The national Department of Agriculture and Food and Trees for Africa will annually award prizes for best LandCare projects involving schools in South Africa, starting this year.
As
a key partner of LandCare in urban areas, Food and Trees for Africa has
initiated the Eduplant Permaculture Competition to encourage and empower
school groups to start their own nurseries, permaculture gardens and urban
greening projects.
After
several provincial permaculture workshops, school groups integrate their
knowledge and skills with their respective curricula. The
Active Learning Framework (inform, explore and question, action and reporting)
has been used to develop illustrative learning programmes with an environmental
focus. This encourages learners to become actively involved in addressing and
responding to environmental issues. Each year, schools are given the
opportunity to enter the Eduplant Permaculture Competition and 63 finalist
school groups are chosen for a national workshop.
The
event encourages community participation, LandCare technology development,
skills and training, as well as the formation of enviro-clubs.
The
objectives of the LandCare awards are to:
Award
categories have been set up in accordance with key LandCare elements:
For
further information contact Ms J Park, Ms Natalie or Mr Lawrence
Tshokgohle at tel (011) 803 9750.