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At present, we have no annual or audited financial reports, since we are still in our first year of official operation, and all school project funds have been sourced and managed by the Environment and Language Education Trust (details below). Costs below reflect the cost and breakdown of each instance so far. We have no running overheads, and no payments are made for anything other than human labour and goods bought for the project we do not maintain offices, for example. Core project staff are paid in living costs in lieu of salaries until such a time as the project can afford to pay per hour for work performed, as indicated in the breakdowns below. Full copies of account histories are available on request, as well as invoices and receipts for all equipment and seeds bought. Each instance of the project is run as a completely separate entity, with costs paying only for what is used in the project itself. The project pays for living costs in lieu of a salary for core project members. Detailed account balances are available on request, and the financial reporting for any individual project can be made to fit any given format. Our books are entirely open, so if you have auditors, then they are free to go through our records themselves.
In all cases, final costs come in within 10% of projected costs, and are never over budget; the project depends on the idea of working with what you have, and if we do not embody this we cannot hope to teach it.
Workshops
This will produce a location specific garden, as well as training all participants in basic gardening practices and developing the social and physical environment. Each participant will receive the basic knowledge and practice of sustainable permaculture gardening, as well as leaving with relevant seed kits. These workshops are arranged around practical demonstrations. Instead of just talking about things, we use multiple tutors and work with small groups of participants. Over the course of this workshop, we can entirely revise a work/living/education environment by, selecting spaces to improve, digging them, and planting vegetables, herbs, or creepers, which will integrate easily in the environment. Within a few months, participants could spice up an unappetising lunch with a quick trip to their office herb garden, or just enjoy a lunch-break in a garden they were involved in creating. Everyone goes home with a seed kit of plants designed to thrive in harmony with one another, along with all relevant planting advice; from the day of the workshop, all attendees will be equipped to start their own garden wherever they want. They will also have planting and activity guides so they can start a series of community gardens based around a local hub. Costs breakdown Roughly R500 per participant. The workshop costs R1250 per team member required; this accounts for their time and labour in both the setup of the workshop, which happens a week or two before the workshop itself to prime participants and locals. A further R300 is required per participant for the materials they will receive; this is split between the amount needed for them (guide book, seed kits, etc.) and capital to cover their activities on-site (trellises, planters, seeds, etc.) Given these numbers, the workshop could include up to 60 participants, using 16 core staff members (15 tutors and a co-ordinator). At this scale, a fully functional permaculture produce garden could be created that would be producing substantial amounts of food very quickly. Expected outcomes for participants Everyone gets hands-on training for every stage of building gardens and communities. Builds a personal relationship with the Diakonia environment. Creates a meaningful impact on the participants environment. Builds a more personal relationship with other attendees, based around thoughtful planning and nurturing rather than their work activity. Each attendee will leave with all information and equipment required to start their own gardens, in whatever space they choose. Develops creative problem solving ability Provides practical, in situ skills training for peer educators, mentors, teachers, etc.
Time
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Monthly cost
July
18 000 One visit per week + additional 3000 materials August Project preparation and execution 2000 report One visit per week + additional 3000 materials One visit per week + additional 3000 materials 9000 2000 11 000 3 9000 9 000 3 9000 9 000 Field trip, additional plants November 2500 3 1 7500 3000 10 500 Total 57 500 57 500 October September
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