With sustainable agricultural projects, YIRABAH Gambia improves the living and nutritional situation of village communities by setting up village gardens in rural areas of Gambia. The aim is ecological farming and resource-saving economic practices. Permaculture and agroforestry techniques are the basis for improving soil quality, building up humus, reducing erosion and regenerating natural landscapes with high biodiversity. By creating a model farm of 8 hectares, the village communities are to be trained in these sustainable agricultural systems. These agricultural systems make an enormous contribution to environmental protection and improving the climate. The model farm is also an important producer of healthy fruit and vegetables and specially produced agricultural products, which are sold on local markets and contribute to food security. As an energy source for our irrigation systems and drinking water supply to villages, we only use solar energy to operate the pumps in the deep wells. The "Light for Africa" project supplies private households with solar home lamps. The lamps are built in cooperation with the youth research center in Sindelfingen with students in projects or MINT subjects and donated to students in Gambia. By replacing the harmful kerosene lamps or candles with environmentally friendly home solar lamps, many fires in households and damage to the health of the airways are prevented.
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Creative activities (painting, crafts, acting, listening to and telling stories) and shared experiences are the focus of our art projects with street children, but feelings also have their place! We encourage the children to learn through play, to practice tolerance and social behavior, and to develop self-confidence, imagination and "obstinacy" and show them an alternative to the "street living environment". We also want to motivate them to attend school regularly.