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Gawilan Community Garden Appeal: Thank you for your support in 2024

January 16, 2025

Thanks to the incredible generosity of supporters in 2024, the Hêvî Community Garden in Gawilan refugee camp has made remarkable progress. Named ‘Hêvî’, meaning ‘hope’ in Kurdish, this garden is now a busy hub, providing a vital area for people to reconnect and build resilience. Through your kindness, we received £9,207 GBP ($11,268 USD) to … Continued

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Gardening and cooking in Domiz 1 camp: Meet Nisreen

January 10, 2025

Nisreen Riyad Abdo, a 20-year-old Syrian refugee, lives with her parents and three brothers in Domiz 1 camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She gardens at the Azadî Community Garden and won first place in our 2024 Annual Cooking Competitions in Domiz 1 for her standout dishes: Chicken Fatteh and Grape Leaves Fatteh. Learning … Continued

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6 non-financial ways to support our work 

January 6, 2025

Supporting Lemon Tree Trust doesn’t always mean a financial contribution. There are many impactful ways to help us in our mission to support displaced people through gardening.   Here are six non-financial ways you can get involved:  1. Engage with us on social media  Help us extend our reach by liking, commenting on, and sharing our … Continued

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Gardening activity sheets in Pashto, Somali and Spanish – now available!

December 19, 2024

Gardening knows no borders – it’s a universal source of joy and connection. We’re excited to announce the addition of Pashto, Somali and Spanish to our growing library of free gardening and nature activity sheets, available on the resources area of our website. These activity sheets, designed for families, schools and community groups, are perfect … Continued

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Supporter event: Behind the scenes at the Azadî and Hêvî Community Gardens

December 9, 2024

We recently held a special online event to give our supporters an inside look at our projects in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This was an opportunity to see how your contributions are helping to create tangible improvements at our flagship community garden, Azadî, and our new community garden, Hêvî. If you missed it, the … Continued

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2024 Cooking Competitions: Bringing communities together 

November 13, 2024

This year’s cooking competitions brought together 450 participants from nine refugee and IDP (internally displaced people) camps across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The event, which continues to grow in popularity, once again highlighted how cooking and gardening can unite people, foster stronger community connections and empower people from the ground up.  A selection of … Continued

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