Message from the President & CEO

I'm Dani Kehm, and I'm the new President & CEO of Seed Programs International. I am deeply humbled to to join in our mission to alleviate hunger and poverty by providing vegetable seeds to humanitarian organizations around the world. I've dedicated my life to assisting in creating a more equitable world, especially around education and food security. Thank you for sharing your time, your skills, and your resources that provide people with what they need to ensure their well-being and that of their family and community. I look forward to working with you.

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We assert that #BLACKLIVESMATTER

At Seed Programs International, we envision a world where the most vulnerable people have access to viable vegetable seed and the knowledge to grow nutritious food. We believe that no one should go hungry — that the ability to grow and access nutritious food is a basic human right.

For the past 20 years, our work with local leaders has strengthened communities around the world. These are often communities that have borne the brunt of systemic exploitation, oppression, and violence — forces that similarly affect Black lives in the United States. We are committed to continuing our work to transfer material resources and knowledge so that people can gain more power over their own lives, both internationally and within the United States.

We stand with everyone who believes in equal rights for all people. We are committed to work that prioritizes the most disenfranchised throughout the world. As a group dedicated to human life, we will not stay silent while people are being impoverished, strangled, and killed by systemic violence. We stand for human rights.

#BlackLivesMatter

In solidarity,

The SPI Team

Why Sow Seeds to Fight World Hunger?

Half the world still lives on less than $2 per day. On this budget, it can be impossible to sustain life. Malnutrition in the developing world causes dire consequences for nearly a billion people, 60% of them women and girls. Yet, there is hope for change as the majority of those who are hungry are farmers by trade, but lack the resources to grow their own food. In many developing countries, women in particular are well-positioned to lead families and communities out of malnutrition and poverty.

Hunger is overcome when people are empowered to produce their own food.

Seed Programs International provides quality seeds and critically-needed expertise to impoverished communities in developing countries. The strategy initiates a cycle of self-sufficiency that gives people resources they need to feed themselves. Extra vegetables are readily sold to bring household income. Gardeners are then able to cover school fees and supplies, garden equipment, and healthcare, furthering their ability to overcome poverty.

With SPI’s investment in their futures, people around the world are achieving better lives—for their families and their communities.