Enactus UKZN @ A Glance
We are one of the world’s largest not-for-profit experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. The Enactus network is made of students, academic leaders and business leaders, who use entrepreneurship as a tool to empower communities. The Enactus program operates in 36 countries, in over 1 730 universities with over 72 000 active students, dedicating 7.3 million hours and impacting over 1.3 million people each year.
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The Sack Space Project
The Sack Space Project primarily addresses Food Insecurity and other socio-economic challenges faced by our communities. We utilize an innovative Vertical Farming method using discarded sack bags, this method upcycles the sack bag by extending its usefulness. This project is simple innovative with no labor intensity, saving close to 60% of water as compared to conventional farming and it requires no large amount of land space as one sack can hold a minimum of 23 seedlings of vegetables. The variety of fresh produce that can be planted and harvested on a sack bag includes, Spinach, Beetroot, Lettuce, Onions, Carrot, Potatoes and herbs.
Umtate WamaBomvu
Umtate WamaBovu, a co-operative consisting of more than 160 small-holder farmers, mostly women, who collectively cultivate 60 hectares of land in uMsinga, Northern KZN
