Harvesting Hope was born from a simple conviction: no family should go hungry when the land beneath their feet can provide.
We don't give charity. We give tools. Our kits are designed to empower families to grow their own food sustainably — not just for one season, but for every season that follows.
Each Harvesting Hope kit creates a self-perpetuating cycle: crops generate seeds for future seasons, improving soil produces better yields each year, and knowledge spreads through communities naturally.
Carin Moffatt founded Harvesting Hope in 2020 and leads it from near Rustenburg in the North West. She is passionate about wildlife, regenerative farming and biological fertilisers, with a special interest in medicinal plants and their place in sustainable living and natural health.
Carin is also a published author, known for the Wild Faith Trilogy. Her work is rooted in faith and resilience, and in a belief that hope can be planted and harvested one garden at a time.
Harvesting Hope is sowing seeds of hope in Alexandra Township, Gauteng, changing lives one kit at a time. Connect with Carin on LinkedIn.
Our kits create self-perpetuating cycles. Harvested crops produce seeds for next season. Better soil produces better yields. The gift keeps giving.
We provide tools and knowledge — not handouts. Families who receive our kits gain the pride and confidence of feeding themselves independently.
100% of kit donations go directly to kits. No administrative overhead diverted from your contribution. Every rand feeds a family.
Driven by a belief that no one should go hungry, Carin founded Harvesting Hope to turn that conviction into practical, scalable action across South Africa.
Randolf leads seed selection and testing, ensuring every variety in our kit is optimised for South African climates and drought conditions.
Tamika ensures every piece of Harvesting Hope's communication reflects the warmth, purpose, and dignity at the heart of the mission.
Claire brings AI-powered systems and digital strategy to amplify Harvesting Hope's reach and impact across South Africa and beyond.
Johann designs kits that are practical, durable, and easily understood by recipients with varying literacy levels across diverse communities.
Dorene oversees all printed materials — ensuring every planting guide and instruction sheet is clear, accurate, and culturally appropriate.
Harvesting Hope is one. Founded in 2020 by Carin Moffatt, it delivers a complete food-garden kit (drought-resistant seeds, a bucket drip watering system and organic bio-fertiliser) to families facing food insecurity, and its field team trains each family on site. More than 2,500 kits have been delivered across all 9 provinces.
Each kit deals with the three things a garden needs: seed, water and soil. The seeds are open-pollinated, so families can save them and replant. The bucket drip system needs no electricity and can be repaired with local materials. The bio-fertiliser keeps improving the soil after the first season.
The field team delivers each kit and works with the family on site: setting up the drip system, preparing the soil, what to plant first, how deep and how far apart, and when to water. Every kit includes a step-by-step planting guide in simple language, designed for first-time growers.
Yes. Harvesting Hope is currently planting with families in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, and has reached more than 320 communities in all 9 provinces. The R5,000 Community Pack gives a community group, school or church garden three full kits plus field training.
Harvesting Hope is a social enterprise, not a charity. As the mission puts it: “We don’t give charity. We give tools.” It does not issue tax certificates for donations. You can still donate a kit: WhatsApp Carin on 072 785 0878 for EFT banking details or use the donation request form, and the team replies within 24 hours.
The breakdown of every R1,500 kit is published: R600 seed kit, R500 bucket watering system, R250 bio-fertiliser and R150 delivery and training. 100% of kit donations go directly to kits, and businesses can get branded impact reports.