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The 2011 Project - before & after

The first One Passionfruit Project worked.  Here's the problem and how the solution worked

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Before

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Market scraps, ideal for compost, go to waste







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People in the fishing community were used to sweeping and burning all waste. No water catchment, little produce being grown and a fractured community has resulted in a loss of basic agricultural skills.
The pictures tell the story.

After

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Nutritious food, grown with little cost and no waste using permaculture techniques
By learning about permaculture, villagers built swales to trap water and retain moisture, gathered seeds and propagated them, built innovative low cost maintenance systems, composted and enriched soil and then built and planted vegetable plots, even on the sides of roads.

Kasenyi is slowly changing colour from dusty brown to a lush edible green. 


Two success stories by the star pupils

Two of the pupils who attended the first training sessions immediately applied what they had learned to their own homes.  The results in 18 months speak for themselves.  They prove the villagers are more than capable of implementing the techniques - and that they learn.  Both households now have access to a varied, nutritious and sustainable diet, and cash from selling their surpluses.  

Sarah's house, before & after

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Matsula's house before & after

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Read the report on the 2011 project

Click on the link below to read Paula and Ian's report on the 2011 project
uganda_final_report.doc
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Despite being near Entebbe, Kasenyi is a long way from any support

Kasenyi village

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Kasenyi is just 3 degrees north of the Equator, but is at 1150m above sea level, that's about the same altitude as Oberon, NSW.

It has a population of around 1000 to 2000, but many people arrive and leave as fishing boats arrive at the beach landing site and fish is traded

It has a fairly consistent climate.  Here's the temperature and rainfall for nearby Entebbe.

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