Grow a programme with us.
Work with Imbewu on food gardens, water systems, practical training and mentorship. Explore our project records, then talk with us about your site, growers and programme.
Three reasons it works.
The need.
Conservation that stops at the reserve fence fails the people on the other side of it. The communities around Manyoni live closest to the wild and carry the most pressure — on their soil, their water, their food. Restore the land outside the fence, and you take the pressure off the land inside it.
The model.
Three things, working together: we restore degraded ground, we grow food that feeds people and sells locally, and we mentor young people to carry it on. Each project is designed to become self-sustaining — to lean on funding less each year, not more. The Manyoni project records document the nursery and market garden’s development through 2022. See the case studies for the designs, delivery and recorded outputs.
What you get.
A professional, accountable relationship with an organisation that reports honestly, manages its own finances, and treats your support as an investment to be repaid in results. We want our funders to have a rewarding experience — and to watch us grow toward not needing them.
Partners in our work.
African Conservation Trust
Founding conservation partner; long-standing collaborator on community food security, and the organisation under which this work began in 2019.
Visit projectafrica.com →
Zululand Conservation Trust
Conservation partner anchoring the work around Manyoni, with a shared food-security programme in the Mandlakazi communities.
Visit zululandconservationtrust.org →Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Host of the nursery and market garden — the 23,000-hectare landscape we work within and beyond.
Stichting Roots Up Foundation
International donor partner supporting the Mandlakazi food gardens, through the generosity of Olivier van Walsem.
Wildlands Conservation Trust
Collaborator on an employment and training programme in the KZN Midlands, through Wildlands' YES (Youth Employment Service) programme.
Visit wildlands.co.za →Let's talk.
If your foundation, company or trust funds food security, ecological restoration or youth development in South Africa, we would like to hear from you.
Keep the learning and the records connected.
ImbewuField brings farm planning, learning and records together for growers, mentors, organisations and funders. We are piloting it on African Conservation Trust’s Social Employment Fund (ACT SEF) programme. Start with the guided tour, then discuss programme setup and support with us.