Maitland Garden Village (MGV) suffers from unemployment, widespread substance abuse, and few youth development opportunities. With the Green Light Project, a non-profit organization within MGV, we introduced vertical gardening to rebuild community and address the consequences of these challenges. We investigated local needs, restored the community garden, fabricated vertical gardens, and introduced sustainable teaching methods to the GLP and our volunteers. Literature reviews, personal conversations, and an iterative design process guided garden fabrication. Training documentation was formulated to help sustain the vertical gardening initiative. Recommendations include succession planning, ongoing workshops, and the increased sharing of ideas through community advocates.

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Creator

• Kerivan, Sydney
• Braconnier, Lauren
• Sandhu, Raunaq
• Reppucci, Gregory

Subject

• Environment
• Innovation
• Well-Being
• Project-Based Learning
• Community
• Sustainability
• Learning
• Inclusion
• Health
• Food

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121423-063944
• 115137

Keyword

• Maitland Garden Village
• Cape Town
• Vertical Gardening
• Community Engagement

Advisor

• Taylor, Rosemary
• Taylor, Steven S.

Year

• 2023

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Green Light Project

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-063944

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-08