Help Khuthaza Foundation raise R38,400 for building 4 Community Gardens (Summer and Winter)
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Help Khuthaza Foundation raise R38,400 for building 4 Community Gardens (Summer and Winter)
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Khuthaza Foundation is passionate about uplifting communities through fighting food insecurity, malnutrition and promoting skills development. According to STATSSA, in 2020 almost 23,6% of South Africans were affected by moderate to severe food insecurity, while almost 14,9% experienced severe food insecurity. As of May 2022, 47% of the South African population relies on social grants from the government. Receiving handouts from the government is slowly leading to a country that does not depend on hard work to get by but rather charity. This is further exacerbated by the lack of employment opportunities. The reality is that Social grants are also not enough and having food growing in the garden can at least supplement any starch and protein sources that are bought with the social grants. Each day, we are seeing that there is a loss in the skill to grow food. A few generations ago, our people were reliant on working the land to feed their families but this has changed. We also see that the demographic of the farmer is getting older. It is important to revive this skill as Supermarkets will not always be there to have food on their shelves. We saw this during the Covid-19 Pandemic where there were food shortages. Khuthaza Foundation are big advocates of food ownership and people cannot own something that we do not produce. In order to combat the concerning rise in food insecurity, low to no disposable income and skill loss, Khuthaza Foundation works with vulnerable communities to build sustainable vegetable gardens to ensure that nutritious food is readily available. Any surplus vegetables can also be sold to buy other necessities. We work with 100 square meters per garden and this is enough to provide some vegetables to the community. This depends on the space available as well due to land being limited in periurban areas. We also provide training and continuous monitoring to the garden beneficiaries. To limit dependency and promote sustainability, the garden beneficiaries are given more autonomy as their experience grows so as to be able to run the gardens even when Khuthaza Foundation is no longer there. Part of the training involves the making of compost as well as seed saving, so this helps them to be sustainable and not need to buy seeds every season. Our community gardens are able to feed more than 50 kids and their families. We are confident that this will help fight food insecurity and health issues brought on by malnutrition.
