There are several ways to support Food for Thought and become involved.

Donate to Food For Thought NOW.

• Click here to donate securely through the Just Giving website
• Or send cheques, made payable to ‘Devon Development Education’, to Food For Thought, Devon Development Education, C/O Global Centre, 17 St David's Hill, Exeter EX4 3RG.

This is what difference your donation could make:

• £6 pays for two African hoes, for digging the school garden
• £ 17 pays for the Key Farmer Trainer to work with the pupils for one month
• £400 pays for one school to have a Key Farmer Trainer work with all the pupils for one year - and also pays for tools, seeds, fencing etc for the school food garden.
• £2000 pays for a Food For Thought District Coordinator for one year, working two days per week.

Primary school education is now free in Uganda, following debt cancellation in the 1990s. Agriculture is back in the primary school curriculum. But many teachers have received very little practical training in farming - and very, very few know the importance of sustainable, organic growing, until they see the results!

Opportunities to visit the Food For Thought programme in Uganda
In recent years groups of young professionals have travelled to Uganda and worked on construction projects. Visits are usually for 2 to 3 weeks. To find out more look at the New Build Uganda 2006 page.

Find out more about Food For Thought

For details on the Food for Thought linking programme linking schools in Devon with schools in Uganda click here

Photos
The following photos provide a snap shot of Food For Thought schools in Uganda.

Kirume School pupils revealing sweet potatoes on their school garden

Agriculture Teacher, Julius, explaining contours. Julius caught the enthusiasm for sustainable growing and has now trained as a Key Farmer Trainer. He will use his enhanced skills at the school.

Nursery school children with their pineapples. This nursery is not included in the programme, but the teachers and pupils at Kirume School have shared their knowledge.

Keyo pupils singing and dancing