I-GARD Centre (i-Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Centre) ijabule kakhulu ukumemezela ukubambisana kwayo okuqhubekayo ne-Sandals Foundation ngoxhaso lwaso lwe-“Climate Smart Agriculture For Youth-Hydroponic” Project. Lesi sikhungo siyinhlangano ephansi engenzi nzuzo, nengekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni esebenza ngaphansi kweBandla lamaWeseli eCaribbean and the Americas (MCCA).
Kule minyaka engama-32 edlule, iSikhungo besisebenza kanzima nentsha, abesilisa nabesifazane abasengcupheni emphakathini ukubamba iqhaza ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zezolimo ezisimeme ekhulwini lama-21.
Ngokugxila kakhulu ekukhuliseni izindlela zolimo ezihlakaniphile zesimo sezulu phakathi kwabantu abasha ukuze bathole ukuphepha kokudla isikhathi eside, uhlelo lweClimate Smart Agriculture for Youth - Hydroponic luhlose:
- Yakha ukuqwashisa ngezinsongo zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo ezihlobene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nezolimo.
- Yenza intsha yazi ngamagalelo engayenza emkhakheni wezolimo ukuze ibe nekusasa elingcono, ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezihlakaniphile zokubhekana nesimo sezulu kwezolimo, ngalesi sikhathi se-COVID-19.
- Qeqesha isamba sentsha engama-20 ezinhlelweni ze-hydroponics.
- Yakha amandla ababambiqhaza bokwakha iyunithi ye-hydroponic futhi unikeze ikhithi yokuqala ehlanganisa imbewu, i-rockwool kanye nephampu yamanzi.
Ukwesekwa kohlelo kuyingxenye yamaphrojekthi omphakathi aqhubekayo angama-40 e-Sandals Foundation asetshenziswa kulo lonke elase-Caribbean ukuze kukhunjulwe iminyaka engama-40 yenkampani engumzali wayo.
Ngokutshala kwayo ngezinga elibanzi ezinhlelweni eziningi zemfundo yezolimo nezolimo, uphiko lwe-philanthropic lwe-Sandals Resorts lufuna ukuqinisa ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye namathuba okuziphilisa ase-Caribbean.
Iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane, Izimbadada Resorts International ube nesandla ekubuyiseleni emiphakathini yendawo eziQhingini ebizwa ngokuthi yikhaya. Ukusungulwa kweSandals Foundation kube yindlela ehlelekile yokwenza uguquko oluhle ngaphakathi kwezemfundo, umphakathi kanye nemvelo. Namuhla, iSandals Foundation iyisandiso sangempela se-philanthropic somkhiqizo - ingalo esakaza ivangeli lethemba elikhuthazayo kuwo wonke amagumbi e-Caribbean.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Kule minyaka engama-32 edlule, iSikhungo besisebenza kanzima nentsha, abesilisa nabesifazane abasengcupheni emphakathini ukubamba iqhaza ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zezolimo ezisimeme ekhulwini lama-21.
- Ngokutshala kwayo ngezinga elibanzi ezinhlelweni eziningi zemfundo yezolimo nezolimo, uphiko lwe-philanthropic lwe-Sandals Resorts lufuna ukuqinisa ukuvikeleka kokudla kanye namathuba okuziphilisa ase-Caribbean.
- Lesi sikhungo siyinhlangano ephansi engenzi nzuzo, nengekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni esebenza ngaphansi kweBandla lamaWeseli eCaribbean and the Americas (MCCA).