Little green fingers feed the Oranjemund community

The Ambrosius Amutenya Primary School in Oranjemund has planted a sustainable garden that aims to produce food for the learners and the broader community of Oranjemund.Project Pamwe complements the school’s agriculture subject, where learners are taught the basics of agriculture through practical experience, which allows them to acquire certain skills as well as knowledge and strategies for sustainable living through the food supply.The project is valued at close to N$70 000.Growing biggerThe school says although it has a greenhouse currently, it will need further assistance for more greenhouses in 2023.Mara Beukes, the project coordinator, said: "We receive assistance from OMDis (Town Transformation Agency Oranjemund). They also assist us with seeds, seedlings, and skills training."We have a greenhouse and four open plots, but we want to put up more greenhouses in 2023; for this, we will need further financial assistance," she said."The vegetables grown in our garden are going to be used at our school feeding scheme, and the surplus will be sold to the teachers and broader community to generate funds for the school."We have a greenhouse for tomatoes and cucumbers and three open plots for carrots, onions, cabbage, spinach, and herbs."Green clubFurthermore, the school has an eco club – The Eco Warriors – and they drive the project with the rest of the school."This is indeed our flagship project," Beukes said.More than a gardenThe school recently entered the project into the SEEP competition of Let&#039;s Do It World and the Eco-Schools Competition.In addition, the project has been awarded an Eco Award, which they will receive at the Namibia Tourism Expo on Friday.In August, they attended the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) conference in Windhoek and plan on rolling out the Eco Schools Project into the entire region and country in 2023.Beukes says that results like this are the outcomes of passionate educational leaders, teachers, students, and the broader community.

Little green fingers feed the Oranjemund community

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Namibian Sun 2025-06-18

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