The Magwa Upliftment Project
After eighteen months of visiting the village on a consistent basis, Joint Ventures observed that the basic needs of the village are:
Physiological Needs
- Drinking water
- Electricity: Solar panels for light
- Healthier balanced diet: Fruit trees
- Vegetable variety
- Methane gas toilets: sanitation and health
- Homemade energy free cooling boxes (refrigeration)
- Spring protection (drinking water)
Developmental needs:
- Knowledge of Permaculture farming
- Equipment and training of raw earth technology building
- Educational requirements:
· Classroom for Grade R (pre-school class)
· Water tank for capturing rainwater for drinking at school
· Medicinal garden with fruit, vegetables and herbs for children
Magwa Volunteers aims to create jobs for the local community in:
- Trained hiking/ trail guides
- Manufacturing leather products in workshops
- Bird watcher guides
- Cooking for visiting tourists on overnight stays
- Woodwork and carpentry for making tables and chairs for school, village and other villages/schools in neighboring villages
- Permaculture gardeners to produce and maintain new fruit for school, village and sales to nearby town
- Arts and crafts
Benefits of the project:
Ecological
The Goso State Forest and the Magwa George
The community
- Adults have jobs
- People are still living off the land in a traditional / natural way, keeping them in the rural community instead of migrating to the cities
- Keep the family traditions intact
- Children will have a better future
- Life skills enhancement, education and trades technical skills
- Growth of tourism
- The village life will benefit from increased health and nutrition in diet
Tourism
Visitors to the area will experience safety, beautiful views, awesome waterfalls, and a hive of activity with a lively culture of people in an environmentally friendly self sufficient community
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