Skills Training + Tools + Water = Food Security for Impoverished Women

  • Sustainable Development Goal :5 - Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality Marker :Gender Responsive (GE2)
  • Testing Country :South Africa
  • Testing Period :7 months
  • Amount :$215,925

This innovation delivered a Food Security Training Course that provided a Survival Garden Kit (including a hippo water roller and gardening tools) to impoverished women in rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa. The course provided women access to abundant water, essential gardening supplies, and time savings, enabling them to increase their food production and engage in more empowering economic and educational activities.

Innovator Video

Canadian SMO : Roll a Hippo Foundation
Local Partner(s) : Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT), Wana Johnson Development, and Social Enterprise SHKJ Products (Harvest Health)
Region : Africa
Theme : Agriculture

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