Our COVID-19 Response:

SUSTAINABLE NUTRITION

for Sweetwaters

Due to existing poverty and COVID-19 unemployment, families in Sweetwaters need food. Rather than temporary food parcels, we've been 3 by community leaders to help families sustainably supply food for themselves for the long-term.

That is why we are partnering with families over the next few months to help as many as possible start at-home no-dig permaculture gardens. These gardens will provide nutritious, immune-boosting food for months to come. Our whole staff team from youth mentors to Early Childhood Development have re-trained in permaculture gardening. In the first month, we helped 163 families start their own gardens. We are trying to reach 400 families by the end of the year. Consider joining us to be a part of sustainable change.

BE A PART OF BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

• Donate R550/month ($40 or GBP 27) for 6 months and help a family get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to establish their home garden. Mentors provide knowledge on improving soil quality, pest control, composting, and more!
• Donate using the link below. Please make sure to put the reference: Home Food Gardens-Surname. And for USA and UK donations, please remember to tick “recurring donation”.

OUR OTHER RESPONSES

to COVID-19 in Sweetwaters

COVID-19 Resource Library

During lockdown, we created a number of resources to help the parents and teachers we work with keep their children learning and growing, as well as learn more about COVID-19. These resources are free to use non commercially. They are licensed under Creative Commons (CC-BY-Nc) which means you must retain our logo/ retain attribution to us. We hope they can help you! If you are a corporation using videos or resources for training purposes, please contact us for how you can donate.

ECD RESOURCES-

ECD PODCAST in isiZulu: KhulaEkhaya (Grow at Home): An isiZulu 20 minute podcast sharing ways to play and learn using just what you have at home. Five episodes, each about 20 minutes long, which also include a read-aloud Book-dash story for your kids! Click here to access

EMOTIONS BINGO GAME: Help children talk about their feelings. Download

20 TIPS for handling big emotions with back to school (English and isiZulu): Download

JABULANI FUN PACK: Activities, Games, and COVID-19 information for children with an introductory letter in isiZulu. Download

Garth Newman Psychology children's picture book translated into isiZulu. Click here to access

Resource Drive for flyers (Crowdsourced translations of our videos and flyers in many official languages): Download

ECD centre COVID-19 resources: Download

COVID-19 Videos:

INFORMATION IN isiZULU