Kusamala Joining a Global Network
Contributed by Molly Cheatum Kusamala participated in a 10-day workshop at the African Centre for Holistic Management in the beginning of May. This workshop was facilitated by the Savory Institute as part of Kusamala’s training process towards becoming an accredited...
Rocket Stoves and The Red Soil Project Revisted
Contributed by Alexandra Valla For the past 3 weeks, Kusamala was happy to have Benjamin Nyaru, Field Operations Director at The Red Soil Project, back at Kusamala. Benjamin’s first visit was in 2012. At that time, he trained Kusamala staff in permaculture techniques,...
Eastern and Southern Africa Converges for Agroecology
Kusamala participated in the South and Eastern Africa Agroecology Knowledge and Skills Sharing Workshop which was held from April 20th to 24th at Kasisi Retreat House in Lusaka, Zambia. Both Chisomo Kamchacha and Luwayo Biswick represented Kusamala in such an...
Notes from the Beating Famine Conference
Contributed by Molly Cheatum If you lose your way, go back to where you started and pick up the trail from there. – Senegalese saying introduced by Tony Rinaudo at the Beating Famine conference. When Kusamala visits our farmers in the field to share permaculture...
Building Civil Society Sustainability and Sharing Knowledge in Dowa
Contributed by Chisomo Kamchacha On February 24th-25th, Dowa Civil Society Organizations Network, in conjunction with Kusamala, co-hosted a round table on building civil society sustainability and sharing knowledge in Dowa district. The Dowa Civil Society...
Kusamala working with Malawi Mangoes
Kusamala is proud to announce that it is working with Malawi Mangoes in a consultancy role on their new project, Garden to Mouth: A Demonstration of Sustainable, Renewable Energy-Driven Agriculture for Practical Nutrition. The project aims to diversify crops,...
