Bedouin garden restoration
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Description
Many of the centuries-old mountain gardens have become derelict as the Bedouin moved into the towns. There is a general desire from the people to restore their gardens, but they cannot do so without assistance in repairing the wells, which are no longer deep enough or have become damaged and so there is not enough water.
Rainfall, which is scarce and vital for the survival of the gardens, has decreased over the last seven years as a result of climate change. Preserving it carefully is crucial. With the aid of groups from the UK small dams are constructed in side wadis. These hold back the rainwater and benefit dozens of gardens lying below the dams. This is urgent and vital work.
Many garden owners have come forward requesting assistance. These gardens will be assessed to see if they are suitable for sponsorship and entry into the scheme.
Six dams have been constructed already and a trial of six environmentally friendly pumps is under way.
Gardens which have received sponsorship and have as a result been given help include
Sala Mousa Sala,
Amria Faraj Mousa,
Ishmail Ibrahim Salem,
Oda Mohamed Oda,
Hussein Mousa Sala
Salem Faraj FarhanThe links are to descriptions of these gardens.
The assistance this project offers has been received with great enthusiasm by both garden owners and sponsors from the UK. Thanks to these sponsors, the garden owners who have previously been unable to save their trees can now water them again and can tend their gardens with renewed vigour. Sponsors are able to visit the garden and meet the owner and receive regular reports which give them up-to-date information about both the family and their garden.
Purpose
To encourage the Jebelia Bedouin to increase garden production.Beneficiaries
To encourage sustainable development around the gardens.
To increase throughput for Mahmoud Mansur’s herb and fruit drying centre.
To encourage eco-tourism.
The extended family of each garden owner and Bedouin employed in the herb and fruit drying centres.
Project Work
The project is usually in three phases. Firstly, assistance is given to selected garden owners in repairing their wells. Secondly, using working groups, help is given to garden owners in repairing or building a small dam, which allows flood water to penetrate to the water table. Thirdly, green energy may be introduced in the form of an environmentally friendly pump.
Partners
Garden owners, Mahmoud Mansur (a local entrepreneur) and Sheikhsinai Bedouin Company.
Status
The scheme is expected to be completed in 2011.
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