Food Security and Climate Adaptation
Students learn about proper nutrition and environmental sustainability. Addressing food insecurity at the roots St. Jude Family Projects is located in the heart of Masaka, in the southwest corner of Uganda. It is dedicated to teaching conservation agricultural techniques that encourage local food production in the face of climate change. In 2019, activities included leading school children in turning school land into a food forest. Students also learned about proper nutrition and environmental sustainability. These efforts had two immediate benefits: to provide food to the school children and to provide children with the experience of planting a garden to take home to their parents. Climate change has also affected the availability of water. The farmers of Agaliwamu have embraced water harvesting. The women worked together to dig contours that harvest water into the gardens, increasing soil fertility and crop yields. Women have also learned to collect rainwater runoff that can be used for irrigation of their crops during the dry season.
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