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This is my favorite kind of lab. 🌿🧪
No white coat. No chemicals. Just my hands, a bucket of water, and onion leaves fresh from our own field.
In the morning, insects were starting to win. They were eating the spinach and cabbage faster than we could grow it. Shops sell poison for R400 a bottle, but that poison kills everything—the insects, the soil, and eventually us.
So I remembered what uGogo taught me.
I took the onion leaves we would normally throw away after harvest, chopped them up, and set them in water in the sun for a day to brew. That strong, sharp smell that comes out? That’s the medicine. Insects hate it.
In the picture, that's me squeezing the goodness out of the leaves to make our Organic Tea. No gloves needed—because this is food, not poison. 100% organic. 100% free.
When I sprayed it that afternoon, I knew I was doing more than saving a crop. I was saving our co-op, Siyaphambili Ngendyebo—moving forward with true wealth, the kind that starts in the soil.
This is not just farming. This is how we fight back, using what we have, right where we are. 💪🏽🌱
👵🏽 uGogo’s Natural Insecticide Recipe:
Collect onion leaves or skins.
Soak them in 10L of water for 24 hours in the sun.
Squeeze and strain the liquid.
Spray early in the morning on affected plants. Repeat after 3 days.
The insects will leave. The earth will stay clean. 🌍✨
#SiyaphambiliNgendyebo #OrganicFarming #IndigeniousKnowledge #EcoFriendly #SustainableAgriculture #ZeroWaste #SoilHealth #asapcares
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THE GREENLIGHT STOPLIGHT SURVEY WHERE STORIES COME ALIVE 🚦
It was survey day.
Facilitator's Manual in hand, I walked down that long, dusty road not just to tick boxes, but to listen. To see. To measure real change.
The Greenlight Stoplight Survey isn't just questions on paper. It's sitting in the homes of our farmers, understanding where they were red, yellow, and green and celebrating where they are today.
And then you see it... the change.
🌾 The mama who struggled to put food on the table last season, now proudly holding her manual like a degree.
🥬 The garden that was once just an idea, now feeding a family.
✨ The eyes that once said "I can't", now declaring "Look at what I did."
That is the moment that takes your breath away. Standing there in the dry grass, sharing a smile that says it all: our lives have changed.
That impact is what motivates us. It keeps us walking those long roads and reminds us why we do what we do.
We don't just collect data. We witness transformation.
From Red to Yellow to Green, we grow together. 🌱💚
#asapcares #povertystoplightsouthafrica
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This morning at Umzimhlophe, we came together not just to clear weeds, but to restore our land and bring life back to our community garden.
As the dirt cleared, laughter and stories filled the air. With every cleared path, the garden slowly started to breathe again. You can already see where the spinach, carrots, and mealies will soon take root! 🥬🥕🌽
We weren't just cleaning a garden today we were building security for our families, purposeful work for our hands, and hope for tomorrow.
Thank you to every hand that held a tool today. The future is growing! 🙌💚
#Umzimhlophe #GrowingTogether #FoodSecurity #CommunityFirst #womenempowerwomen #asapcares
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I want to take a moment to celebrate a huge personal milestone! 🎉
I recently graduated from my Market Gardening training at Siyazisa, where I earned my certificate! 📜✨
The journey required real dedication and hard work. We covered both theory and practical work in crop management, pest control, food safety, packaging hygiene, post-harvest nutrition, and business risk management. I also gained a deep understanding of the health benefits of organic farming.
Graduation day was deeply special to me. Standing up in front of a crowd to receive a certificate was a first in my life. My heart was pounding with nervousness but filled with pure joy! 💓
I walked away with a new mindset: the money you earn from a job comes and goes, but the skills and knowledge you gain stay with you forever.
Thank you so much to ASAP for giving me this opportunity. Long live ASAP! 🙏🏽🌱
~ Sizeka Phama
#asapcares #foodsovereignty #YouthChangeMakers #siyazisizatrust
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True strength protects. In villages across Alfred Nzo District, initiation season is drawing near. As young sons prepare for their timeless rite of passage, ASAP walks shoulder to shoulder with traditional elders and tribal leadership.
We bring education on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) directly into the heart of this cultural transition. This initiative builds on our work where 67 young men were reached through a pilot GBV-informed initiation ceremony. Together with traditional leaders, we teach initiates that becoming a real man means standing against abuse, honoring women and children, and protecting their homes.
When we teach a young boy respect today, we safeguard an entire family tomorrow. "Mabaye bephila, babuye bephila". (May they go in health, and return in health) as honorable, protective men who make our nation proud. ❤️
#asapcares #GBVFPrevention #SoulCityInstitute
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