United Kingdom
Bringing farming and the countryside alive for 20000 urban children
By The Country Trust
Registered Charity
Registered Charity
Executive Summary
We help our network of amazing farmers to welcome c.20,000 disadvantaged children onto their farms to share their passion for food, farming and the countryside. We work together to offer hands-on, interactive high-quality learning experiences and unique access to crops, livestock and the wonders of the countryside. We facilitate debate about the choices facing us as consumers. Our donors enable us to provide the visits free of charge to schools. In 2018/19 we took 19,528 children on day visits to real working farms. • All teachers agreed that their farm visit was an experience their children would not normally have, • Over 99% of teachers agreed that their pupils have a better understanding of how and where their food is produced as a result of their visit.
Impact Indicators
People: Social Impact
Number of Lives Impacted:
20,000
Gender:
Female, Male
Age:
4-11
Employment Status:
Student
Accessibility:
Disabled, Non-Disabled
Location:
Urban, Suburban, Rural
Planet: Environmental Impact
Land:
Rural
Water:
Coastal
Air:
-
Topic and Activity Grid
Topics
Children & Youth |
Agriculture |
Food and Hunger |
Education & Training |
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Advocacy |
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Catalysing |
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Convening |
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Goods Provision |
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Infrastructure Provision |
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Services Provision |
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Research & Development |
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Raising Awareness |
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Training |
Geography
Country:
United Kingdom
Project Outcome Indicators
Short Term:
— Self assessment of knowledge gained
• Children, their parent helpers and teachers are more knowledgeable and more aware of food, farming and the countryside.
— Number of farmers engaged
• More farmers are able to share their love and passion for what they do.
— Teacher assessment of engagement
• Children are more engaged with formal education as a result of increased ‘real world’ and interactive learning experiences.
— Teacher assessment
• Children are better able to make informed decisions about the food that they eat.
— Teacher assessment
• Children have more opportunities to develop and display non-cognitive skills, to experience patience, wonder and success.
Long Term:
— Sustained impact - knowledge, behaviour, engagement, vocabulary
• Children feel more responsible for their own and the wider environment.
— Child's self assessment
• Children feel more at home in the countryside and greenspace.
— Sustained impact on food confidence and food choices
• Children are better able to make informed decisions about the food that they eat.
Activities:
Our regionally based Coordinators will bring together schools and farmers to create exceptional day visits to real working farms for children with limited opportunities. We expect to run over 600 visits in 2019/20 for 20,000 children. We will identify farmer hosts, and primary schools in deprived urban, coastal and former industrial areas and work with them to create high quality, safe, tailormade Farm Discovery day visits for them at no charge. Each farm has a different story to tell but all farms are a fantastic window onto everything from food production to biodiversity, life cycles, energy and climate change and can bring subjects as diverse as maths, English and technology to life and support language and communication. We will work with organisations supporting vulnerable children and families including Barnardo's, Refugee Action and Young Carers to add value to their programmes by creating positive, safe and happy farming and countryside opportunities. We gather feedback on all our visits in order to continuously improve. Our evaluation reports are available on our website.
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Project Budget:
£315,000
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Timeline:
5 years
Direct Commitment Ratio:
84.13%
Project to Org. Size Ratio:
27.06%
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Goal 1: No Poverty
This goal focuses on the poor and vulnerable, and aims to: reduce the population living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions, build a policy environment that is supportive of the poor and vulnerable, ensure that the poor and vulnerable have equal rights to economic resources and basic services, land & property, and reduce their exposure to the risks of economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.
Goal 2: Zero Hunger
This goal focuses on all areas of food access, nutrition, agricultural productivity, sustainable production and consumption systems, and fostering a resilient ecosystem to shocks and disasters by promoting the diversity of crops. In addition it promotes investment in rural infrastructure, makes a commitment to addressing trade issues, and to oversee a functioning food commodity market.
Goal 3: Good Health And Wellbeing
This goal covers all aspects of health and wellbeing from infant mortality to effective service provision to those suffering from substance addiction. There are special commitments to ensuring access to affordable healthcare, the development of disease treatment, cure and prevention, and to strengthen the capacity of all countries for early warning, risk reduction and management of global health risks.
Goal 4: Quality Education
This goal seeks parity in access to education. There is specific focus on areas of early years development, and throughout the educational landscape, from literacy and numeracy to technical and tertiary education. There is a specific mention of upgrading educational infrastructure to be fully inclusive in terms of gender, disability and culture, offering bursaries and scholarships to address imbalances, and also to ensure high quality training and supply of educators.
Goal 5: Gender Equality
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Goal 9: Industry Innovation And Infrastructure
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Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
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Goal 11: Sustainable Cities And Communities
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Goal 12: Responsible Consumption And Production
This goal promotes the move towards sustainability of consumption and production on a national and global scale, and covers everything from transparency and clarity on consumer choice, to the sustainable management of waste from industrial production. This Goal specifically looks at influencing businesses (through recommendation and policy) to incorporate sustainability into their procurement, staffing, and reporting, such that sustainability is embedded in the consumption and production cycle.
Goal 13: Climate Action
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Goal 14: Life Below Water
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Goal 15: Life On Land
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Goal 17: Partnerships For The Goals
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Your project is addressing the following pillars:
People
An end to poverty and hunger in all their forms and dimensions. A world where all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality, and in a healthy environment.
Planet
Protecting the planet from degradation, creating cycles of sustainable consumption and production, management of natural resources and taking action on climate change. This is all to ensure the planet can support the needs of present and future generations.
Prosperity
Fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies that are free from fear and violence. This is a necessary state for sustainable development.
Peace
Ensuring that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives, and that technological, social and economic progress occurs in harmony with nature.
Partnership
To mobilise the means required to achieve the other four impact themes, through including the participation of all countries, stakeholders and people.