Lemon Tree Trust features on Phonetic Planet

We are excited to share that Lemon Tree Trust has been featured in an article on Phonetic Planet, a platform dedicated to sharing child-centred educational resources that champions purposeful and culturally conscious learning.

In our interview, we chat about:

  • the founding of Lemon Tree Trust – whose idea it was and how it first got started
  • the weather conditions and general climate in the Kurdistan Region (which sees incredibly hot temperatures of around 45°C during July and August)
  • how refugee and IDP (internally displaced people) camps are not as temporary as their name suggests, with many existing for decades
  • the evolution of our various gardening initiatives and programmes
  • how people grow at their home shelters and ways in which we help people to do so
  • the ways in which children get involved with gardening from a young age

We invite you to read the full article on Phonetic Planet’s website here to learn more about our work and the stories behind our initiatives.

A special thank you to Susan Shea for the opportunity to share our story.

 

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