168 - Help Rosehip Project support refugees and asylum seeker - July 2024


We are pleased to be back with news of another donation.   Your nominations have been coming in thick and fast recently, which means every £1 generously sent in is immediately getting back out where it can make an important impact, which is wonderful.  Thank you all!


Donation 168 has allowed us to send £500 to The Rosehip Project – a social and therapeutic horticulture project supporting refugees and people seeking asylum in Sheffield. 


The project aims to turn an unused patch of ground on an allotment site in North Sheffield, into an abundant and colourful garden, growing plants that can be used for natural dye. By partnering with organisations that support refugees and people seeking asylum, as well as other community groups, they will be running workshops that focus on bringing people together to create garments and materials dyed with the plants they grow. The workshops will encompass all stages of this process, from sowing and planting all the way to harvesting and crafting.


The project has been created to reduce social isolation and increase access to nature, as well as providing meaningful and joyful activity for those going through challenging times. They also aim to introduce some of the people they support to growing spaces they may not have had the opportunity to visit before, like flower and vegetable farms around the outskirts of the city.


Our £500 has gone towards materials to get the project going (compost, gas canisters and a camping cooker to make teas and coffees, seeds, basic tools and gloves) as well as bus passes for workshop days for those who need it.


We loved this initiative and we’re really pleased to help them get the project off the ground.


The photo below is a 'before' shot of their site - we look forward to watching it develop on their Instagram page  @the_rosehip_project 

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