SiMY aims to alleviate the mental, physical, and social impact of long-term poverty experienced by young people and their families in the Townhead area of Glasgow, help them recover a sense of agency over their lives, and work with them to achieve their aspirations for themselves and their communities. We run a range of support and development activities for both young people age 8-18, and adults, based on the community garden at Lister Street and further afield. All our activities take place outdoors.

Skills and resources I/we can share: I am a horticulturist by education, worked with the United Nations for 6 years on different projects as a Master trainer for kitchen gardening, introducing climate-smart agricultural practices, better livelihood, health and hygiene, financial literacy, pre and post-harvest practices for horticultural as well as major crops like wheat, maize, barley, cotton and rice. I can train communities as per their needs related to growing and post harvest handling of food.

Skills and resources I/we need.: I need a platform where I can utilize my skills in a better way because I don't want to die with all this knowledge in my head, I need to transfer it to those it belongs to.

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Skills and resources I/we can share: Currently a funded doctoral researcher in political philosophy and theatre studies looking at three case studies in Central America, one of which explores creative responses and community resistance to the climate crisis and human exodus in Honduras post-hurricanes Iota and Eta. I can share my research and data analysis skills, and I also have a solid experience in successful funding applications. I am an Associate Fellow of Higher Education with extensive teaching experience. I can also teach Spanish (qualified language teacher) and support translation/interpretation work in that target language. My hobbies are cooking (Central American cooking heritage in particular!), plants and fitness.

Skills and resources I/we need.: I am interested in learning more about slow food, seeds and growing plants!

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Skills and resources I/we need.: I'd like to learn more about soil and agriculture

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Skills and resources I/we can share: Nutrition student, Yoga Instructor

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Skills and resources I/we can share: Community Participation Knowledge, Workshop Facilitation, Partnership Building, Policy, Research, Networking.

Skills and resources I/we need.: Always want to learn more about food, farming, enterprise and meet people excited about making a difference where they live.