Training in Vegetation
Excerpts from the report by Dan Janzen of Teach to Transform.
What did our teams accomplish together?
Excerpts from the report by Dan Janzen of our partner, Teach to Transform.
What our teams did together:
- training on vegetable production
- installation of a drip irrigation system
- training for our students on thinking about their future in agribusiness
- training for our students on “excellent record-keeping systems and excellence in marketing to top-end restaurants or retailers or wholesalers whenever the most money per unit of time can be made.”
- The students were instructed in growing local high vitamin plants during the rainy season that grow naturally and drying them for inclusion in future meals.
The training team TTT trainer with Dan, Thomas, Seme and NOC leadership John, William and Isaac
Dan and a team of 3 trained on different topics relevant to Farming, Savings and Business.
Market
One of the restaurants (Elda Queen’s Restaurant) has already expressed interest in purchasing at least $200 worth of vegetables per month from Nile Orphan Care.
What are the plans for the agricultural future?
Plans in the works for the future agricultural training:
- Raising high-value herbs to be sold at market.
- Teaching the skill of fruit trees grafting.
- Youth working in team competitions to spur students on to achieve the most from their assigned garden plots.
- Training up our students to the point that they can go to another orphanage and assume the role of teaching this same agricultural program.
An area of more than 200 square meters were overlain with the drip system and planted with vegetables. Okra, Kales, Tomato and Onions were planted under the drip system. These vegetable are in high demand in Juba town at its environs.
The best part
More than 30 students gave their lives to Christ in the course of this training. This prompted the School Head teacher to launch a weekly discipleship program every Thursday. This will be done through Zoom from Kenya.
The 35 FGW graduates.
Graduation
A Total of 30 Students graduated in this training. An additional 5 teachers from Nile Orphan Care also went through the training. In total the training oversaw the graduation of 35 Farming God’s Way Graduates-The highest number ever in any FGW training.