the solution

Lille Fro’s greenhouse program helps improve the livelihood and health of isolated and marginalised communities with limited natural resources.

With plenty of sunshine, passive solar architecture can be used to grow fresh vegetables year round. These include tomatoes and zucchini in summer and spinach, coriander and carrots in winter.

We focus on empowering village communities. Women’s groups are formed to oversea the day-to-day running of the greenhouse. They take in turns working in the greenhouse and sharing together in the profits of excess vegetables sold at market.

Community engagement, training and equity in the project in is key to its success. The process for building a greenhouse takes approximately 18 months from start to completion.