Abalimi Bezekhaya - Planters of the Home

Abalimi Bezekhaya - Planters of the Home PO Box 44 Observatory Cape Town, Western Cape 7935 South Africa +27 21 371 1653 http://www.abalimi.org.za

Mission

Abalimi is a Volunteer Organization working to empower the disadvantaged through its organic Urban Agriculture program & projects. We support our target groups' ability to replicate their success and transform their lives in their urban and rural environments, through the following Key Result Areas: resource support; training; organisation building; facilitation of partnerships; research, monitoring and evaluation.

Programs

ABALIMI's core program supports a thriving urban Micro-Farming movement among the poor in Cape Town. This program enables the poor to grow top quality organic food while developing vibrant ecological oases, by planting indigenous floral windbreaks and borders in the arid sub-economic townships. The foundation of the program are Abalimi's two non-profit People's Garden Centres in Nyanga and Khayelitsha. Various sub-projects (eg: SEED, focusing on Environmental Education) add value to Abalimi

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Capacity Building: Urban Farming and Gardening

Personnel Overview

Rob Small - Resource Mobilisation Leader and Board Secretary
Biodynamic agriculture course (Emmeson College U.K.); 24 years community agriculture experience; 20 years with Abalimi; Director of Abalimi from 1998 to 2005; Ashoka Fellow 2002; Presently Resource Mobilisation Leader and Secretary to Abalimi’s Board.

Christina Kaba - Abalimi Operations manager and overall programme co-director
Lifelong community activist; over 20 years with Abalimi, working in both Urban Agriculture and Greening Programmes; Initiates and leads numerous community projects in her personal capacity. Woman of the Year 2001; City of Cape Town Khayelitsha Achiever Award for Community Development 2004

Personnel Statistics

Robert Small,
Resource Mobilisation Leader and Board Secretary
Founded in 1982
Employees: 17
Volunteers: 11

Financial Statistics

Budget (2010): £ 256,812
Budget (2005): £ 319,820
Maximum Budget: £ 407,250
Overhead: 10 %
Other funding sources: One quite large international funder Misereor (approx25%) and the rest comes mostly from approx 200 South Africa corporate social responsibility funds, private trusts, service clubs and individuals per annum
Religious Affiliation: non-denominational