It been a long week at Ntandabantu Primary School we had to register everyone at the school especially grade 5, 6 and 7 just before we start our normal job, Mpilonhle Unit Two known as Sisonke was there to take initiative. After a first lessons introduction I … [Read more...]

Nkodibe High School is no stranger to permaculture, as they were one of the schools that Rebecca Ford,  a previous Peace Corps Volunteer with Mpilonhle, worked with to start the food garden program last year. Together with Mrs. Dludla, an agricultural science educator … [Read more...]

Last week on Wednesday and Friday I headed out to Madwaleni High School to help them get started on their food garden, bringing the usual tools, seedlings, and enthusiasm for permaculture and food security! Madwaleni is one of the schools chosen to implement the Home … [Read more...]

On Wednesday, 3 August, I went up to Inkosibonga High School near Hlabisa to help them expand their already beautiful garden and transfer some knowledge about permaculture and organic gardening to a group of learners, teachers, and community members. As part of … [Read more...]

Wow what a nice camp, it is winter time in South Africa and also school holidays. It is unbelievable when you see how Mpilonhle fights bad behavior that usually occurs at this time of the year. Pregnancy rates usually increases especially in our youth and crime is also … [Read more...]

From 8-10 June, Mpilonhle volunteers visited Nhliziyo High School and worked with field assistants and 20 learners to help the school expand its current garden using the permaculture and organic gardening techniques learned during the May training with African … [Read more...]

27 - 28 June 2011 Camps…! Oh yeah! Schools holiday camps, wonderful! One may ask why camps? Camp is a great learning and social system for learners, this is one of the good ways of having relevant teachings to the youth that is still at school, because … [Read more...]