The CAFWA is a non-profit organization which facilitates the training of poverty stricken, rural africans in the farming method of permaculture (which we heard a little bit about during our visit to the Colgate Community Garden.) Currently the group is focusing on Northern Uganda where, with the help of my fathers colleagues, permagardening training is taking place. The training combines permaculture and bio-intensive methods (such as compost soup, see next post,) to maximize the use and benefits of the available local resources to increase yield in smaller plots of land. This method of grassroots community development is exactly what is needed in a continent plagued by disease and poverty, where subsistence living is harder than ever with changing weather patterns and lack of alternatives.
To learn more about this awesome group visit their Facebook page.
CAFWA Facebook Page
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