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Our Projects Ongoing Projects Construction of Storehouse Crop Growing Training The Tribe (Artisan group) Animal Husbandry Training Completed Projects Construction of Operations Centre Construction of Bore Water Pump Construction of Community Space Why is Tamarind's work needed in Northern Uganda? Learn more about our story What do these projects aim to achieve? Learn more about our methods

Our Methods The HEALS Model Our HEALS model (Health, Education, Agriculture, Land Redemption and Sustainability) developed in Gulu Northern Uganda is a holistic approach to community development. The goal is to reduce poverty by supporting families on their journey towards a sustainable future. Health Education Agriculture Land Redemption Sustainability Improving health in communities by supplying clean bore water via solar pump , and improving maternal and child nutrition by developing local agriculture. Tamarind Australia's Vision HEALS facilitates generational change by providing: ​ Future choices through ongoing training A pathway out of poverty for adults by incorporating sound development and training methods in livelihood and agriculture practices Vastly improving family health through supplying purified water and education on health practices Employment opportunities and advanced skills development through establishing markets for the products development as a result of better agriculture practices taught ​ Through these practices, communities are becoming sustainable and self-supporting. This is the key to a strong, healthy, peaceful and thriving community, which restores dignity to individuals and heals the poverty cycle. Moving From... Dependence to Independence After a war, what do you do when all the government aid trucks roll out of town? ​ ​ We seek to RESTORE a culture and community that has been ravaged by war, by changing the mindset of dependence upon aid to one of individual and communal opportunity and responsibility for future wellbeing. Restoration encompasses economic and social spheres and is concerned with restoring dignity and agency of people. Subsistence to Self Sustainability In a time of war you kill a chicken and eat it. In a time of peace you learn to like eggs. ​ ​ We seek to REBUILD a livelihood that knows nothing but poverty and to break down the mindset forged through trauma that leads to temporal solutions and lack of forward planning. ​ ​ Rebuilding encompasses education, counselling, and utilises coaching and mentoring to inspire and guide people to plan and live a better future. Poverty to Purpose You can't grow a plant without a seed, but if someone provides you with some seeds, soon you'll have a lot of plants. We seek to RESOURCE the local community through tangible projects to enable marginalised communities to become self -supporting and create ongoing economic opportunities for a sustainable future. ​ Resourcing encompasses practical assistance necessary to help communities develop their skills, breaking the generational cycle of poverty. We Operate Through Three Programs The Demonstration Farm The Farm is located in Pagak 20km north of Gulu city. We demonstrate, train and teach farmers in the Pagak community. This involves practical hands-on experiences with crops and animals . We also have a store house and training centre where we teach farmers forward planning and how to get the best out of their yield. We have impacted over 500 farmers in the last 10 years. The Operations Centre The OC is located in Bardege Te-Dam Gulu and focuses on developing the community . We teach farming , basic business skills, and demonstrate animal husbandry . ​ ​ Over 150 Bardege community members have had their lives changed by Tamarind. The Tribe The Tribe is a small group of artisan women who use their skills to generate income to provide for their families. We teach basic business skills, bead making and cooking. ​ ​ ​ ​ We have reached over 100 women throughout Gulu in the last 10 years. Why is Tamarind's work needed in Northern Uganda? Learn more about our story What are our programs achieving? Learn more about our projects

Animal Husbandry Training Tamarind takes small groups of 12 farmers (120 per year) for a fortnight and provides a holistic program covering animal husbandry and crop growing , delivered in the local Acholi dialect. Working side by side with Tamarind employees provides a practical and implementable understanding. Farmers return to their own land and implement this knowledge and skill on a larger scale, and both increase and specialise their yield. With new knowledge and skills, farmers are able to maximise the yield, moving towards a commercial venture rather than a subsistence one, which will bring long term benefits to their families. ​ Farmers are assessed and supported by Local Council Leaders who follow up to see the implementation of the practices at home. Tamarind employs local people to work on the Training Farm, and uses the crops grown to feed the staff and farmers. Workers are paid either a fair local wage or may undertake a seed loan program instead. Guiding locals through commercial agricultural practices helps to restore farming knowledge and a mindset of sustainability in local people. This then helps break the poverty cycle, restoring the community. It rebuilds skills, trades and knowledge that has been lost and forgotten, resourcing people so that they can stand on their own two feet and have the ability to feed themselves. Chickens We have focused on local breeds that are more resilient to disease and survive when free ranged. This reduces feed costs and is more sustainable for local farmers. Chickens provide us with both eggs and meat. Goats Our goats have been bred for meat, but we are transitioning toward milking goats. In preparation for this we need to develop the property with fences, cooling houses, and modern milk goat sheds. Rabbits We breed rabbits in order to provide meat, organic fertiliser and pesticide. Cows We are in early stages of breeding, but in future our herd will be able to produce meat, milk and dairy and leather. Bees We have 9 hives with the capacity of producing 120 litres of honey per year. Funding Goal $20 000 per year Donate

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