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Soil for Life
Introduction:
What is a charity challenge?
Charity challenges are not a new idea. In fact, for many people,
especially from the UK, charity challenges became the preferred way
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of travelling. Why?
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Charity challenges offer true adventures in some of the most
pristine environments and cultural landscapes on this planet.
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They offer a more meaningful experience than just a
sightseeing holiday.
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Charity challenges enable participants to give back, to make
a difference, and to take pride in the challenge.
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Charity challenges put you in a local environment with local
people and allow to experience true local culture, all of
which is very hard to access as an ordinary tourist.
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Introduction:
How does it work?
Lets say you want to participate in an international marathon. Since
this can turn out rather expensive, you will be looking for people or
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companies to sponsor you. The same principle applies for charity
challenges.
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In essence, you commit yourself to raising a certain amount of money
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in order to qualify for the challenge. You look for sponsors. Between
your registration and the actual event you will have plenty of time to
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raise the required funds for your participation.
The money you raise goes to the charity and you then get an all
expenses paid adventure trip (more details later in the presentation).
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Introduction:
The Savannah Trek
The charity challenge proposed here is organised by Soil for Life, a
Cape Town based NGO (more info on Soil for Life later). The venue is
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the Marrick Farm, an extensive area in the Northern Cape’s
savannah region just above Kimberley, South Africa.
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The trek consists of 3 days hiking and 2 days rafting on the mighty
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orange river. It is a trip into untouched paradise and it brings you right
up close to giraffe, buffalo, antelope, baboons and lots, lots more
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game. Rafting on the orange river is an experience of a lifetime by
itself and some rapids along the trip add an extra thrill. Unforgettable.
Some inspiration…
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Soil for Life:
Problem statement
Please have a look at our website for detailed information!
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“Poverty is the chief reason why people go hungry; they do not have
access to food, they are too poor to grow enough or to buy enough
food, they do not have the money to exercise demand in the market”
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Although Cape Town is one of the most cosmopolitan and wealthy
cities on the continent, it also hosts some of the most poverty stricken
communities in the country. Other problems in these areas include
widespread HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other severe diseases, crime,
drugs, hunger, low life-expectancy, and high infant mortality. Many of
the problems can be significantly improved simply with nutritious,
fresh and healthy food.
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Soil for Life:
About, Vision and Mission
Soil for Life is a Non-Profit-Organisation and an Association Not-ForGain registered under Section 21 of the Companies Act. It was
established in 2003.
Vision:
Our vision is to make a significant and positive contribution to the
health, self-confidence and family finance of people in the Western
Cape.
Mission:
Our aims include improving the nutritional and economic status of
individuals and communities in urban and rural areas; to develop
human potential; to balance human needs with nature’s capacity to
sustain life now and in the future.
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Soil for Life:
Understanding our work (1)
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Soil for Life teaches people to grow their own food and works with the
premise – healthy soil, healthy plants, healthy people.
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Low cost methods enable gardeners to harvest large amounts of food
from small spaces using very little water while, at the same time,
turning a vast amount of urban waste into soil food.
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All activities of Soil for Life start with a garden, but the organisation
has looked for ways of creating opportunities for food gardeners to
expand their horizons beyond the garden fence, to develop their skills
and talents in such a way that they are able to earn money to pay for
what they need for a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
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Soil for Life:
Understanding our work (2)
To this end, a new initiative was launched called “While Our Gardens
Grow…”. It is an opportunity to unlock the enormous potential of large
numbers of people in disadvantaged communities.
The programme is multi-pronged and includes: food gardening,
income generating activities such as plant propagation, seed-saving,
vermiculture, compost making, food processing and preserving and
crafts; teaching how to set up and run small business and to network
within the community.
To summarise up: poverty needs to be tackled on many levels; the
establishment of a network of pyramids in different areas leads to cooperative activities that broaden the base of the “While our gardens
grow…” programme and multiply the spin-offs.
A few captions from the field…
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Growing food in the smallest
of spaces.
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-One door-sized vegetable
bed can feed a family.
- R25 worth of seed can
feed a family for a year.
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A nursery
made out of
rubbish.
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Newspaper for mulch, a tin with holes in the bottom instead of an
expensive watering can, shade net off-cuts stitched to the fence
as a wind breaker - all are recycling methods that enable
gardeners to maintain their plots without having to spend money.
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Gardens do not only feed the body, they also feed the mind and
soul and bring back a feeling of togetherness to the communities.
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Important details on the event:
Soil for Life
More detailes, information on procedures, and FAQs will be added to
our website soon. The main points in brief:
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Soil for Life will be the organiser of the event and Marrick
Farm the host.
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Marrick Farm hosts charity challenges only and is highly
experienced and professional.
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The minimum fundraising target is 2500 Euro. Of these
around 50% will be used to cover the costs of the event and
50% are donated to Soil for Life (see also overleaf).
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There is a registration fee of 50 Euro.
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You, as a group, can chose the dates for the event to
happen.
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Important details on the event (2):
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Return flights, accommodation, and catering are paid. You
are free to chose your flight dates.
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The funds raised will be allocated to a food gardening
programme in Khayelitsha. Soil for Life currently works on a
detailed proposal regarding the programme, which will be
available to you shortly.
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Should the funds exceed the required bugdet for the
programme, they will be used to cover Soil for Life
operational costs.
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Soil for Life will fully disclose all financials around the event
at all times.
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FAQ:
What if people think my challenge is a holiday?
Firstly, on the hike you will undertake a physically demanding and
most likely mental challenge. You expose yourself to the wild in a part
of the world you may never have dreamed of going and where the
facilities are basic.
Secondly, you commit yourself to months of planning and fundraising
which will make a substantial contribution to the charity you are
supporting.
All these things take commitment, time and effort and are definitely
not to be considered an easy holiday.
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Soil for Life
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Visit www.soilforlife.co.za for information on Soil for Life and
the event.
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The Ultimate Travel Company has carried out many hikes
on the Marrick Farm for other NGOs. See what they say at
www.utccharitychallenges.co.uk .
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Visit www.charitychallenge.com for extensive information.
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Visit www.vso.org.uk . VSO is a very large UK based NGO,
which has carried out many challenges worldwide. Click on
events in the navigation bar to find out more.
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Should the above not be satisfactory, try google ‘charity
challenge’.
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Contact details:
Soil for Life:
P.O.Box 53497
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Kenilworth
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Cape Town
www.soilforlife.co.za
Phone/fax +27 (0) 21 794 4982
Email: fabian@soilforlife.co.za
Fabian cell +27 (0)82 77 00 823
Feel free to email in German or English
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Open your mind to this exciting challenge, and
- Savannah Trek in the Northern Cape, South Africa experience a trip of a lifetime. All you need to do is get
up and start walking…