Gardens for abused children of South Africa
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SummaryGardening provides a therapeutic outlet for young victims of domestic abuse, while empowering them to be self-sufficient by producing their own nourishment in an area where fresh food is scarce.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,200 was raised for this project. |
Received $2,200 from 24 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Citizens of the Cape Flats district of South Africa were forcefully removed from their ancestral homes during the apartheid regime and relocated to this area. Unemployment and drug abuse are high, and organized crime and domestic abuse are considerable problems. The Ravensmead Welfare and Health Forum offers counseling for abused mothers and children, and a gardening project for children. Gardening equipment and supplies, such as rakes, seeds, and hoses are needed.
Activities
Children spend their afternoons at a local center where they eat a hot meal, and learn from volunteer teachers to: prepare land for gardening; plant vegetables; and care for their garden and equipment.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,200
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,200 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $2,200.
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
Children acquire skills to build gardens in their homes and feel the satisfaction of growing their own food. Most mothers who have fled domestic abuse are unemployed. Their monthly benefits of $15 do not cover the nutritional needs of their families.
Project Message
Mothers buy porridge, as it is readily available and inexpensive, but it has very little vitamins and children cannot grow on porridge alone.
- Mrs. Beukes, Project Coordinator
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Mrs. Beukes
Project Coordinator
Ravensmead Forum
156 Roebel Road
Ravensmead, Cape Flats
South Africa
011-27-21-931-7676
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Women's Hope Education and Training (WHEAT) Trust
P.O. Box 13641 Mowbray 7705
Cape Town,
South Africa
011-27-21-447-3366
http://www.wheattrust.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
South Africa
and can also be found under 
Human Rights.
For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on December 17, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 22, 2003
