The Equilibrium Fund alleviates poverty, malnutrition and deforestation in Central America and Mexico by teaching about the nutrition, uses and processing of Maya Nut. Maya Nut is a nutritious, delicious, versatile and easy to harvest rainforest tree, which can provide both food and income. The two $10,000 grants from the AllPeopleBeHappy foundation (2008-2010) are being used to conduct Maya Nut workshops in Nicaragua.  With this and other funding, 956 women and 47 men from 51 communities in and around the BOSAWAS Biosphere Reserve are being trained, and at least 10 hectares have been re-forested.    (www.theequilibriumfund.org)