Ingrid is a Jamaican-born, an entrepreneur who is aspired to create solutions, improve lives, and make possibilities a reality for Melanated people in and out of Africa. Her vision is to manufacture products using our natural resources to create valueadded food products and building materials such as wall panels, preconstructed home roofing tiles, floor tiles, and preconstructed furniture for homes, schools, offices, and the hospitality industry from materials made in African by Africans for Africans.
Ingrid Forbes-Hall is a mother, licensed Civil Engineer, Architect, designer, sustainable agriculturist, Food visionary, and Entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in building designs, construction, and infrastructure development. She consulted and worked with several Engineering firms in Connecticut and New York State Department of Transportation, in construction, designed, road restoration, Bridges inspection and designs, drainage systems, sewer systems, Railroads connecting systems, building structures, environment accessor, structural restoration of airport runways, taxiway and aprons. She created the first vegetable ice cream in 2002 and has been working in food industry to help small businesses to develop Food science technology, Food processors, and Manufacturer industry. Ingrid believes the Continent has an abundance of food wastage and is focusing on reducing that wastage into valve-added products.
Ingrid is the Founder/CEO of seven companies in and out of the continent. INGY NATURAL & ORGANIC (New York & Nigeria) was created to fulfill the need for desirable frozen desserts using Dairy, Nondairy, Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Exotic Liquors, Natural & Organic blends of juices/smoothies, herbal Tea, Spices, Dry Fruits, Gluten-free Flour, Pasta and can meats. We aspired to address the need to minimize food wastage, create Sustainable Food Storage for the future, and to help rural farmers. INGY & IF Inc. (NY & Nigeria) supplies sustainable design and building materials for the construction of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings as well as infrastructure roadways, bridges, and sidewalks, she believes in utilizing our natural environment and capitalizing on our local source of raw materials to econ-friendly living with minimal impact on our ecosystem. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with options, choices, and possibilities thinking outside the box to use Bamboo, stones, clay, and earth minerals to reduce the use of trees for buildings and at the same time provide ecological cost-effective homes that are efficient.
INGY TADY Nigeria Ltd. is an Architectural, Engineering, Construction, and Development Company that focuses on designing eco-friendly, energyefficient, economical homes/businesses with environmentally friendly material that exploits green energy. We believe in reducing environmental pollution; therefore, we concentrate on rehabilitating buildings and structures in dilapidated states, designing, building, and transferring Structures to clients. Our mission is to establish furniture, building materials, and design elements from a natural and organic sustainable material that reduces pollution in the environment create jobs, and contributes to the economical development of our communities.
FORBES HALL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION is a 501c – Non-profit Delaware, USA entity that was created to facilitate action to help financially challenged rural communities. Established with a compelling drive to accomplish goals and aspirations and achieve success. We’re an organization driven by progressive ideas, bold actions, and a strong foundation of support. The founder’s desire is to make possibilities a reality by unlocking the potential of each area in agriculture and social environments. Our desire is to create solutions for farmers, youths, and rural communities. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life for financially challenged individuals in Africa and the Caribbean. Our goals of repairing elementary schools, improving recreational sites, and educating farmers on innovative agriculture and technology are some of the reasons we dedicate our time to making a difference. Ingrid created Zario Limited to focus on Health and Wellness, Medical Tourism, cosmetics, herbal Teas, and spices.
Zario was created to find solutions to chronic pain, reduce diabetic issues, lower blood pressure, reduce hair loss, hair thin issues, increase hair growth, soften and detangle tuff hair, stop hair breakage, provide a natural remedy for Hair lice, natural hair shampoo, reduce wrinkle lines, relief to dry itchy skin and scalp, provide skin moisturizer, cuticle cream, natural mosquitoes, and ticks repellent. Zario has utilized natural herbs, seeds, plants, and trees to create natural products for pain, hair, and body from small villages in Northern Nigeria. Our goal is to buy products from small farmers and processors to encourage small farmers and local producers to key in the value chain to create a value-added products. Ingrid believes this concept can change the economics of each village or town we participate or do business.