It’s winter in Southern Africa . At the Macambeni Community Garden, temperatures range from 10 degrees at night to 20 degrees during the day in August. The days are therefore quite sunny while the nights are rather cool. In this … Read More
The Macambeni community garden, made available to Designing Hope by the Piggs Peak town council in 2017, celebrates its 3rd anniversary! It is maintained by six women from Fundzisa Live support group in order to sensitize the inhabitants of the … Read More
As every month, parcels containing vegetables and basic ingredients are distributed to support the HIV positive patients who need it most at Piggs Peak Hospital. The distribution plays an important role in helping the weakest patients regain their strength by … Read More
Macambeni is one of the most underprivileged neighborhoods of Piggs Peak, a city located north of the Eswatini River. It is here that the association Dessine l’Espoir, with the support of The Ivory Foundation and its local partner Fundzisa Live, … Read More
Designing Hope funds each month the distribution of 30 “baskets” at the Piggs Peak hospital consisting mainly of vegetables, partially produced by Designing Hope at Macambeni garden, on the outskirts of Piggs Peak. These baskets are intended for targeted HIV-positive … Read More
The women are busy planting the vegetables grown in the greenhouse on the Macambeni garden. The Mandala Garden is also ready for new crops. It has been covered with a layer of mulch to keep the culture beds moist.
Within the projects supported by Designing Hope, women are invited to cook vegetables from the garden during group activities. This is an opportunity to encourage families to improve their nutrition. At Fundzisa Live’ support group, the women take turns preparing … Read More
New seedlings are being prepared in the Designing Hope’s greenhouse at Piggs Peak Hospital. They will be send to the Macambeni garden in a few weeks …
With the support of The Ivory Foundation, Designing Hope supports the Macambeni crèche, and improve the meals of its 20 disadvantaged children with vegetables produced in the garden. Depending on the season and the yield, a supplement is delivered every Monday … Read More
The First Secretary of the French Embassy in Mozambique and the Honorary Consul of France in Swaziland went to Piggs Peak to visit the projects supported by the association. Among these, the Macambeni garden, and the crèche supported by the association.
