Youth Training in urban garden development

Year: 2015
Country: Senegal
Project Status: Funded
Impact Sector: Environment
Project Investment: $396.09

Project Launch:

Lycee Thiaroye established a school garden and science club in 2006 to educate students about the financial and nutritional benefits of urban gardening. This project will increase the capacity of the school’s science club by providing a series of trainings on double digging, soil amending, and proper watering techniques. Materials, such as rakes, seeds, shovels, water cans, basins and gardening tables will be provided to the club for trainings and future use. Additionally, gardening workshops will be held at Prison Hann, a local prison for juvenile offenders. This project will equip young people with the necessary tools and knowledge to continue maintaining and improving their garden space, and the knowledge to take back to their homes and their families.

Project Update

A series of trainings focused on important agricultural techniques such as tree maintenance skills, organic pest control, composting and crop rotation were held at the school and prison. Equipped with educational resources and new gardening tools, the students and juvenile offenders expanded their current gardens as well as created their own nurseries. As a result of working in the soil, planting different crops side by side, and creating a water basin, the gardens' yields are improving while simultaneously using less water in a more sustainable way. The gardens are being properly maintained and are yielding high rates of produce, which are being incorporated into meals at Lycee Thiaroye and Prison Hann.

Testimonials

"After the training, I planted eggplant and lettuce together in the garden beds [companion planting]. Both vegetables are doing well, and I am glad to know we can do that. We can have more vegetables in the garden, and not use a lot of water because they are close together." - Ousmane, Project Participant

"Now that we know how to water the garden beds and the nurseries with less water, we can do it faster. We water two times a day, and it used to take a long time. Now we have more time to build beds and take care of the plants." - Massamba, Project Participant

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