Dabane Trust

Capacity Building and Training

Dabane supports simple, low cost, sustainable food production systems.

a meeting with the local community to identify needs and establish working agreements

To support this, we undertake appropriate training within our target communities.

Leadership and capacity training sessions include:

• water pump operation and maintenance
• practical gardening, vegetable and crop preservation and storage
• watershed management to reduce erosion and environmental degradation
• basic business management - record keeping, sales and marketing
• HIV/AIDS (prevention, care, treatment, mitigation and advocacy)
• gender issues, working towards more equal opportunities for women and men
• work and responsibility sharing to give just divisions of work and benefits

a training session on dam management within the local community