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Video Summary

Urban Green Jobs Training (4:07)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QNc6a8NJWc

  • There is no culture without agriculture.
  • Workforce development is a way to engage the community, especially people in depressed communities.
  • HABESHA is the first organisation in Atlanta to adopt a park as a garden; the organisation worked with TNC to co-create the programme Urban Green Jobs.
  • The Green Ambassadors or A Team is a paid internship programme where individuals are messengers to the community about the importance of a healthy environment.
  • The goal is to train and empower residents to be champions for solutions that can help their communities.