“Mustardseed’s mission is to provide an inspirational and practical education for young children, encouraging them to flourish and prosper in Uganda and the wider world.”

The Place – The project sites are in Sentema, an agricultural area just outside of  Kampala, Uganda. The project consists of four sites. Two sites adjacent to each other, but split by a road, are the main school sites for Phase 01. Adjacent to these ‘main sites’ is the Conservation site – a large plot which is being designated for forest & grassland education and habitat conservation both for the school and the wider community. The Boulder site, the fourth site similarly is walking distance from the main sites and is being designated as a productive plot.

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The Place – Along the southern border of Kenya with Tanzania, where the Masaii Mara meets the Serengeti, lies Sand River, a seasonal river. This site and the project setting is a tented camp along the shores of the river.

The Brief – This project came about as the clients where experiencing huge problems at the tented camp. The setting at the base of a hill and adjacent to the river meant every rains the camp flooded badly. Similarly badly designed paths which where both narrow and wiggling meant neither the clients nor the staff kept ‘on the path’ had meant all the grassland vegetation in the camp had been destroyed underfoot. [Read more…]