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Home gardening:
For better nutrition and money in my pocket!
Who's
involved:
Project leader: Petueli Noa
Main partner: Niutao
Youth Association
Other organisations:
- Ministry of Youth, Government of Tuvalu
Timeframe:
December 2006 - August 2007
Theme:
Money in my pocket
Background:
Educating young people on alternative income sources
and to eat nutritious crops to reduce diabetes
Objectives:
- Raise awareness on the nutrition of food
- Raise awareness on the importance of the main
three groups of foods
- To practise and sustain a home garden
Activities:
- Announce the project and select a minimum of
25 youth to take part in the home gardening project;
- Purchase
and distribute among the youth the necessary equipment
for the home gardens: shovels, rakes, spades,
wheelbarrows, water tanks, fencing wire, seed
packets;
- Hold a
joint-workshop assisted by the Department of Agriculture
and the Department of Public Health for the youth
on preparing and beginning a home garden and on
nutrition;
- Monitor
the progress of the home gardens on a monthly
basis;
- Hold a
short workshop with the youth 6 months after the
project commences to review progress and share
lessons learnt;
- Investigate
and report on ways of continuing the home gardening
after the project;
Progress
Reports:
Downloads:
Final Report [PDF 20 Kb]
Project
Proposal
Workplan
For more information:
Contact Petueli Noa: youthunits@tuvalu.tv
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