Sustainable Gardening: For Improved Student Health Sopani Muzumara, RCE Lusaka 8th African RCE Meeting 8-10 August, 2018, Zomba, Malawi

1. RCE LUSAKA
Mrs. Mirriam Moonga- RCE Cordinator
Mr. Bernard Chileshe
Sopani Ruth Muzumara

2. S U S T A I N A B L E
GA R D E N I N G :
FOR IMP ROVED STUDENT HEALTH
R C E LU S A KA .
8th AFRICAN RCE MEETING. ZOMBA, MALAWI.

3. S T U D E N T S A T T H EC U R R E N T L Y E N R O L L E D
U N I V E R S I T Y
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R C E LUSA KA

4. Clinic
Night Club
Salon
B U S I N E S S E S A T
U N Z A
Banks
Restaurants
Printing Facilities and
Internet Cafes

5. Over 4200 cases in Lusaka alone
Over 70 deaths
School Calendar Disturbed
Churches Closed
No Street Vending
Vegetable Stands in UNZA are demolished
2017/2018 Cholera Outbreak

6. Distance to Nearest Market
1.42 km

7. Distance to Nearest Market
•The distance to the market has affected how many
times students purchase their vegetables and fruit
•The basic Zambian Diet has fresh vegetables and is
eaten with a meat either Chicken, Fish or Beef

8. of students have given
distance to the market as a
reason for their new
vegetable and fruit
purchasing and
consumption patterns
More than
95%

9. What Happens when you don't
eat enough veggies and fruit?
• Risk of Heart Diseasee
• Constipation
• Risks of Cancer are
High
• Hemorrhoids
• Depression
• You feeltired
• Weight Gain

10. 2016
According to the 2016 Global Hunger Index,
Zambia was reported to be the 3rd Hungriest
Country in the World.
High Malnutrition Levels
This can be attributed to a number of things some
of which are the high dependence on maize
in the Zambian Diets as well as insufficient
vitamins from fruits and vegetables .
RCE Lu saka

11. Sack and
Container
Gardening:
A Flagship project for RCE Lusaka
RCE Lu saka

12. 91.7FM
UNZA RADIO
RCE Lusaka has been using
radio as a means of
educating for Sustainable
Development. The
Gardening Project is a way
of scaling up RCE Activities
and promoting a healthier
lifestyle.

13. Importance of Growing Your Own
Vegetables
•Food Security
•Can be a source of income
•Ensures Pro-activeness
•If done organically, can be a means of promoting
sustainability
•More nutrients from vegetables in the garden
•You are aware of the foods are ating. Ensuring they are
safe from chemicals

14. of students
interviewed say t
hey would lik e to
grow their
own garden

15. WHY GROW I N SACKS AND CONTAINERS?
Food Security Easy t o m a i n t a i nGreat for small
spaces.
R C E LU S A KA

16. R C E L U S A K A
S A C K S O F H O P E !
Kibera, is Nairobi's largest slum settlement and one of the best examples of
successful urban agriculture.

17. Urban agriculture (UA) is becoming
more and more relevant in a world with
growing populations and increasing
depletion of natural resources. By 2020
an estimated 35-40 million urban
Africans will depend on UA for their
food.
INA HORLINGS , 2016

18. References
Kotecha P (exec. ed.), Wilson-Strydom M and Fongwa SM (eds) (2012) A Profile of Higher
Education in Southern Africa – Volume 2: National Perspectives. Johannesburg: SARUA.
von Grebmer, K; Bernstein, J; Nabarro, ; Prasai, N; Amin, S; Yohannes, ; Sonntag, A; Patterson, F;
Towey, O; and Thompson, J. (2016). 2016 Global hunger index: Getting to zero hunger
Bonn Washington, DC and Dublin: Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute,
and Concern Worldwide. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896292260.
Horlings, I (2016) Sacks of hope: Sack Gardening in Kibera slum (Kenya) as sustainable place-
shaping. Rural Sociology Wageningen University. 9th March, 2016.
https://ruralsociologywageningen.nl/2016/03/09/sacks-of-hope-sack-gardening-in-kibera-slum-kenya-
as-sustainable-place-shaping/

19. QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS ARE
WELCOME
R CE LU SA K A

20. T h a n k You!