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Permaculturist Wanted – for Uganda

A great opportunity for growing food and teaching permaculture alongside about 300 children’s big smiles, songs and dances in south-western Uganda

Are you planning to travel to Africa? And do you like a challenge? If so, then we would welcome you for six to twelve months as ‘permie in residence’ at our Sabina Children’s Home.

Here’s a taste of what we offer:

Rakai Primary School and Home for Children has just completed a ‘toe-in-the-water’ four day intro permaculture course (facilitated by Rosemary Morrow and Dan Palmer) with local officials, primary school teachers, and staff from the home.

We wanted to see if there was enough interest to commit to permaculture and go forward with a full PDC and site development.

The results were overwhelmingly positive from every aspect of the community. The Home and the School are fully supportive, hopeful and willing to throw themselves behind transforming their school and grounds into a permaculture centre. The local Agriculture department sent staff to this introductory course and propose to support the project here at Rakai.

So, this call goes out… for a PDC graduate with experience.

Like many children’s homes in Uganda we are not flush with money, farm management and labour but we are rich in cuttings, seed, compost, soil, space, rainfall and an enthusiastic community.

Are you a good gardener?

Do you enjoy delightful, well-behaved children (there are about 300 of them)? Would you like to work with fairly young and keen primary school teachers? Would you appreciate a supportive environment provided by the manager?

Can you teach a PDC?

All children and staff speak English – but you would need a sense of the vocabulary and needs of second language speakers: i.e. slow and clear with no jargon or lingo.

You will have full board – food and accommodation on site and a modest monthly stipend.

The time is right… the seeds are sown… the design is in place… the motivation is enormous….

If you are excited to learn more about Rakai Primary School and home… we’d love to hear from you at: info (at) permacultureacrossborders.org – attention: Jan Smart.

One Comment

  1. Hello

    we have received your e-mail about your beautiful project about permaculture in Uganda, we are a Spanish couple, we live in the south of Spain Andalucia, Seville.

    We are very interested in your project I am an English teacher in a highschool here in Seville and my partner is a painter and singer but at the same time we colaborate with different activities related with permaculture here in Spain

    We woulk like to have more information about your project and about the possibility of working with you.

    we look forward to hearing from you soon, an embrance!!!

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