On the occasion of the inauguration of the Garden of Skills, about fifty children rehearsed a dance show in traditional costumes, some of which were accompanied by the women in charge of the garden. At the request of the community, … Read More
On the occasion of the inauguration of the Garden of Skills, a visit of the vegetable garden, the greenhouse, the Teen-ji (educational garden for children) and the sewing workshop was made with the members of the community in order to … Read More
The inauguration of the Garden of Skills took place on 25 August 2022. At this occasion, Designing Hope invited the elders and representatives of the Malanti community. Also present were the deputy of the district of the region, the French … Read More
It’s D-day for the sewing training activity in Malanti! The machines are ready, the training programme well prepared. The eight women of Malanti are getting ready to master the overlockers and industrial machines so that they will soon be able … Read More
The Garden of Skills welcomes a new recruit in charge of the kitchen where she will be in charge of developing the nutrition programme of Designing Hope, using in particular the educational sheets prepared by the association. Indeed, the garden … Read More
Since the beginning of June, the Garden of Skills has been welcoming children from the Malanti community. They are divided into four groups, and come once a week from Monday to Thursday, in turn. They come after school and meet … Read More
The winter in southern Africa is particularly dry, making it an ideal time to reinforce the infrastructure before the rains start. The Malanti Garden of Skills is located on a hillside, and the grass covering the path is particularly slippery … Read More
The team from Wendy Lane, the company that built the wooden houses on the Garden of Skills site, came to install a chicken coop. This henhouse is designed on the principle of an enclosure separated into 2 plots, used in … Read More
After enriching the soil with compost, manure and biochar produced with the support of The Ivory Foundation, the women of Fundzisa Live planted the first crops on the new cultivation beds. Various vegetables (carrots, lettuce, spinach, radishes) were planted in … Read More
The Garden of Skills is developing into a training centre, including nutrition training, based on a model of food self-sufficiency. To this end, posters containing valuable nutritional information have been put up on the walls of the kitchen. In addition, … Read More
