My name is Joshua and I work with S.A.L.V.E. International as a permaculture teacher. One evening my manager told me the good news that I would go on a permaculture training tour…
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Believing in Children
I am Peter, a permaculture teacher working in community empowerment at S.A.L.V.E. International. Our organisation gives choices to the children from the streets of Jinja. Where most people see them as useless and a…
Read moreThe Importance of Skilling Our Children
Learning Lifelong Skills
Teaching practical skills to the children undergoing rehabilitation is at the core of the Permaculture programme being run at S.A.L.V.E. International’s 5-acre site. Most of them have spent a long time…
Read moreEmpowering Farmers and Learning From Each Other
It’s always important to leave a lasting impact on the communities and families with whom we work. As an organisation, our main objective is to see to it that there is “no street called…
Read moreClimate Change: How do we create a sustainable future?
The Inequality Question for this month was: “Which adaptation measures need to be taken NOW to cope with climate change to ensure a sustainable future for us all?”. Responses flooded in… Read more
Helping Rural Communities Out of Poverty
Reaching the last mile is hard
Rural areas are often poor, especially in developing countries like Uganda. Rural people are highly affected by food insecurity, malnutrition and disease which… Read more