Urban Agriculture and Nature Conservation

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Urban Agriculture and Nature Conservation

	Summary Intensive training and follow-up support in Urban Agriculture and Horticulture for the poor in Cape Town, South Africa

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries live in poverty-stricken townships with high levels of unemployment, hunger and HIV/AIDS. Most lack formal education or skills. Communities lack housing and other essential resources. Townships are built on infertile sand-dunes, where precious Cape Flora has been badly damaged. Beneficiaries include women, youth, the elderly and persons both infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Activities

To provide 200 disadvantaged people with intensive training in organic Urban Agriculture or Horticulture. Each trainee will receive a starter pack with everything necessary to start their own gardens. Fieldwork support will be provided for one year.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will help communities fight poverty and hunger, while conserving the environment.

Project Message

Poverty, hunger & the destruction of nature have always pained me deeply. Helping others move out of poverty by training them to grow food while improving their natural environment is my response.
- Robert Small, Director