17 10, 2024

Championing Community Engagement and Agricultural Extension through AFRISA: Insights from Dr. Tendo David

2024-10-21T11:22:51+02:00October 17th, 2024|Learning Network, Learning Network Members, Uncategorized, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

Training in Commercial earthen pond fish farming in Western Uganda.

Group of community members trained in adding value to fish by making: Fish sausages, Fish Burgers, Fish Balls, Fish Fingers, Smoked Fish.

At the heart of Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine lies a transformative initiative: […]

17 09, 2024

EEASA 2024 Conference: Amanzi for Food Team’s Presentation on the Digital Field Support Tool

2024-09-18T09:20:59+02:00September 17th, 2024|Learning Network, Learning Network Members, Uncategorized, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

The Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) 2024 Conference brought together a vibrant mix of experts, educators, and practitioners, united by a common goal: to push forward the region’s sustainable development agenda. This year’s theme centers around Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as a vital component of the circular economy, focusing on how we […]

24 02, 2024

Sustainability: Our Journey into Permaculture Food Forests

2024-07-10T18:22:27+02:00February 24th, 2024|Learning Network, Learning Network Members, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

Written by Bakhusele Mathupha

It all began on a warm November day in 2021 when my partner and I decided to venture beyond conventional farming practices. We started by cultivating the traditional African trio: Mealies, Beans, and Pumpkin, a harmonious combination known as the “3 sisters”. This method, with beans providing nitrogen, maize offering a trellis, […]

13 09, 2023

Rainwater harvesting in Willowvale, Eastern Cape.

2024-02-14T13:06:41+02:00September 13th, 2023|Learning Network, Learning Network Members, Uncategorized, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

At present, the world is facing an increasing need to teach about climate change due to many factors such as power generation, goods manufacturing, water wastage, deforestation and overconsumption, to mention but a few. For the following weeks, I will strictly deal with ways and methods I currently employ to save […]

23 08, 2023

Champion Community Development through youth and women engagement in Agriculture – An Amanzi for Food Learning Network Story

2024-01-31T11:26:03+02:00August 23rd, 2023|Learning Network, Learning Network Members, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

         

One of our learning network members, Bakhusele Mathupha has a registered NPC in Willowvale, Busila Administration. Phawu AgriPak is a local non –Governmental organization […]

26 07, 2022

Heritage Food Gardening Workshop in Diepsloot and Alexandra to promote Rainwater Harvesting and Conservation practices.

2022-09-13T09:58:12+02:00July 26th, 2022|Learning Network, Learning Network Members, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

Dr Wilma van Staden and Prof Rob O’Donoghue presented a Heritage Food Gardening Workshop at LEAP 4 in Diepsloot and LEAP 3 in Alexandra, Gauteng, on 21 and 22 July. Twenty-eight teachers, garden technicians and education coordinators participated in the workshop. The main topics include utilising heritage gardening as a curriculum activation tool. Each school […]

26 07, 2022

iGardi – Waste to Food Programme

2022-09-13T08:37:15+02:00July 26th, 2022|Learning Network, Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

iGardi- Waste to Food Programme is a collaborative project between Partners: Waste-ED, Call 2 Care, SABIC Corporate, WCG, and Windmeul Primary in the Western Cape.

The school Windmeul is near Wellington & Paarl. The project involved the collection of waste material to make eco-bricks to make plots & plaster them with a mixture of sand and […]

25 07, 2022

Climate Responsive Innovation within the Agricultural Curriculum and Learning System

2022-07-26T13:53:29+02:00July 25th, 2022|Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

The purpose of this paper is to outline the climate responsive innovation process within the agricultural innovation system of the North West Province, South Africa. The focus was on the embedded curriculum and learning activity system and its responses to social-ecological and earth system changes influenced by climate change. It outlines the barriers […]

25 07, 2022

Congratulations to our Amanzi for Food Online Course Graduates of 2021!

2022-07-26T13:45:28+02:00July 25th, 2022|Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

Our first group of the Training of Trainers course participants graduated in December 2021. A total of 24 graduates completed the Amanzi for Food Training of Trainers Course Online. This was a proud moment for us and we hope that these graduates share their knowledge within their communities and learning system.

Here follows the names of […]

22 07, 2022

Connected World for Food and Water Workshop

2022-09-13T10:05:26+02:00July 22nd, 2022|Updates and Ideas|0 Comments

Dr Wilma van Staden joined the Connected World for Food and Water Workshop at Vrije University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in June 2022.

The conference workshop offered the opportunity to bring together academics from South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and the Netherlands to discuss innovative ideas in research and education to foster South-South and Triangular cooperation in […]

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