The sequence of the project.

1. Greening programme , The school created a basket for stakeholders.

2. Greening allows the school to win different competitions run bydifferent departments,companies and NGO’s e.g Climate change and state of environment

3. The school adopted greening because it regulates Climate change and energy

Toronto

Stakeholders

Food and Trees for Africa

Woolworths

Dept. of Agriculture

Dept. of Health

Dept. of Traffic and Safety

and Security

DWAF

Dept. of Education

Dept. of Enviro and Tourism

Community

SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECTThe school developed this method to trap all stakeholders.

The strength of Toronto attracted local and national institutions and political leaders.

Permaculture method: It is like a basket which can accommodate a number of concepts.

The method caters Indigenous Knowledge System by encouraging the use of herbs, medicinal plants and wild fruits such as marula processing

The old woman processing marula at school.The school has modified permaculture from its original because there are elements that have been added and some elements have been comprised to suit the climate of Limpopo.

Our garden is able to survive severe drought conditions. The school uses the borehole as an alternative

ACTIVITIES RUN BY THE SCHOOL

Gardening – involvement of parents as a social problem.We empower parents to start household gardens that deals with survival,

We encourage household gardens to have herbs and medicinal plants.Some vegetables are herbs.

Egg laying chickens boost the garden with manure, meat and eggs Milk goats-skill of milking-orphans

As a response to natural disaster the school rehabilitated the landscape of

Nobody(RDP) in partnership with municipality and FIFA

Feeding scheme – ordinary vegetables and indigenous fruits.The school wanted to address the loopholes of the policy of nutrition by creating hand-out mind set for survival. Other departments are supporting the elements of hand-outs rather than providing skills.

CurriculumThe school transforms institutions of higher learning e.g. Uni Limpopo uses the garden as a learning tool.The school identified that in the curriculum we are failing the how part of survival and we only provide production mechanisms. We adopted the way of using learners in presenting the environment of Toronto. Photo's of learners presenting

Learners presenting

ACHIEVEMENTS2001 - Eduplant competition –R2500

2002 - Provincial winners The school won sponsor – R100 000.00

2002 - Nedbank – R5000.00.

2003 - Global Climate Change – R30 000.00 (Provincial),R15 000 (National)

2004 - Global Climate Change – R50 000.00. (National)

2004 - Woolworths Trust – R5000.00.

2006 - Telkom funded the education of 10 learners from needy families

2007 - Aspirant Young Farmer R8000.00 and Development R20 000.00.

2007 - Telkom is funded the education of ten learners.

2007 - Launching of the Greenery Project by the Hon. Seaparo Sekoati.

2007 - Premiers Excellence Award

2008 - Limpopo School State of Environment – R10 500.00

2008 - Woolworths Trust Eduplant - Best mentoring school – R100 000.00

Future Strategy ;Green house

Computers: MTN donated ten computers connected to the internet • Telkom donated 20 computers

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Department of Agriculture – donated egg laying chickens and milk goats.

DWAF – donated materials to make a nursery and provide both fruit and indigenous trees.

Dept. of Economic development, Environment and Tourism – technical support.

Food and Trees – got sponsors for the Project.

The Woolworths Trust – sponsored the project.

Department of education- technical support

RECOMMENDATIONS

Under the present climatic conditions which is a problem to everyone including scientists, we recommend that all schools use permaculture concepts even if we advanced the method. Food and Trees For Africa helps the emerging schools and communities.

Conclusion

The curriculum should not only address the classroom situation but it must also address survival.

If the lion cannot teach the young ones how to survive, they will die.

The same applies to the child. To feed the child at school is not the solution.

This is an advice to the Department of Education and other departments.

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