Partnering for Climate Knowledge-Sharing Event: Nature+ and TSURO Trust

About

TSURO Trust (Towards Sustainable Use of Resources Organization) is a community-based organization formed to empower rural communities in Zimbabwe in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. TSURO Trust is one of 10 local organizations implementing the Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s (CFGB’s) Nature Positive Food Systems for Climate Adaptation (Nature+) program, funded through Global Affairs Canada’s Partnering for Climate initiative.

Taking advantage of their visit to Ottawa, Roseline Mukonoweshuro, TSURO’s Project Manager for the Nature+ Project, and Farai Gumisai, Agroecology Lead, will speak about their organization’s deep community connections, their promotion of a conservation agriculture+ model, their innovative approach to rangeland management, the impact of their gender equality work, including a campaign against gender-based violence, and other aspects of the Nature+ project. They will be accompanied by CFGB’s Michael Salomons and Primates’ World Relief and Development Fund’s (PWRDF’s) Jacqueline Koster.

Speakers

• Roseline Mukonoweshuro is the project manager for the Nature+ Project for TSURO Trust in Zimbabwe. Roseline is an agriculturalist and forester by profession and holds a B.Sc. in agricultural management and diplomas in forestry and community development. She has 25 years of experience working with farmers in forestry conservation and extension, food security, and livelihoods programs. She is passionate about working with farmers in Chimanimani, her home region in Zimbabwe, to improve their livelihoods and build resilience in the face of climate change. Roseline has presented TSURO Trust’s work in many platforms including conferences in South Africa, Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, and on local radio programs.
• Farai Gumisai is the Agroecology Lead for TSURO Trust’s Nature+ project. He holds a diploma in agroecology. Additionally,  in 2022, he earned a certificate in ways of knowing for agroecological transitions (RISE ATTER Autumn School, Coventry University, United Kingdom) and in 2019 a certificate A to Z Course in agroecology, biodiversity and organic food systems (Navdanya Agroecology and Biodiversity Conservation Centre, Uttarakhand, India). Farai has worked with TSURO Trust for more than 13 years.
• Kudzai Parutu is the gender officer for TSURO Trust’s Nature+ project, working to ensure gender-transformative practices are integrated across all program components. She has a law degree from the University of Zimbabwe and has done volunteer work with a girl empowerment organization in Harare.
• After a decade spent living and working in Africa, Michael Salomons joined Foodgrains Bank as their agriculture and livelihoods technical advisor in 2012. In 2023, he took on the role of managing Foodgrain’s Bank’s Nature+ program, funded by GAC’s P4C program.
• Jacqueline Koster is the director of programs and partnerships at the PWRDF (Anglican Church of Canada), a member of Foodgrains Bank. She joined PWRDF in December 2023 and is responsible for their humanitarian and development work in Canada and internationally.

Event Details 

Date: November 20, 2024

Time: 2–3 p.m. (EST) 

Location: Online