It's an opportunity to demonstrate they are not alone. It's light for the future. Many ngos send delegations, then return home to share the information. They've dug up their lawns to plant kitchen gardens. One family expanded its kitchen garden by digging a foot or two into the dirt road in front of their house.
Families raise rabbits, chickens and sometimes even a pig in one room of their house or apartment.
Extra produce is sold or traded in public markets. A monthly, hush hush phenomenon barely a year ago, now public markets take place as often as three times a week and are talked about openly. Hospitals are surrounded by herb gardens, for production of alternative medicines. There is not much else in stock. We meet with county officials.