The One House One Garden programme was created by Dessine l’Espoir to support families affected by HIV and AIDS by financing them a small enclosed vegetable garden, tools and seeds to grow vegetables all year round to improve the nutritional quality of their meals and strengthen their immune defences as a complement to their treatment.

  • Selection of beneficiaries

The families are selected by the hospital from the list of the most affected and weakened patients. It is also important that they are volunteers and willing to get involved, and that the family, spouse or children can take part in the upkeep of the garden.

This project was also born out of the observation that women often try to start a vegetable garden, but the lack of fencing makes it extremely vulnerable to stray animals, cows and goats, which can ravage the crops and discourage them from engaging in a project that is doomed to failure.

  • Areas of intervention

This project was developed in the Township of Roosboom, to support families living around the Half Way House. The gardeners in charge of the Half Way House for orphans managed by Designing Hope are in charge of preparing the plots and installing the fence, with the materials (posts, cement, wire mesh, door…) being delivered on site.

In Eswatini, it is the women’s group that manages the educational gardens that is responsible for setting up the gardens.

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One House One Garden at Roosboom

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Each month, the gardeners of Silethithemba are responsible for setting up a vegetable garden in a disadvantaged household in the neighborhood, affected by HIV. The beneficiaries take part in the installation of the garden, if their state of health allows … Read More

First garden of the “One House One Garden” program in Eswatini

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The women of Fundzisa Live installed the first garden of the “One House One Garden” program. 25 beneficiaries have been identified and will be offered a 25m2 plot of land allowing them to develop a vegetable garden protected from raving … Read More

First “One House One Garden”

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The women of Fundzisa Live have installed the first garden of the “One House One Garden” program. 25 beneficiaries have been identified and will be offered a closed garden of 25m2 allowing them to develop a vegetable garden protected from … Read More

Swaziland – 2nd One House One Garden

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The women of Fundzisa Live have installed their second garden of the “One House One Garden” program. 25 beneficiaries have been identified and will be offered an enclosed garden of 25m2 allowing them to develop a vegetable garden protected from … Read More

Setting up the new garden – One House One Garden

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In the context of the One House One Garden project, the occupants of the Half Way House helped during the construction of the new garden. Fencing, manpower and knowledge in permaculture, every month Designing Hope allows the establishment of a … Read More

One House One Garden – Establishment of a new garden in Roosboom, South Africa

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As part of the “One House One Garden” program, Roosboom’s gardeners have set up a new garden on the outskirts of the center. Cardboard was used in addition to carbonaceous organic matter to compensate for the lack of branches and … Read More

Implementation of the “One House, One Garden” program in Roosboom

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In Roosboom, near Ladysmith in Kwazulu Natal, Designing hope started with local NGO Silethithemba the project “One House, One Garden”. Every month, one family with poor background is identified and the NGO helps financing and setting up a fenced garden, … Read More