My World in a Garden - Sister Walls

We're getting more and more requests 

We've been receiving more interest in our My World In a Garden - Sister Walls' program as other communities learn about the food production volume from our vertical gardens and as communities hear more about our GirlStuff program. It's no coincidence the two programs are connected. 

What's the connection between GirlStuff with My World in a Garden?

When we first designed the program we realized that getting girls to come back to school was more than just providing them with the necessary menstrual supplies so taht they could stay in school all month, it also required us to find a solution for the food they needed to take home to their families each day and each week. As a result we connected the My World In a Garden program with the GirlStuff program.

Help us build more gardens

This coming spring in Bergnek we will be making a big change on the first Bergnek Community wall we installed in 2012. We will be moving to a 'pocket' system that gives us a greater yield from the vertical garden. You could be there with us!

There are a number of opportunities for you to help us build more My World in a Garden, Vertical Gardens. You can actually join us on a trip to and experience the magic and beauty of Africa yourself and we'd love to have you join us. You can get more information about taking the trip at: My World in a Garden.

You can make a donation to help us fund the purchase of the materials we need for to build each of the gardens.

You can forward this message to family and friends and ask them to help you support the women, girls, men and children of Bergnek as well

Whatever path you choose, we are grateful for your support. 

The connection between food security and menstrual supplies

We highly recommend that you also visit our 'My Arms Wide Open - Pads4Girls' page to see how we combine the work we do at GirlStuff, which attracts girls back to school, and the food they grow in our 'My World in a Garden' vertical gardens, which together, helps to keep girls in school longer.

There are more young girls to help and YOUR Contributions and DONATIONS MAKE the DIFFERENCE

You can support the My Arms Wide Open, ‘My World In a Garden - Sister Walls’ project  and community cooperative and make a meaningful difference in the lives of the women, girls and families we serve, by making a donation now.

Want to help on an ongoing basis? Set up a monthly recurring donation as well as sharing this report with your family and friends.

Please Donate Now!

We are grateful for your support. The women, men, girls and children of the My Arms Wide Open communities extend a warm smile and echo our gratitude for your support.

Building Gardens

When you first hear about food insecurity in a community, the first thing you think about most often is to build a traditional garden. Then the community brings you back to reality to look around you and understand the true circumstance; they have the land, but not the water to irrigate it with. Back to the drawing board.

In 2010 our idea of building a vertical garden was manifested, when we built our first wall in the eastern cape province of South Africa, using a drip system that required only 10% of what would be required in a normal garden. As the garden grew and flourished we looked for ways to increase production and longevity of the vertical community My World in a Garden gardens. Our next iteration moved from individual containers made from 2 liter pop bottles to building the wall as a huge pocket filled with good clean pesticide free soils. This is our current standard. 

Whose being fed

Our walls in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Bergnek, Limpopo, South Africa primarily feed the children in each community. However, there is direct participation from every level within the community including teenagers, parents, and the elderly in particular. Food is grown and harvested for immediate as well as winter use and we're providing fresh vegetables for up to 150 children each week.

Who needs more

Bergnek and other communities need the gardens. As the My World In a Garden vertical community gardens have grow they've attracted attention from other communities. We still need an additional 6 walls in Bergnek alone and have outstanding requests from 5 other communities so far. 

A New Season

The 2015/2016 seasons are well underway in Canada and will begin again in September in South Africa.

Your Contributions and Donations DO make the Difference

You can support the My Arms Wide Open, My World In a Garden project and make a meaningful difference in the lives of the girls, women and children that we serve, by making a donation now or setting up a monthly recurring donation as well as sharing this report with your family and friends.

Please Donate Now!

We are grateful for your support. The women, girls and children of the My Arms Wide Open communities extend a warm smile and echo our gratitude and thanks.

Links:

• My Arms Wide Open's My World In a Garden Cause