Food & Trees for Africa's mission is to contribute to a healthy and sustainable quality of life for all through environmental awareness and greening programmes.
Executive Summary
Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) is South Africa’s premier greening organisation that actively engages in the development, management and promotion of greening programmes, including sustainable land use management and food security through Permaculture.
Founded in 1990 by a group of individuals concerned with the state of South Africa’s environment, FTFA’s work has been recognised and commended by most government departments and even the United Nations, who appointed FTFA as a laureate in the Global 500 Roll of Honour. The organisation has won numerous awards and continues to strive towards helping all communities throughout Southern Africa achieve a greener, healthier more sustainable quality of life.
Much of FTFA’s training centres around Permaculture, which is a radical approach to food production and urban renewal, integrating ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture and agro-forestry in creating a rich and sustainable way of living which produces more energy than it uses.
On 22 April an event was held in the newly developed settlement of Cosmo City North West of Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate Earth Day. Through a partnership with Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA), South Africa’s national greening and food gardening public benefit organisation, the City of Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Parks (JCP) and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 500 new Cosmo City residents received fruit and indigenous trees to plant at their houses through the award winning Trees for Homes programme. Johannesburg City Parks added another 500 street trees.
The stories of educators from rural schools which, through their EduPlant programmes, have revitalized their communities are awe-inspiring. Joyce Mabaso is one of these dedicated educators. from Magudu Primary in the Limpopo Province. The look of pride on Joyce’s face when it was announced that her project had won the Intermediate category in the 2004 EduPlant competition was enough to convince even the most cynical that there is something special about EduPlant.
Over 36 people from all over South Africa recently attended Permaculture Courses at Rustlers Valley. These courses focused on teaching all Permaculture principles and nutrition as well as on HIV/Aids Medicinal plants and nutrition as the majority of participants are working as home based careers or with Aids organisations.
On behalf of the Board of Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) we thank you for your kind contribution of R11 350 throug the GreaterGood South Africa’s Make Christmas Matter campaign. As requested this was used to distribute trees to various projects that GGSA supports.
On behalf of the Board of Food and Trees of Africa (FTFA) we thank you for your kind contribution of R1300 for trees through the eBucks campaign. It is through support such as this that FTFA is able to continue to contribute to uplifting the quality of life and environments for thousands of disadvantaged individuals and communities through sustainable development, poverty alleviation and food security projects. Food and Trees of Africa work has been recognised internationally and the organisation has been acknowledged through many awards and Food and Trees of Africa is managing five programmes and currently 40 projects nationally.
