27 people attended the workshop which was run by 4 facilitators to address the main problems affecting Malindi.

  1. Rapid population growth along a narrow piece of land
  2. Portable water
  3. Soil erosion
  4. Deforestation
  5. Decline of fish catch in lake.
Participants were divided into 4 groups and Samuel Baluti from Monkey Bay took participants through the process of designing.
 
Reviewing the design
  

Patterson Majonga from MOET shared permaculture benefits and contributed seedlings to the Refresher course.
 
At work
  

ANAMED In the past people in Malawi relied on natural medicines to cure their illnesses. With the introduction of Western medicine, some of this knowledge has been forgotten. However there is a severe shortage of drugs in Malawi and interest in herbal medicine is growing. The course covered :

  1. Natural medicines importance and use.
  2. Demonstration of making a cough tincture from Eucalyptus
  3. Stressed the importance of measuring natural medicines.
Matthew Mpofu challenged the participants by introducing treatments for poisonous bites from snakes and scorpions.
 
Cough Tincture made during the course
  
Participants were able to put permaculture into practice
 
The need to prevent deforestation
  

Permaculture Workshop at Malindi

 
Project #: 16/11 Started: Dec. 26th 2011 Completed: Dec. 30th 2011
           
Amount £: 1003 Funding Stream: General & Gift List Diocese: DUS
 

 

 

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