Aloha,
I’m Sylvia Cenzano, Founder of Mālamalama Farm and Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Our Vision for a Sustainable world starts with the Spirit, creating a model for community here on Maui, Hawaii, that honors and fosters the abilities of women and youth to be creative, empowered, and resilient.
We are currently in the process of upgrading our center and creating more educational content to support our Vision.
This 9.3 acre agricultural jungle farm has over 200 fruit trees, where we provide direct hands-on sustainability education on how to grow food, create income, and live sustainably. Our facilities will house 24 students, with a community kitchen, dining room, ceremonial fireplace and a large meeting space for educational workshops and classes. We are currently awaiting permitting for the expansion of our facilities and realizing an amazing opportunity for recovery from a flood, a natural disaster that is bringing greater functionality of this school for the students by being able to build back bigger and better.
Our communities are unraveling. We look to the wisdom of Nature & Indigenous culture for a new path forward. By embracing the deep inter-dependence that is true spirituality & sustainability, we are igniting a grass-roots renaissance to guide our youth. A new model for living is emerging.
This is more than job training; it’s a revival of spirit. We empower individuals with skills rooted in the earth: extensive agricultural training for youth farmers, holistic wellness for body & mind, and sharp business acumen. Discover how we are cultivating a new, centered generation.
From the aftermath of a devastating flood on Maui, a unique opportunity for healing & community emerges. We are building back bigger, creating housing for 24 students, educators, single mothers with children, & veterans. A new vision of hope, complete with a ceremonial fireplace, is rising.
Our online and hands-on sustainability training and immersion into a community lifestyle, based on Hawaiian Aloha Spirit and universal indigenous wisdom, helps students build a healthy future for their communities and the planet. Training includes skills in these 8 major areas:
Community Resilience, Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Environment, Spirituality, Life Skills and Wellness, Personal Development, Arts and Culture.
We need your support to help further build and grow our Sustainability Center, in particular with funding and also with skills, materials, and volunteer help to get our facilities upgraded and permitted. Any amount that you can give can be used as an income deduction for you on your tax returns through our non-profit status. Please get in touch to see how we can help support one another.
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As a Maui real estate agent and philanthropist who has been actively involved with fundraising and supporting our local community for more than 30 years, Dave Futch is committed to giving back by supporting the Mālamalama Sustainability Center, together with the Hawai’i Life Charitable Fund,
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