The African Village in Scotland
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The African Village in Scotland Project
The African Village in Scotland is a rural community development project with a comprehensive international link Social Enterprise founded by Gift Amu Logotse.
Concept and Values of the African Village in Scotland.
Our plans are to create a working base, a venue and destination point for rural development through farming, tourism and educational facilitation on the minimum of 4 Acres of land anywhere in Scotland. This will be known as The African Village in Scotland.
Aims of the African Village in Scotland?
The project aims to develop a unique preservation of cultural heritage through, practical farming, educational and Eco tourism project, with a localised working farm able to produce some food and services as a back drop.
To facilitate opportunity to work with animals,
Mainly native farm animals, through the hands on approach.
To facilitate learning and working opportunities in horticulture, environmental and cultural studies.
To facilitate small scale, self-sufficiency, collecting and exhibiting sharing good practice with local and international friends and supports, exploring how we can supplement each other’s local food needs.
Promoting our interdependency.
To encourage preservation of wildlife, plants and animals as custodians of the land along setting examples and teaching our communities, making information publicly available on how domestic animals and wild life can co-exist successfully , along with the educational value of our projects, the community farm will also offer appropriate support and opportunities to the various communities as a whole.
Major outcome.
Farming forms an important part of our project and able to influence our culture and history.
By securing a 4 acre parcel of property for project management for the common good.
By working with existing farm and community groups to feather promote preservation and development of rural farming activities and job creation for the youth.
By opening our farming project to the general public as part of our Inclusion and integration example for other local farmers. We believe farming is an important piece of the culture and history of any area, therefore writing ourselves into local history.
By creating examples of good practice, a safe haven for the area wildlife and plants, with the ability for visitors to learn and understand the natural world and the need for bio diversity, not only with our domestic animals and plants, but also with the wild.
By encouraging individuals and groups to hold cultural programs at , as a way of recreational, entertaining educational The African Village in Scotland facility for residents and tourists alike , .through the arts, foods, music sessions, various lecture demonstrations in preservation, livestock, arts and community development.
Working with Professionals in the field.
Preservation will also come in the form of livestock specialist and advice from expert farmers.
Production and preservation will also be incorporated into our food production and our cultural arts programs.
Priority will be given to Instructors able to transfer good, practical old techniques with little or no modern intervention
The programs we will be looking to teach and find instructors/demonstrations for our projects with priorities given to traditional food production and folk arts as a back drop to our project, able to adjust comfortably with our ongoing objectives.
The community farm.
We will invite the public to become involved as well as volunteers will be welcome to help in all aspects of work, from assisting and giving tours to mucking out a stall.
The African Village in Scotland will be available for school programs at all levels as well as community programs, which would benefit both the general public and the community farm. Some programs will be free, some workshops would be fee incurred, depending on the program.
Internships will be offered in many areas, from education to working with the stock.
Provision of farm facilities or amenities such as a restaurant, featuring farm grown foods, Farmer’s market, overnight tourist facilities, agriculture museum, classrooms, greenhouses, Links with local , national and international schools and communities groups , University Polytechnics Colleges .
Income generation
An average of 50 fee paying tourists per day and an average of £5 per person will bring in about £90,000 in entrance fees. This does not include money from the restaurant, Tourist Facilities, Workshops, Classes, Gift shop, Farmer’s market, Produce sales, stock sales, Gallery Exhibition etc.
Please note that The African Village in Scotland project is in development, flexible and able to adapt and can be adapted to budget, land mass, climate or local cultural needs. .
Prepared by:
Gift Amu Logotse
Elmwood college of Agriculture (NCG Agric)
Founder Friends of Wumenu community Farm
Fife Schools of social Enterprise (Fellow 2005)
Established and experienced
Creative and Performing Artist /Lecture
T/A Amu’s Cultural Arts Services (Scotland).
The African Village in Scotland is a rural community development project with a comprehensive international link Social Enterprise founded by Gift Amu Logotse.
Concept and Values of the African Village in Scotland.
Our plans are to create a working base, a venue and destination point for rural development through farming, tourism and educational facilitation on the minimum of 4 Acres of land anywhere in Scotland. This will be known as The African Village in Scotland.
Aims of the African Village in Scotland?
The project aims to develop a unique preservation of cultural heritage through, practical farming, educational and Eco tourism project, with a localised working farm able to produce some food and services as a back drop.
To facilitate opportunity to work with animals,
Mainly native farm animals, through the hands on approach.
To facilitate learning and working opportunities in horticulture, environmental and cultural studies.
To facilitate small scale, self-sufficiency, collecting and exhibiting sharing good practice with local and international friends and supports, exploring how we can supplement each other’s local food needs.
Promoting our interdependency.
To encourage preservation of wildlife, plants and animals as custodians of the land along setting examples and teaching our communities, making information publicly available on how domestic animals and wild life can co-exist successfully , along with the educational value of our projects, the community farm will also offer appropriate support and opportunities to the various communities as a whole.
Major outcome.
Farming forms an important part of our project and able to influence our culture and history.
By securing a 4 acre parcel of property for project management for the common good.
By working with existing farm and community groups to feather promote preservation and development of rural farming activities and job creation for the youth.
By opening our farming project to the general public as part of our Inclusion and integration example for other local farmers. We believe farming is an important piece of the culture and history of any area, therefore writing ourselves into local history.
By creating examples of good practice, a safe haven for the area wildlife and plants, with the ability for visitors to learn and understand the natural world and the need for bio diversity, not only with our domestic animals and plants, but also with the wild.
By encouraging individuals and groups to hold cultural programs at , as a way of recreational, entertaining educational The African Village in Scotland facility for residents and tourists alike , .through the arts, foods, music sessions, various lecture demonstrations in preservation, livestock, arts and community development.
Working with Professionals in the field.
Preservation will also come in the form of livestock specialist and advice from expert farmers.
Production and preservation will also be incorporated into our food production and our cultural arts programs.
Priority will be given to Instructors able to transfer good, practical old techniques with little or no modern intervention
The programs we will be looking to teach and find instructors/demonstrations for our projects with priorities given to traditional food production and folk arts as a back drop to our project, able to adjust comfortably with our ongoing objectives.
The community farm.
We will invite the public to become involved as well as volunteers will be welcome to help in all aspects of work, from assisting and giving tours to mucking out a stall.
The African Village in Scotland will be available for school programs at all levels as well as community programs, which would benefit both the general public and the community farm. Some programs will be free, some workshops would be fee incurred, depending on the program.
Internships will be offered in many areas, from education to working with the stock.
Provision of farm facilities or amenities such as a restaurant, featuring farm grown foods, Farmer’s market, overnight tourist facilities, agriculture museum, classrooms, greenhouses, Links with local , national and international schools and communities groups , University Polytechnics Colleges .
Income generation
An average of 50 fee paying tourists per day and an average of £5 per person will bring in about £90,000 in entrance fees. This does not include money from the restaurant, Tourist Facilities, Workshops, Classes, Gift shop, Farmer’s market, Produce sales, stock sales, Gallery Exhibition etc.
Please note that The African Village in Scotland project is in development, flexible and able to adapt and can be adapted to budget, land mass, climate or local cultural needs. .
Prepared by:
Gift Amu Logotse
Elmwood college of Agriculture (NCG Agric)
Founder Friends of Wumenu community Farm
Fife Schools of social Enterprise (Fellow 2005)
Established and experienced
Creative and Performing Artist /Lecture
T/A Amu’s Cultural Arts Services (Scotland).
Organizer
Kofi Amu
Organizer
