South Africa
South African partners have actively collaborated with the Xhosa Indigenous people in 3 communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Country Context
Food Systems Characteristics
Home gardens and livestock are important for susbsistence and cultural practices
Climate & Environmental Stress
The Eastern Cape province has been suffering from drought since 2015
Social Stress
Apartheid legacies of inequalitiy in relation to access to basic services (water, health, education), unempoyment
Key Collaborators
Umthathi Training Project
Assumption Development Centre
Makhanda Circle Unity (MCU)