This month, Deus moved onto a new church in Lolo community, Morogoro, Tanzania. Community members attended a 5-day workshop where they learned how to double dig a garden bed and create compost piles. While training community members there, Deus was connected to a primary school and shared the following:
“This is the private school that has a total of one hundred and fifty three students (153).
I had the opportunity to talk to the Head Teacher about his school. First I asked him, why he decided to start a school in that village. And said, that was one of his dreams and the dream was motivated by the school distance.
The students had to walk a long way to get to school, that act did not please him. Then he decided to start a school in that village, so that, the children can get education services nearby and ensure that, they have enough food to eat. "Remember this is a boarding school" he said.
Then I came up with the idea of a Life Garden, which provides not only food but disease-fighting food and generates income and he agreed to partner.
So, far we have a total of twenty three beds. The goal is to ensure both the community church and school learn how to grow diseases-fighting food.”
To date, Deus has started 3 Life Garden projects that contain a total of 102 garden beds, helping 178 people in need.