STRIVING TO TRANSFORM THE STANDARD OF SUSTAINABILITY.
In a nation blanketed by incredibly rich soil, we aim to provide every homestead with a model to allow them to reach the full potential of thier land. Our 28 hectare Integrated Organic farm uses permaculture principles to maximise the productivity and quality of our plants, to ensure the highest quality of seedlings and plant material. Our goal is to provide the surrounding communities with the strongest saplings in order to yield the best possible crop.
By incorporating these agricultural principles into our training programs, we are able to equip our interns and staff with valuable skillsets in order to bring transformation to the communities for a more sustainable future.
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Campus Development phases
Land Purchase
Umdoni’s land was purchased in 2018. We let the ground lay fallow for a year and welcomed our first students in 2020 during the start of the pandemic.
Water Tower and System
Our water tower and high-pressure water systems were successfully fundraised and installed in 2020/2021. Medium-pressure and low-pressure systems remain to be installed per site as needed.
Guest Housing
Umdoni features several private guest houses for guests, trainers, and volunteers. In the future, there will be more additions so that Umdoni can house teams.
Student Housing and Classrooms
Students and chaperones will live in one of three dormitories with integrated classroom spaces. These spaces will be highly integrated with kitchen gardens and food forests so that students can be as self-sufficient as possible.
Skillset Training Spaces
We envision a multi-disciplinary workshop where students can learn sewing, electrical skills, woodworking, plumbing, welding, computing, and more. We’re calling the workshop “The Maker Space”
Business and Hospitality Centers
Business and hospitality centers function as areas to increase Umdoni’s ability to be sustainable while also providing a useful training ground for students and alumni.
We expect to have a restaurant, coffee shop, handicraft station, and more in the future.
Long Term Vision
We want to see Umdoni become an incubator of innovation to bring distributed change into our communities.
We believe we’ll achieve that by helping our students achieve whole life sustainability and encourage innovative thinking to solve the complex problem of poverty.
Through other programs, we’ll help strengthen families. We’ll equip leaders of communities through practical trainings, innovation and appropriate technologies is the next step for holistic transformation. Take our hand in pioneering the fight for many nations that will be impacted by Umdoni.