{"id":8132,"date":"2016-06-16T17:58:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T17:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=8132"},"modified":"2017-06-19T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T11:14:16","slug":"grantee-highlight-surplus-peoples-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/grantee-highlight-surplus-peoples-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Grantee Highlight: Sowing Seeds of Progress with the Surplus People&#8217;s Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grantee Highlight: Surplus People&#039;s Project\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/93Wf-Gg_yNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the Ithemba informal farming area in Eesteriver in the Western Cape of South Africa, small food gardens, livestock projects with chickens, pigs and goats bear testimony to the \u201cWomen Organising for Social Justice\u201d project more than a year after its conclusion. Project participants at the Ithemba farm tell stories of how they have steadily grown their food gardens, learned how to take care of their animals and turn their skills into fundraising activities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8137\" src=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/EH4A9218.jpg\" alt=\"EH4A9218\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/EH4A9218.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/EH4A9218-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/EH4A9218-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/EH4A9218-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the Surplus People Project received USD 30,000 from AWDF to implement a year-long project entitled, \u201cWomen Organising for Social Justice\u201d. The project increased women\u2019s knowledge, skills and experience on environmental \u00a0justice, food sovereignty and economic empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the stories of the participants above and see the full story by clicking the link below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWDF_SPP.pdf\">Surplus People Grantee Highlight<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Ithemba informal farming area in Eesteriver in the Western Cape of South Africa, small food gardens, livestock projects with chickens, pigs and goats bear testimony to the \u201cWomen Organising for Social Justice\u201d project more than a year after its conclusion. 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