~ "We are growing" https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:54:56 GMT World Nomads Adventures Umthathi Training Project https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/photos/25342/South-Africa/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Travel South Africa siyakhula https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/photos/25342/South-Africa/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/photos/25342/South-Africa/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:56:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/25339/18Umthathi_20100823018.jpg" alt="Florence Mtwalo picks some peas for her family's evening meal, Grahamstown, East" /></p> <h3><span>Making a difference – that’s what my aim in life is – and that’s what the Umthathi Sustainability Project is doing!<span>  </span>Located in Grahamstown, Umthathi serve what is considered to be the poorest South African province, the Eastern Cape.<span>  </span>With the philosophy of “empowering people to choose their own way of life” Umthathi endeavour to impart basic sustainability skills to the general populace.<span>  </span>Their focus is on vegetable and indigenous plant cultivation, from which stems nutritional and health care, and financial advising as participants expand growing a surplus.<span>  </span>The people Umthathi’s knowledge reach is forever growing as people who have been through their programme are encouraged to share their acquired skills – thus contributing to enriching their communities.<span>  </span>Like Umthathi, I strive to make an impact, focusing on development through my photography.<span>   </span>In this, I endeavour to bring about awareness and change for the better!<span>   </span>By gaining experience and tips from National Geographic Photographer Jason Edwards, would benefit not only myself but the communities that I endeavour to bring a positive change!<span>  </span></span></h3><p /> https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/story/64618/South-Africa/Umthathi Travel South Africa siyakhula https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/story/64618/South-Africa/Umthathi#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/siyakhula/story/64618/South-Africa/Umthathi Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:45:00 GMT 0