Horticultural Skills

In refugee camps there is generally a lack of resources. By providing youth with the means and skills to produce their own crops, they will have a greater food supply which will help to combat malnutrition. Malnutrition in childhood can result in serious health complications later in life due to deficiencies of certain nutrients, so it is important to ensure that children are well-fed. These agricultural skills will also allow youth to gain a certain degree of autonomy and self-sufficiency, which will help them provide for their families in a sustainable way. The horticultural project itself will also be sustainable as the youth will learn how to harvest seeds from the crop that they grow, in order to renew the gardens every growing season.