A legacy, a historic movement.
What do InSite Agents fundraise for?
A fundamental part of InSite is our connection to South Africa. For over 10 years, InSite has been assisting with the development of grassroots projects, designed by oppressed communities, with one goal in mind: showing that we care.
From years of relationships, our partnerships with Bashumi formed.
None of this would have been possible without the hard work of the Bashumi team, and InSite Agents who have fundraised over the years. Bashumi is an agriculture training program envisioned, founded, and maintained by South African elders wanting to cultivate opportunity in their communities by going back to where life began: the soil.
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Bashumi’s model
Grow, sell, trade.
Intended to help women and youth put food on their table through sustainable food production and traditional farming skills.
Participants sell and trade the food they grow as a means of extra income.
Vision of the future
Commercial Farming
Bashumi is moving beyond subsistence farming and building a platform for commercial production. Creating jobs, improving members’ livelihood and sustainably supporting old age homes, and orphanages in the community.
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The history behind the legacy:
A partnership between three capable women.
Bashumi began as a collaboration between three women and the current chairperson, Phillipine Pila. The women were tilling the ground at a school in Soshanguve Block L but had no money to buy seeds or seedlings. Phillipine was interested in working with the school to grow her educational programme which at the time operated in Soshanguve, Mamelodi and Stinkwater.
Phillipine offered her time and bought seeds for the women and the project was born.
One year down the line, more women have joined, better skills have been acquired and the project operates in two locations and vegetables are being successfully produced and sold by participants.