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the school farm

Training of rural youth
to agriculture

The farm school: training to integrate into the local socio-economic fabric

The farm school built and managed by PARTAGE TANZANIE was created in February 2014. It is located in the village of Kabyaile, in the geographical sector of the VICTORIA PROGRAMME. It welcomes 40 young orphans or those in very precarious situations taken care of by PARTAGE TANZANIE who were unable to go to secondary school and who find themselves without a diploma. Rather than leaving their village to find a small, precarious job in the city, we offer them the opportunity to learn the profession of farmer for 2 years in order to integrate into the local economic fabric. With the rapid growth of the town of Bukoba and the growing demand for fruits, vegetables, corn, etc., agriculture represents a promising prospect for these young people who will be able on the one hand to feed their families and on the other hand to create themselves earn an independent income within their community. Students are fed and housed on site in a boarding school. They are supervised by professors and agronomists who teach them practical disciplines: market gardening, small livestock farming, horticulture, beekeeping and theoretical subjects such as English and accounting. Other training in medicinal plants or anti-parasitics are being studied. At the end of the training provided at the farm school, PARTAGE TANZANIE negotiates for them with their family the provision of a plot and organizes individual support with an agronomist. For 1 year, this helps them efficiently manage a small farm and sell the surplus on the market.

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Help us ensure the sustainability of the school farm

By sponsoring the Farm School, you allow dozens of young orphans to access agricultural training adapted to their rural environment and the local market, by financing part of their tuition fees (accommodation and meals) but also by participating in operating costs of the school: team salaries, tools, livestock, seeds, etc. The school farm team has a director and a teacher. 2 agronomists provide support for educational sessions twice a week. An employee who takes care of the kitchen and maintenance of the boarding school and a cowherd complete the school's salaried workforce. The farm has its own livestock (goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens and ducks), beehives, and fertile land where it produces fruits, vegetables and seeds. The harvests are then used in the school canteen, for local sale in the immediate vicinity, for distribution of livestock to children in the Food at Home program... Only 40% of these costs are covered through sponsorships and donations.

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  What will your donations be used for? 

Currently, only 60% of these costs are covered through sponsorships and donations. We are urgently seeking funds of up to €13,500 to be able to cover the 40% of the budget of the Ferme Ecole that is not covered, i.e. the equivalent of the education of 20 students for 2 years, and thus ensure the sustainability of this place of training.

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