Our history
The story of YAADU began in 2017 with a donation project for villagers in Guinea: Thierno Barry, founder of YAADU, studied business administration and raised money at his university to support small farmers in his country of origin. He was born in Guinea and moved to Germany with his family at the age of 13.
But Thierno quickly realized that he didn't just want to help selectively with short-term fundraising campaigns. “I want to provide lasting support and create perspectives for the future.” During a visit to his old homeland, he noticed a special grain that his relatives and friends grew in the village's fields: fonio, a type of millet with a texture similar to couscous, one of the oldest grains in the world. The forgotten grain is a pure superfood: it grows in poor and dry soils, is naturally gluten-free, suitable for diabetics, rich in iron and amino acids and very high in fiber.
