Community & Resilience

On Fertile Ground,
We Build Communities.

The Unami Project establishes Climate-Smart Agriculture Learning Hubs in urban care points — spaces where vulnerable communities gain practical, low-cost skills to grow their own food.

Rooted in care points that support orphaned and vulnerable children, these hubs do more than produce food. They restore nutrition to the heart of feeding programmes, ensuring children don’t just eat — but eat well.

Built with the community, not for it, each hub reflects the Swati value of kubumbana — being moulded together — fostering shared ownership, dignity, and long-term sustainability.

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More Than a Garden — A System for Resilience

The Unami Project operates at the intersection of child welfare and climate-smart agriculture, transforming care points into community-powered learning hubs.


Our model serves two critical purposes:


Restoring Nutrition for Vulnerable Children
As funding pressures grow, feeding programmes often prioritise full stomachs over balanced nutrition. We are changing that — integrating fresh, diverse, climate-resilient crops to support healthier childhood development.


Building Skills for Household Resilience
Each hub functions as a hands-on classroom where community members learn how to grow food in small urban spaces using low-cost, low-tech methods. By lowering barriers to entry, we empower families to reduce food expenses and strengthen their independence.


We don’t just build infrastructure — we build capacity, ownership, and community.

What We Promote:

  • Climate-Resilient Growing Techniques
  • Small-Space & Urban Food Production
  • Community-Led Skill Sharing
Join Our Mission
Community Garden Learning

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Urban Garden
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How We Create Change

Feeding Programs

Supplying fresh produce directly to care point kitchens to ensure vulnerable children have nutrient-rich diets.

Climate Resilience

Teaching techniques like mulching, drip irrigation, and drought-resistant crop selection to combat climate change.

Urban Space Utilisation

Turning small urban spaces into productive food systems through innovative, low-cost growing solutions.

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Children Fed

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Households Trained

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Garden Established

Meet The Change Makers

Zama Mpungose

Zama Mpungose

Executive Director
Luhle Nxumalo

Luhle Nxumalo

Community Officer
Andile Dlamini

Andile Dlamini

Extension Officer

Support The Unami Project

Whether you want to volunteer, donate, or learn more about setting up a garden, we'd love to hear from you.

Ngwane Park , Manzini

zama@unamiproject.com