Education
With regard to the school gardens in the Western Cape, which is a part of the National School Nutrition Programme:
(a) How many organisations in Mitchells Plain benefited from the project in the 2020/21 financial year, (b) which schools benefited from this project, (c) what is the process for schools when applying for this project and (d) what criteria do schools need to meet in order to benefit from this project?
(a) Schools are the only beneficiaries.
(b)
Alpine Primary Mitchell's Plain Primary
Caradale Primary Mitchell's Plain School of Skills
Caravelle Primary Montagu Drive Primary
Duneside Primary Northwood Primary
Eastville Primary Perserverance Primary
Eisleben Road Primary Ridgeville Primary
Hillside Primary (M/Plain) Rocklands Primary
Huguenot Primary Seaview Primary
Hyacinth Primary Spine View Primary
Imperial Primary Springdale Primary
Jamaicaweg Primary Tafelsig Primary
Lantana Primary Wespoort Primary
Lentegeur Secondary West End Primary
Liesbeeck Primary Woodlands High School
Littlewood Primary Woodville Primary
Meadowridge Primary Yellowwood Primary
Merrydale Primary
Mitchell's Heights Primary
(c) The District Office selects the schools that have existing gardens. However, in 2020/21 schools were encouraged to establish new gardens due to the available funds at that point in time.
(d) The school needs to have a garden and make effort to sustain the existing garden. The WCED-NSNP had 1 387 gardeners in 2020/21 financial year and Metro South Education District (MSED) schools received 180 gardeners.
