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Learn Grow Solomons Islands 2009
Learn Grow – a Project of the Rotary Club of the Rotary Club of Devonport North, Rotary District 9830 and Food Plants Internationa
Helping developing countries learn about and grow the best local foods to match their nutritional needs
Successful Visit to Solomon Islands High Level of Interest in Learn Grow The Learn Grow team has returned home
safely after a very successful visit to the
Solomon Islands. The interest in the
project and the enthusiasm for it
significantly exceeded expectations and
strong indications of support were
received. Meetings were held with a wide range of
individuals and groups in three of the nine
provinces and included attending meetings of the Rotary Clubs of Honiara and Gizo,
the only two in the country. Meeting at Rotary Club of Gizo – Julie, Buz and Pres Kerrie Meetings involved government
representatives in the areas of Health,
Education, Agriculture and Rural Development, NGOs including Oxfam,
World Vision, World Vegetable Centre,
APHEDA and CIP, Rural Training
Centres, Church Missions, community
organisations and others. Draft publications were introduced to
obtain feedback and these were very
enthusiastically received, to the extent
that many asked whether they could be
left with them while we were there. A
number of potential channels were
identified to enable the information and
publications to be extended to remote
communities and villages where they are
most needed. Bruce French demonstrating learning
material to Curriculum People
