Charitable Trusts and Foundations

We rely upon funding from Charitable Trusts and Foundations and Statutory Sources to get our projects off the ground and make them successful, so they can benefit as many people as possible.

At GardenAfrica:

• We collaborate with partner organisations to identify appropriate and sustainable solutions - creating an enabling environment which adds value to their existing strengths. We link partners with diverse expertise to deliver an integrated approach to training and livelihood development.
• We follow the principals of agro-ecology; using ecological principles to manage resources in ways that are sustainable and culturally appropriate for small scale agriculture and localised economic growth.
• We undertake research and engage in advocacy at local, national and international levels to promote policies aimed at improving food sovereignty, combating climate change and its effects, increasing access to and control over resources and technology, and reducing pressure on global commons.
• We use natural methods, minimising external inputs and obviating the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilisers, which decrease long-term soil productivity and adversely affect the body’s immune system. We encourage the diversification of existing local plant life and the reintroduction of the wild vegetables and fruits which once provided a vital nutritional resource in the community.
• We recognise that much indigenous knowledge can be used to a greater effect and that the protection of diversity, both biological and cultural, is central to our work.