Food Security - Woza Moya

Food Security

High unemployment and poverty means that many families don’t have enough food. Good nutrition is essential in helping those who are HIV positive to stay healthy. There are two types of projects within the Food Security Programme: farming projects (vegetables, eggs and milk) and income generating craft projects: hand-embroidery, card-making, knitting, bag-making and sock monkeys. All these projects help to ensure that families have access to good, fresh food in sufficient quantities. 90% of those who participate in our food security programme are women.

Dec

2010

Sock Monkeys take off!

Heartworks in Cape Town, Groundcover in the Natal Midlands and the Buddhist Retreat Centre shop cannot get enough of our Sock Monkeys. With Christmas just around the corner our craft sales have suddenly shot up, with the Sock Monkeys topping the list.

Dec

2010

Chibini Beanies

The knitted beanies become popular with teenagers as the grannies step out using much brighter and cooler colours. They take on a new style as one of the grannies in the knitting group starts crocheting little flowers which are now being stitched on to some of the beanies. The flowers add a lovely touch to the beanies and are soon to be added to the scarves.

Oct

2010

New Group of Embroiderers

Ten women from households with no income are selected for training of hand embroidery. Leonie Malherbe (Crafts Coordinator) conducts a 2 day training workshop on embroidery for this new group.

Oct

2010

Permaculture Training for CCW team

The Woza Moya CCW team receive two days of hands on training from the 3 CCW Permaculture trainers.

Sep

2010

Lynford Classic - local fair

Woza Moya has a table, selling crafts and promoting the project, at this popular local annual event.

Aug

2010

Permaculture Training for Trainers

Three Woza Moya CCWs travel to Durban Botanic Gardens for three days of permaculture training in order to become trainers themselves.

May

2010

Masupatsela documentary

On 31 May2010 Benedicta Memela, Woza Moya’s Food Security Manager featured on SABC 3. This documentary celebrates people making a difference in their communities ravaged by HIV/Aids and Poverty. The programme starts with a traditional healer in Khayelitsha in the Cape and then moves to rural KwaZulu-Natal, Ofafa. The focus is on Woza Moya’s Food Security programme and also what has personally inspired Benedicta to be such a great role model in terms of responding to the needs of her own community in the way that she has.

Apr

2010

Passing on the Gift ceremony

Eight farmers passed on the gift of 18 egg laying chickens to eight new farmers at the "Passing on the Gift" ceremony held at Woza Moya Community Centre. This is an annual event which joyfully highlights the success of the partnership between Woza Moya and Heifer International South Africa which began in 2002.