Designing Hope has brought its expertise in Lesotho in a project funded by The Ivory Foundation and managed by the NGO Sentebale. This project is located in St Paul School, in Leribe, at the northern end of Lesotho. It brings together children from 5 to 14 years old, deaf and dumb from rural areas and from very disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Roosboom group supported by Designing Hope in South Africa has traveled to Lesotho to train the children to permaculture methods. Currently, a new project combines the two projects with the design of a cookbook inspired by traditional recipes using vegetables that can be grown locally.
At Levi’s Nek farm, another greenhouse has been specially prepared for growing tomatoes. The young farmers have planted seedlings grown on site from organic seeds supplied by our partner Agrosemens. Before planting, the beds were thoroughly prepared: they were reworked, … Read More
À la ferme de Levy’s Nek, un groupe de femmes se réunit deux fois par semaine, chaque mois, pour participer à une activité essentielle de prévention et de santé : l’emballage de préservatifs fournis par l’hôpital de Leribe.Ces préservatifs sont … Read More
The potatoes planted in October by the young residents of Levi’s Nek farm are doing wonderfully! The plants have already reached about 20 centimetres, an ideal height to begin hilling, a key step in promoting tuber formation and improving the … Read More
At Levi’s Nek Farm, preparing the land is part of a permaculture approach, where respect for the soil and the balance of ecosystems guide every step. To work the land gently and efficiently, the team can count on a valuable … Read More
At Levi’s Nek Farm, founded with the support of The Ivory Foundation, young deaf and hard-of-hearing people have quickly embraced the new games in the Friends of the Vegetable Garden box set.The Seed to Plate Game and The Guardians of … Read More
At Levi’s Nek Farm, deaf and hard-of-hearing young people use the Open/Closed Vegetables Memory game to present the 25 vegetables illustrated in the game using sign language.Using the cards, they show the sign corresponding to each vegetable, creating a new … Read More
Young trainees at St Paul’s School’s educational farm in Leribe have harvested a bountiful crop of Swiss chard in the circular Palissa garden, which they maintain alongside the school’s pupils. Throughout the week, pupils from the four classes take turns … Read More
The houses designed to accommodate the most independent deaf and hard-of-hearing young people at the Levi’s Nek educational farm in Lesotho are now nearing completion. These small dwellings, designed to offer each resident their own independent living space, mark an … Read More
At St Paul’s School in Leribe, the six students training in agriculture are actively continuing their work on the educational farm set up by The Ivory Foundation.In recent weeks, they have been able to harvest spinach grown both in the … Read More
Young deaf and hard-of-hearing people from Levi’s Nek Farm led a training activity for HIV-positive patients treated at the nearby health centre: raised bed gardening (lasagne gardening). They shared their expertise by building a demonstration growing bed, showcasing this agroecological … Read More
