The proportion of South Africans living in poverty and/or extreme poverty is 31.6million or 66.6% are living below the poverty line. The most vulnerable are children, females, black people living in rural areas such as Limpopo and Eastern Cape. This situation was exacerbated during Covid.

KTD196 has trained in excess of 925 Adults in Permaculture practice. Over 425 Households have benefitted from the Food 4 Life project. KTD196 has also established or supported:

· In excess 26 large community gardens with Permaculture training and

· Trained over 100 adults in small business skills such as:

o   Cash handling skills,

o   Minute taking,

o   Agenda setting,

o   How to hold a meeting,

o   Conflict negotiation,

o   Financial policy creation to name a few.

To assist the adults in generating a sustainable garden project which will feed themselves and their communities and to earn an income for the future.

Some of the produce is donated to local crèche’s, and very vulnerable families supported by KTD196. The rest is of the produce goes to local canning companies, and to local supermarkets, and to Johannesburg Central Markets. These garden projects continue…………………