Category: Programmes

Stewardship of the Environment

REAP at present has three core programmes dealing with specific issues relating to the churches’ role in reaching out to the rural poor with relevant teaching. One is Stewardship of the Environment. The Stewardship of the Environment programme focuses on motivational teaching relating to the environment and sustainable agriculture from a Biblical perspective. It concentrates […]

Christian Women in Development (CWD)

One of the greatest potentials we see in working with churches is the mid week women’s fellowships where a group of women faithfully meet together for singing, Bible reading and prayer, and have a strong sense of commitment to each other. These women are hungry for teaching and much of the holistic teaching we are […]

Natural Medicines

The REAP Natural Medicines programme grew out of the Stewardship programme as we became aware that many useful medicinal plants were already available but their usefulness was not known by most farmers. We began by teaching the medicinal uses of plants already locally available such as pawpaw and aloe. When we were introduced to anamed […]

Integration of Natural Medicines with Food Crops in the Home Garden

In REAP (Rural Extension with Africa’s Poor) we have been working for many years with small farmers on low input sustainable agriculture. The strategy we have taken is that in order to be relevant for the rural poor, teaching should be based on what people can do for themselves rather than purchased inputs. This, therefore, […]