A Gogo was an old widowed lady with little standing in the community who is also draining its resources.
A Gogo NOW (thanks to the work of Gogo Grandmothers) is a woman who has joined a support group, is raising orphaned grandchildren and is learning to plant,process and eat soy for the additional nutrition it supplies over the current crop of maize. They are now very important ladies who have been adopted by many U.S. churches that have formed a Gogo support group.
I am so proud to be a member of SEEDSSanDiego.org, whose members voted to send their first International grant to Gogo to provide the seed, fertilizer, trainers, and staff to launch their “Seeds of Joy” project. Just a coincidence we have Seed as part of our name?
Is gogo literally an “old goat.” I see “old goat” in the header above gogo. Hmmmph! This sounds like a truely worthy project. I hope it is far reaching. I have really enjoyed your trip. Most interesting to learn about the rest of the world first hand.
Ellen, The “old goat” that you see above the title “define gogo’s” is merely a link to the previous post of that title.
Do I see a couple head scarfs on those lovely ladies I made…..;-) And “Seeds” a coincidence…..maybe not, God only knows…..thank you for being there!
I’m still overwhelmed, How did you put this all together??