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SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN ARE LEADERS IN DEVELOPING AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS. Over the years, special needs children at the Beacon School in Freeport, Bahamas have been involved in gardening of herbs and vegetables; and their products remain in high demand in the community. Products are fresh,organic, and prices are excellent.
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
Sheryl
Last Name
Wood
Website
Organization
The Beacon School
Country
Section 2: About Your Organization
Organization Name
The Beacon School
Organization Website
Organization Phone
242-352-8445
Organization Address
P. O. Box F-42595, Freeport, Grand Bahama The Bahamas
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
Organization Country
Bahamas
Your idea
Name Your Project
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Country your work focuses on
Bahamas
Describe Your Idea
SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN ARE LEADERS IN DEVELOPING AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS. Over the years, special needs children at the Beacon School in Freeport, Bahamas have been involved in gardening of herbs and vegetables; and their products remain in high demand in the community. Products are fresh,organic, and prices are excellent.
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Innovation
What makes your idea unique?
This is an unique idea because children with special needs are the ones leading the way to make a difference in the community.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
No
Impact
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What impact have you had?
Special children are highly respected in the community for the work that they have done in producing their own food. Also, other schools and persons in the community have been inspired to create gardens of their own.
Problem
We are helping special children find their niche in society. We are sensitizing others that special children have something to offer.
Actions
We continuously invite others from the community to come and see what our children are doing to sustain the environment and to help feed others in their immediate sphere of influence. So we always have a steady stream of school children and civic minded persons coming to see how our garden grows.
Results
We hope more and more persons will join the campaign to develop school and home gardens. We anticipate policy makers joining this campaign and providing the wherewithal to others to grow green in efficient and economically sustainable ways. We hope that they will draw from the example of what special children have already done so successfully.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
2010 - Continued funding from international, national and local groups. Securing another plot of land to expand the project. Using vegetables to create by-products (bottled vegetables and sauces).
2011 - All of the above for 2010 and also experimenting with growing local fruits. Bottling of jams and jellies from fruits grown.
2012-Continued funding. Continue growing vegetables and fruits. Continue bottling of vegetables, sauces, jams and jellies. Taking the project to other islands.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
Appropriate funding. Sufficient land space for it to expand.
How many people will your project serve annually?
1001‐10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
$100 ‐ 1000
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
Sustainability
What stage is your project in?
Operating for more than 5 years
In what country?
Bahamas
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
The Beacon School
How long has this organization been operating?
More than 5 years
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Yes
Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?
Yes
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
The provide encouragement for the program in terms of advice given, or sometimes directing us to others who are in a position to help with advice, resources or manpower. We have been able to find a few dollars in the community to support this project.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
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The Story
What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
Friend or family member
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 | 130 weeks agoSheryl Wood updated this Competition Entry. |
| 130 weeks agoSheryl Wood submitted this idea. |
