grants • In-kind corporate & academic gifts • Strategic partnerships • Volunteers • Honorariums/Memorial Gifts
- 21. Contact Information George T.Hudnet, Jr. 410-458-8183 George@fishitforward.com www.fishitforward.com
Editor's Notes
- #2 Hi, I’m George Hudnet, founder of Fish it Forward Over the last 44 years I have spent time working on mission projects both here and outside the US providing assistance in the way of painting, construction, or just fix-it-up for those who either could not afford it or those affected by natural disasters. Well, about 2 years ago I caught a segment on “60 Minutes” where Harvard Kennedy School had adopted Baptist Town, Mississippi and was featured doing repairs and fix-ups. My wife Linda & I watched the segment and when it was over I said “We have been doing the same work year after year after year; we need to change our approach and start providing a means for people to become self sufficient and a means to become productive and proud members of their societies. It was this show that really got me thinking about how to do what, in my mind, I knew was the right thing to do. Its’ a concept of “pay it forward”. So, I would like to tell you how Fish it Forward will help those who can’t help themselves at this time.
- #3 Our Vision, - I will state the vision
- #4 Our Mission.
- #5 Contents – I will talk about the following items in my presentation today.
- #6 Food Security – The World Health Org defines Food Security as:
- #7 Food Insecurity … over photo of undernourished Americans, preferably in an urban setting. Read the two bullets and – when you are not sure where your next meal is coming from, like some single moms trying to feed her kids; its not only physically hard on the children its mentally and emotionally hard on everyone in the family.
- #8 Two additional points—read them – I personally have a hard time picturing 1 out of every 8 children going to bed hungry every night – in the US – this just blows my mind.
- #9 The Challenge – Go thru the points – We will not eliminate the problem, but if we can get some of the families and communities working, earning some money while helping to reduce the hunger and emotional stresses of the suffering, they will also increase the feeling of self worth and aid in developing a pride among the community.
- #10 Our Objective - (Over a photo of fish in a net and produce on a large plate) Just elaborate as I read the bullets. ( last bullet, do we have one more than needed? Take village out? Lets also look at the separation of “to world families” from top.) Bringing food security… People - and a company - committed to a world mission: Sustainable, affordable, local food solutions Simple, proven, integrated technology Expert academic, business, and system support Resourceful, responsible environmental profile Community and family engagement and opportunity … to world families A mission to reduce community hunger, improve nutritional health, and raise economic quality of life One village community, one town, one family at a time
- #11 Sustainable Technology - The really great ability of this system is it allows the use of urban abandoned buildings; buildings which can be donated to the project and can generate not only fish and vegetables but a tax deduction for the owner. With the use of grow lights the urban farm can actually out-produce the rural greenhouse in the same foot print of space.
- #12 Diagram of system, like www.growfish.com home page, go down to sketch & click – make it a 5 tank (4 shown) system with greenhouse. Talk about the system and how it works. The 5 tank system will produce 25,000 pounds of Tilapia a year, about 40,000 if the fish is Asian Sea Bass. A 30X120 foot greenhouse will produce 18,000 pounds of produce per year. Our Pilot facility will be capable of producing between 75,000 pounds to 120,000 pounds of fish and more than 50,000 pounds of produce per year
- #13 Describe set-up
- #15 Can we make it so a click on Phase 1 takes you to the next slide (#13) which is like the “visual” that was on our original description. With this visual we may be able to show all 3 phases on one slide (#13). Have slide say Local To Global.
- #17 Leadership – Read and … expand on Carrib Miss proj in 1971 where I was 1 of 3 original founders. We actually started in 1970 as unorganized Methodist men wanting to help after hearing a presentation at the Church’s Annual Conference. … Review the list of Expert Advisors.
- #18 Names from George
- #19 We have developed several partnerships which only enhances our ability for success and expands our ability for even more outreach... Our partnerships include: The Living Classrooms ….. and will work together to provide learning opportunities in aquaculture, hydroponics, business management and nutrition. With their assistance we will work within the communities providing food and jobs. IWS, ? a national leader in the development of water and wastewater has agreed to assist in designing water purification systems in national and international locations which would include taking stream/river water or sewage systems to make safe for growing fish and food products. Many places are unaware of their potential because of inefficient or faulty water systems Waterland Fisheries, the nations 2 nd largest for-profit tilapia farm, located in Hurlock, Maryland, has agreed to provide consulting services and to act as a testing facility as needed. East Coast Vermiculture is assisting in the testing of worms as a food source for the fish. Green Power, LLC has agreed to provide the Baltimore Pilot location with wind and/or solar power, at their cost, to allow testing and evaluation for future installations. Energy Answers Baltimore, LLC has agreed to supply tier 1 renewable energy for the facility ….
- #20 I will direct to web site and elaborate on Gifts &…