Gardens for Life
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In India, SFSA is promoting sustainable
development and global citizenship through local and international
school garden partnerships.
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Project news
What does a scrap tyre
masquerading as a garden feature at an inner city
primary in Bristol have in common with a tiny rooftop
garden in Bombay? Both are projects in Gardens for Life,
a science programme linking 8,000 children in Britain,
Kenya and India through learning about food production.
They're discovering how lives are
inter-connected through food. There are the basics of
horticulture - how does a seed become a vegetable? Could
we grow the food they eat in the tropics in England and
vice versa?
Gardens for Life was conceived
following discussions between the Eden Project and the
Department for International Development (DFID). It's
now in its third year as a pilot and is being evaluated
by the University of Exeter. The Global Dimension Trust,
a UK charity supporting education for sustainable
development, provided contacts with schools in India and
Kenya. Eden manages the project. Read
more
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Technology transfer is extremely
important to developing countries.
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The way forward requires greater
emphasis on the availability and access to technology,
know-how and information for developing countries.
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