The Hope Exchange, a nonprofit organization in Cape Town, provides temporary housing to men who are at risk of homelessness at the Geoff Burton House with the goal of reintegration back into society. To support this cause, our team designed and implemented sustainable and effective garden spaces to promote healing, hope, and nourishment. We conducted resident and expert interviews at local gardens to determine the most efficient ways to develop these gardens. We designed and implemented the gardens based on the needs of the residents and incorporated elements that promote healing. We further developed recommendations for the maintenance and sustainability of the garden. We believe that with continued maintenance and improvements, the gardens will achieve our goal of providing healing, hope, and nourishment.

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Creator

• Ouellette, Daniel
• Andrew, Tristan
• Taubert, Jena
• Boyle, Keelan
• LaRusso, Sarah

Subject

• Food
• Well-Being
• Infrastructure
• Health
• Inclusion
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121522-160603
• 83571

Keyword

• Garden
• Hope
• Healing
• Vertical
• Vegetable

Advisor

• Somasse, Gbetonmasse B.

Year

• 2022

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Hope Exchange

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 1 - No Poverty
• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2022-12-15

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121522-160603

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 International

Last modified

• 2023-01-12