Rufisque Garden, Senegal

Nursery teachers at the school in Saâcy-sur-Marne recently donated several board games to the charity Designing Hope, intended to support the educational activities of projects run by the NGO in Africa. The first batch of these games was sent to … Read More

The garden at the Handiscole school in Rufisque is, in a way, the little brother of the Traversine garden in Bercy. Both were built on the roof of a school, with a shared aim: to raise children’s awareness of nature, … Read More

At the inclusive Handiscole school in Rufisque (Senegal), the educational garden set up by Designing Hope has become a place of discovery and learning for the pupils. Every week, the children help to water the planters made from recycled materials. … Read More

On the roof of the Petits Princes inclusive school in Rufisque, Senegal, the bougainvillea planted in the centre of the terrace is adorned with bright colours and provides welcome shade for the educational vegetable garden set up by Designing Hope … Read More

Following a reorganisation of the roof terrace at Handiscole’s inclusive Petits Princes school in Rufisque, Senegal, new pots have been installed in the vegetable garden. The 10-litre water containers, which are very popular in Senegal, are among the recycled containers … Read More

Following a reorganisation of the terrace linked to the extension of the school, and the construction of a new canteen close to the vegetable garden, new containers were installed on the roof garden. The recycled plastic containers, cut in half … Read More

Every day, Joseph accompanies the children of the inclusive Petits Princes Handiscole school in Rufisque (Senegal) to the school’s roof terrace to help with the upkeep of the vegetable garden. Installed in 2022 by Designing Hope, with the support of … Read More

The garden to be installed in 2021 by Designing Hope on the roof terrace of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque has undergone several structural changes this year. The school’s canteen has been moved to one of the two roof … Read More

Set up in 2021 by Designing Hope with the support of Marie Munoz, the garden installed on the roof terrace of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque (Senegal) brings many benefits to the children of this inclusive school. Supervised by … Read More

Designing Hope has provided the Petits Princes school in Rufisque with new educational games for children, including memory games on vegetables and insects useful in the garden. These games, tested with the youngest pupils, have been very well received, enriching … Read More

Joseph has transplanted his courgette and cucumber plants into specially prepared trays on the roof terrace of the Rufisque school. The plants are benefiting from plenty of sunshine, which is ideal for their growth.  

Joseph, who is in charge of the Rufisque garden, has prepared a mixture of compost and potting soil to fill the trays in the new vegetable garden structures. It’s a team effort that’s much appreciated by the children, who love … Read More

At the request of the school, which has noted the success of the Rufisque vegetable garden, we are extending the garden to increase the production of vegetables for the kitchen and involve more children, particularly the younger ones in nursery … Read More

Among the games available to children at the Rufisque school, the vegetable domino game is particularly popular. The children have to find the vegetables corresponding to their coloured board. They then have to sort the vegetables by size on their … Read More

Designing Hope has provided educational games based around vegetables, which are particularly popular with the children at the Rufisque school. Joseph is in charge of these classroom activities, as well as working directly on the school roof to water and … Read More

Several times a week, children from the Handiscole school in Rufisque help to maintain the vegetable garden installed by Designing Hope on the school’s roof terrace. Joseph, the gardener, accompanies the children along with their teachers.

A second terrace has been added to the Rufisque garden.  For the moment, it includes two seedling tables dedicated to herbs, soon to be supplemented by additional modules.

Joseph, the gardener at the Rufisque school, harvested an excellent crop of okra this year. Following a training course organized with The Ivory Foundation, he harvested the best fruits, dried them and extracted the seeds. The seeds used were organic … Read More

Children from Handiscole’s inclusive Petits Princes school in Rufisque help Joseph, the gardener, to water the vegetable garden installed on the roof of the school by Dessine l’Espoir. It’s a relaxing moment for the children, who enjoy tending the garden as the … Read More

Every day, the children of the inclusive school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque, accompanied by their teachers and Joseph,  the person in charge of the garden, take part in the watering and maintenance of the planters.

In order to fill the bottom of the growing containers of the roof garden of the school of Rufisque, the children go in search of discarded branches on a wasteland of the district near the school…  The occasion of a … Read More

On the roof terrace of the inclusive school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque, the garden developed by Designing Hope welcomes the children every week for a moment of active recreation, dedicated to the maintenance of the garden.Watering is essential … Read More

6 months after the installation of the vegetable garden on the roof terrace of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque – Senegal, the containers have been filled with a variety of vegetables. They have benefited from abundant rainfall, and the … Read More

In order to optimise the surface area of the garden on the roof terrace of the Rufisque school, three models of growing trays structures have been designed:– The first, produced in 10 copies, allows cultivation on 4 levels thanks to … Read More

After 3 months of installation on the terrace, the first vegetables are appearing in the garden of the school of the little princes in Rufisque.Joseph, the person in charge of the roof terrace garden, has started several nurseries in the … Read More

New structures have just arrived on the terrace, and will make it possible to increase the surface area cultivated on the roof terrace of the inclusive school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque. The children came to discover these new … Read More

The metalworker has finished making all the structures for the roof terrace garden at the school in Rufisque. The children, enthusiastic, participated in the installation of the plastic containers, which, once filled with soil and compost, will soon welcome new … Read More

In half classes, the children come every day to help Joseph, the garden leader, for the watering of the seedlings and the preparation of the new culture containers. They were able to discover with joy the young squash and melon … Read More

From now on, the children of the Handiscole School of Rufisque participate in the watering of the crops, the collection of materials (small branches, cardboard) to prepare the compost and the seedling trays. There is a lot to do, since … Read More

“Nature in the City” on display in Rufisque! All the photographs taken in Rufisque for the “Nature in the City” exhibition were printed, framed and offered to the Handiscole school to decorate the walls. These photos were also used to … Read More

The prototypes of the cultivation structures for the rooftop of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque are in place! A cover was custom made from greenhouse fabric by an upholsterer in downtown Mbour. Two side zippers allow the control of … Read More

Three big basins were bought on the market to make compost. To feed it, the children of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque went to collect branches, cardboard and leaves of shrubs on a vacant lot near the school. To … Read More

After having prepared the sifted ground, three methods were used to prepare the nursery of the Petits Princes school’s garden in Rufisque. The clod maker was used for the squash seedlings. Peppers, tomatoes, peppers and aubergines were sown in plastic … Read More

A clod maker was placed at the disposal of Joseph, the animator of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque. This is the most ecological method of sowing seedlings in a nursery. Indeed, it avoids the use of plastic cups and … Read More

To fill the trays of culture of the garden of the school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque, we used several organic components. First, we went to a vacant lot of land in the neighborhood to find tree branches that … Read More

We chose to use recuperation bins for the plantations. For that, we contacted the company Proplast, a Senegalese specialist in plastic recycling. We ordered 400 jerry cans of different sizes, cut in half. Depending on their depth, they will be … Read More

The roof terrace of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque has an area of 60 m². In order to optimize this small surface and to increase the production of vegetables, we imagined metal structures allowing cultivation on 4 levels. The … Read More

Following the exhibition “Nature en Ville” with the children of the Petits Princes school in Rufisque, Designing Hope made a memory game. It was particularly appreciated by the children, as recognising their friends helps them remember the location of the … Read More

After collecting branches and cutting them into small pieces, the children at the Petits Princes school in Rufisque spread them out in the bottom of plastic recycling bins to form a water reserve.  They then fill the bins with a … Read More