The young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm share their meal on the large table in the living room adjoining the two dormitories in the accommodation block built for them on the farm. Starch, vegetable sauce and chicken from the farm are on the … Read More
As they do every day, the youngsters at Levi’s Nek farm are in charge of feeding the sheep and hens.The hens’ pen will be opened first to allow them to feed themselves first, before their big neighbours the sheep are fed in turn…
Every evening, the young people at Levi’s Nek farm like to gather around the large table in the lounge at the entrance to the dormitories to play board games.
The main principle of the Levi’s Nek farm is to give the deaf and hard-of-hearing youths who run it the opportunity to be independent, to acquire as many skills as possible so that they are able to meet all their day-to-day needs … Read More
Levi’s Nek farm is nestled between several mountains. There’s nothing like climbing them to get a bird’s eye view of the farm, with its ploughed-up fields ready for planting.
The young people at Levi’s Nek have got into the habit of preparing a fire every morning and evening.They use it to keep warm in winter, but there is always a pot on the fire, either to heat water for washing (despite … Read More
The youngsters on the Levi’s Nek farm share the daily tasks involved in farm life.One of these tasks is the preparation of bread. 4 balls of pasta are kneaded by hand and placed in a large covered saucepan, where the bread rises and is then cooked over a … Read More
At the opening ceremony of the farm, we donated the uniforms made by the women of the Garden of Skills in Eswatini to the youths, who were very touched by this gesture, as they had been trained in permaculture by … Read More
In order to help the young deaf and hard-of-hearing residents of the farm integrate into the Levi’s Nek community, an inauguration ceremony was organised for the young people, members of their families (some of whom came from very modest backgrounds and lived … Read More
At the inauguration of the Levi’s Nek farm, the young people were able to see and try on the complete outfit made for each of them by the women of the Garden of Skills in Eswatini. They were extremely proud … Read More
