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Mirriam Moonga
Bernard Chileshe
Sopani Ruth Muzumara
RCE LUSAKA

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11th Global RCE Conference- CEBU, Philippines
RCE name and country: RCE Lusaka - Zambia
RCE CHALLENGE: University students’ poor diet
RCE Educational strategy and response to challenge:
Promotion of growing potted vegetables
Link to SDGs and Targets: To ensure sustainable
production and consumption patterns addressing goals
2, 12
GAP priority area: Empowering and mobilizing youths

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production
patterns. TARGET: Support developing countries to
strengthen their scientific and technological capacity
to move towards more sustainable patterns of
consumption and production.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture. TARGET: By 2030,
ensure sustainable food production systems and implement
resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and
production

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S U S T A I N A B L E
GA R D E N I N G
FOR IMP ROVED STUDENT DIET/ HEALTH
R C E LU S A KA .
RCE Lusaka Flagship Project:

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S T U D E N T S A T T H EC U R R E N T L Y E N R O L L E D
U N I V E R S I T Y - regular
and distance students
1 5 ,0 0 0
R C E LUSA KA

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Clinic
Night Clubs
Salons
B U S I N E S S E S A T
U N Z A
Banks
Restaurants
Printing Facilities and
Internet Cafes

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Over 4,200 cases in Lusaka alone
Over 70 Deaths recorded
All schools closed
No public gatherings allowed
No Street Vending
Vegetable Stands in UNZA were demolished
2017/2018 Cholera Outbreak

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Distance to Nearest Market
1.42 km

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Distance to Nearest Market
•The distance to the market has affected how many
times students purchase their vegetables and fruit
•The basic Zambian diet has fresh vegetables which
are eaten with either Chicken, Fish or Beef

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of students have given
distance to the market as a
reason for their new
vegetable and fruit
purchasing and
consumption patterns
More than
95%

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What Happens when you don't
eat enough veggies and fruit?
• Risk of Heart Disease
• Constipation
• Risks of Cancer
• Hemorrhoids
• Depression
• Feelingtired
• Weight Gain

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2016
The 2016 Global Hunger Index reported Zambia
to be the 3rd hungriest country in the World.
High Malnutrition Levels
This can be attributed to a number of things
some of which are the high dependence
on maize in the Zambian diets as well as
insufficient vitamins from fruits and
vegetables .
RCE Lu saka

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Sack and
Container
Gardening:
A Flagship project for RCE Lusaka
as response to the challenge. Target
group : Students on campus
RCE Lu saka

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91.7 FM
UNZA RADIO
RCE Lusaka has been using
radio as a means of
educating communities on
sustainable development.
The Gardening Project is a
way of scaling up RCE
Activities and promoting a
healthier diet and lifestyle.

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Partnerships in the project - Hivos Zambia
• In September 2018, a pilot project of vertical gardening was
introduced by Hivos Zambia one of RCE Lusaka stakeholder (NGO)
•The project involves growing food in limited spaces.
•2 of the participants of this Vertical Gardening Project are
members of RCE Lusaka youth group.
• Hivos Zambia has provided all materials for use in the project.
• Materials include 32 sacks, 7 bags of black soil, 9 bags of chicken
manure, a watering can, gardening gloves, gardening tools and
seedlings (eggplants, rape, Chinese cabbage and onion).

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Example of materials provided by Hivos

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Partnerships in the project - HIVOS is
involved in many other community
projects E.g waste management and
climate change.

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Importance of Growing Your Own
Vegetables
•Ensures food security
•Can be a source of income
•Ensures pro-activeness
•Can be a means of promoting sustainability if done
organically.
•Provides more nutrients from vegetables in the garden
•You are sure of the foods you are eating. Ensuring they
are safe and free from chemicals

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of students
interviewed say they would like
to g row their ow n g a rdens, under
the mentorship of RCE youths

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WHY GROW I N SACKS AND CONTAINERS?
Food Security Easy t o m a i n t a i nGreat for small
spaces.
R C E LU S A KA

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R C E L U S A K A
S A C K S O F H O P E !
Kibera is Nairobi's largest slum settlement and one of the best examples of
successful urban agriculture.

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Urban agriculture (UA) is becoming
more and more relevant in a world with
growing populations and increasing
depletion of natural resources. By 2020
an estimated 35-40 million urban
Africans will depend on UA for their
food.
INA HORLINGS , 2016

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References
Kotecha P (exec. ed.), Wilson-Strydom M and Fongwa SM (eds) (2012) A Profile of Higher
Education in Southern Africa – Volume 2: National Perspectives. Johannesburg: SARUA.
von Grebmer, K; Bernstein, J; Nabarro, ; Prasai, N; Amin, S; Yohannes, ; Sonntag, A; Patterson, F;
Towey, O; and Thompson, J. (2016). 2016 Global hunger index: Getting to zero hunger
Bonn Washington, DC and Dublin: Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute,
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Horlings, I (2016) Sacks of hope: Sack Gardening in Kibera slum (Kenya) as sustainable place-
shaping. Rural Sociology Wageningen University. 9th March, 2016.
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as-sustainable-place-shaping/

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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
ARE WELCOME
R CE LU SA K A

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T h a n k You!