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ORGANIZATION: Iskashitaa Refugee Network

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 33 people are interested
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Join us in our garden where we grow culturally significant food for our refugees and maintain multiple compost systems to reach our goal of reducing foodwaste! Iskashitaa garden volunteers help with manual watering of young fruit trees, clearing rocks from pathways, managing compost, putting down mulch, weeding, planting, and other tasks. A group garden session takes place at our weekly Refugee Garden Art Program (RGAP) on Wednesdays from 8-11.

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About Iskashitaa Refugee Network

Location:

3736 E. 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85716, US

Mission Statement

Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate UN refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public, strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security.

Description

Iskashitaa Refugee Network is an intergenerational network of Tucson volunteers and UN refugees from Asian, African, and Middle Eastern countries, who locate, harvest, and redistribute locally grown fruits and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste. IRN staff/volunteers create opportunities to empower recently arrived refugees by connecting them with a wide variety of resources to interact with the community. While gleaning remains an integral part of our work, we have expanded to offering a wide variety of programs, such as our Refugee Garden Art Program and Food Preservation Workshops. Refugees from the 37 different ethnic groups that IRN has worked with throughout its 21 year history, learn the geography of Tucson, gain valuable life skills, improve their English, develop a US work history and access to healthy foods and food preservation techniques.

CAUSE AREAS

Environment
Hunger
Immigrants & Refugees
Environment, Hunger, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

3736 East 2nd StreetTucson, AZ 85716

(32.233624,-110.911804)
 

DATE POSTED

July 11, 2024

SKILLS

  • Farming
  • Gardening
  • Environmental Science
  • Community Outreach

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12
  • Orientation or Training
  • Volunteer Waiver & Application (found here: https://www.iskashitaa.org/volunteer)

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