Organization’s Name: Richmond Vale Academy
Email: info@richmondvale.org
Organization’s Website: www.richmondvale.org
Tell Us About Your Organization
Richmond Vale Academy works alongside the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to reach the Climate Compliance goals. Established in 2002, the Richmond Vale Academy is a registered non-profit research and training institution situated in the Chateaubelair area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Since its opening, students from this country and worldwide have participated in courses centred on poverty reduction, environmental conservation and climate change awareness. By educating people from St. Vincent and the rest of the world, Richmond Vale Academy aims to build its students’ capacity, knowledge, and confidence. By achieving personal growth and development, future leaders of St. Vincent and the world will take action for a more just and more sustainable world.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, after years of climate change-related effects, was devastated by the severe weather disasters of 2010 and 2011. In response, Richmond Vale Academy initiated the Saint Vincent Climate Compliance Conference 2012. This conference was a springboard of hope. It enables and empowers several groups and communities. The discussions have impacted thousands of people in St. Vincent and abroad through:
- widespread tree planting;
- farmers learning sustainable agriculture;
- students learning about climate change compliance producing and distributing scores of climate change leaflets and newspapers;
- sustainable home gardens; and,
- setting up biogas digesters.
How can people help/volunteer with you?
We welcome you to join us in spearheading these future endeavours. There are opportunities to set up Model Farms with Climate centers in and around St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
A model farm is from 2-30 acres. It has training, living facilities and income-generating activities like vegetable and fruit production, nursery, animal production and locally built lodges with a focus on agro & eco-tourism like forest gardening, farm park, high biodiversity farming, animals in silvo-pastural systems, pathways, benches and bird lookouts.
The Model Farm and Climate Center has:
- Renewable energy, water harvesting, recycling systems, biogas, emergency shelter and storage capacity, grey and black water systems and is food secure.
- At each Center training courses for home garden families, small farmers and other people are available.
- The Center raises its own funds through sale of various farm produce, nursery, agro and eco tourism.
What makes you the most proud about your organization?
The St. Vincent Climate Compliance Conference beyond 2021. After almost ten years of climate action, a lot has been done and certainly more is to be done for all to be ready for climate change. Hundreds and Thousands of people are working to make their villages and island nations more Food, Water and Energy secure. People are taking action to meet the Climate Emergency. We can only see the Climate Compliance Conference as a permanent action-based conference continuing its efforts with the many ordinary people across St. Vincent and the rest of the Caribbean.
Want to learn more, be sure to contact: info@richmondvale.org
