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Training & Capacity Development |
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Participatory GIS |
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| Participatory GIS has been used in many different contexts ranging from conservation to land reform and organic certification.
Participatory GIS focuses on creating maps with and for land users. Contact: bettina@indigo-dc.org
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BIOTA |
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| BIOTA AFRICA has been jointly invented by African and German researchers aiming at the establishment of research supporting sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in Africa. Indigo is contributing a capacity development component focusing on TR learning and training workshop for BIOTA scientists in communication, participatory methods and facilitation. www.biota-africa.org |
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Growing local seed: Seeds Aplenty |
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Indigo is supporting a local organisation: Nieuwoudtville Seeds Aplenty to grow and market local seed to the international fair trade market. A group of four local individuals has founded Seeds Aplenty as is harvesting seed in their nursery since 2005 for export and local sales. If you would like to contact Seeds Aplenty please email: |
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Marketing Support: Heiveld Co-operative |
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Indigo has been providing marketing support to the Heiveld Co-operative for the past years. The members of the Heiveld Co-operative are small scale rooibos tea farmers from the Bokkeveld Plateau producing wild and planted organic rooibos tea. You can visit the web site of the Heiveld Co-op to learn more: |
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Backstopping for Biodiversity Businesses |
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Indigo is working in close collaboration with the Nieuwoudtville Publicity Association to help new and viable biodiversity businesses to emerge. Indigo provides backstopping and help with business management, bookkeeping and business plan development. Contact person: Estholene Moses
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Rooibos Heritage Route |
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Indigo supported the development of the Rooibos Heritage Route in collaboration with a multi-stakeholder steering committee. The Route between Nieuwoudtville and Wupperthal offers authentic small scale farmers experiences ranging from guided hikes to explore rock art and medicinal plants to courses on baking of traditional bread and harvesting your own wild rooibos tea! |
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