Our Project Work
GardenAfrica's partnerships are currently focused on South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. With your support, we can help more of the most vulnerable communities to produce their own food and give them the best chance for a sustainable and healthy future.
Why Our Work in Africa is So Important
For over 200 years the African continent has been an ideological dumping ground. But African voices are beginning to be heard, calling for a re examination of conventional farming practices, as well as the terms of trade that drives the present system. There is a renewed sense of optimism, which demands that we explore new models which suit both land and society. GardenAfrica works to help these efforts succeed. Join us in supporting them.
GardenAfrica designs its programmes to make a positive contribution towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. These Goals were adopted by 189 nations during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. The Declaration promised to: “free all men, women, and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty”. A crucial development target was set to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. Nearly half the population of Africa falls into this category; a higher proportion than any other continent. Whilst there has been some progress made towards achieving the MDGs, it has been uneven and slow – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. If current trends continue, Africa will not meet its UN target. For this to be reversed, immediate and far-reaching action is required.
Whereas each person in the world today has 25% more food on average than they did in 1960, in Africa they have 10% less. A combination of increasing population, decreasing rainfall and soil fertility and a surge in food prices has left Africa uniquely vulnerable to famine. Climate change is expected to make a bad situation worse by increasing the frequency of droughts and floods.
We work in partnership with communities and local Non Government Organisations (NGOs) to design and implement garden-related projects aimed at reducing poverty and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. If poverty is Africa’s worst problem, malnutrition is its most devastating effect. Around 16,500 children under the age of five die each day through lack of food. Malnutrition impairs intellectual growth and saps the productivity and potential of entire societies. It also increases vulnerability to HIV infection and hastens viral progression to AIDS.
Improving the nutritional intake of communities through the creation of training and resource gardens, can help overcome many of the major health challenges facing Africa today. By helping people establish community gardens on which they can grow their own food, GardenAfrica gives people back control in their battle against hunger, a key step in helping them overcome many of the major health challenges that they and much of Africa face today. While the creation of a garden may at first seem a small gesture in the face of Africa’s overwhelming need, if lasting change is to be achieved, it must start here, firmly rooted in the community.
Countries where GardenAfrica Works
GardenAfrica's partnerships are currently focused on South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Click here to read more on Countries where GardenAfrica Works.
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Why Our Work in Africa is So Important
For over 200 years the African continent has been an ideological dumping ground. But African voices are beginning to be heard, calling for a re examination of conventional farming practices, as well as the terms of trade that drives the present system. There is a renewed sense of optimism, which demands that we explore new models which suit both land and society. GardenAfrica works to help these efforts succeed. Join us in supporting them.
GardenAfrica designs its programmes to make a positive contribution towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. These Goals were adopted by 189 nations during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. The Declaration promised to: “free all men, women, and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty”. A crucial development target was set to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. Nearly half the population of Africa falls into this category; a higher proportion than any other continent. Whilst there has been some progress made towards achieving the MDGs, it has been uneven and slow – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. If current trends continue, Africa will not meet its UN target. For this to be reversed, immediate and far-reaching action is required.
Whereas each person in the world today has 25% more food on average than they did in 1960, in Africa they have 10% less. A combination of increasing population, decreasing rainfall and soil fertility and a surge in food prices has left Africa uniquely vulnerable to famine. Climate change is expected to make a bad situation worse by increasing the frequency of droughts and floods.
We work in partnership with communities and local Non Government Organisations (NGOs) to design and implement garden-related projects aimed at reducing poverty and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. If poverty is Africa’s worst problem, malnutrition is its most devastating effect. Around 16,500 children under the age of five die each day through lack of food. Malnutrition impairs intellectual growth and saps the productivity and potential of entire societies. It also increases vulnerability to HIV infection and hastens viral progression to AIDS.
Improving the nutritional intake of communities through the creation of training and resource gardens, can help overcome many of the major health challenges facing Africa today. By helping people establish community gardens on which they can grow their own food, GardenAfrica gives people back control in their battle against hunger, a key step in helping them overcome many of the major health challenges that they and much of Africa face today. While the creation of a garden may at first seem a small gesture in the face of Africa’s overwhelming need, if lasting change is to be achieved, it must start here, firmly rooted in the community.
Countries where GardenAfrica Works
GardenAfrica's partnerships are currently focused on South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Click here to read more on Countries where GardenAfrica Works.
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