Ukuvuna aims for improved environment, nutrition, and household food security and sustainable land use through training. With an increasing number of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS as well as the slow improvement of quality of life for many impoverished South Africans (78% of the population earn less than R 1 500 per month), there is a need for individuals and communities to take responsibility for their own health and welfare through learning how to improve their nutrition and develop self sufficiency and sustainable livelihoods.