Community Access Programme (C.A.P)
A free, open door into the SUGRiA community — built for anyone who wants to learn, connect, and grow with us, whether or not you are a farmer.
About SUGRiA Community Access Programme
The Sustainable Green Revolution in Africa (SUGRiA) Community Access Programme is a community-based learning and mobilisation programme designed to provide individuals across Africa with access to free training, knowledge and opportunities connected to sustainable agriculture, green development, food security, entrepreneurship, community development and related areas.
The programme is built on a simple belief:
One person may start an idea, but a community creates impact.
SUGRiA is therefore not simply seeking to train individuals. We are building communities of people who can learn together, share knowledge, collaborate and contribute to sustainable agricultural and economic development across Africa.
Achieving this vision requires more than individual participation. It requires strong communities built around farmers, aspiring farmers, entrepreneurs, young people, professionals and other people who are committed to creating sustainable change. The Community Access Programme is one of the ways SUGRiA intends to build that movement.
Our Community-Building Philosophy
The SUGRiA Community Access Programme is designed around community mobilisation. Every participant is encouraged to bring people from their own community into the programme and build a community of participants around them. The objective is not simply to generate referrals — the objective is to create communities of people who can learn together, exchange ideas, collaborate and contribute to transforming agriculture.
Our Community Vision
One participant can build a community of 100 people who can transform agriculture. And transformed communities can transform Africa. This is the spirit behind the SUGRiA Community Access Programme.
Who Can Participate?
The Community Access Programme is open to individuals who are interested in SUGRiA's mission and areas of work.
Participation in the SUGRiA Community Access Programme training is free. Participants are not required to pay a training admission fee. The free training gives participants the opportunity to learn about SUGRiA's areas of work, participate in designated training sessions and gain exposure to the wider SUGRiA ecosystem.
Community Mobilisation Requirement
What You Need To Do
SUGRiA believes that sustainable development becomes more effective when people work together. For this reason, each registered participant will receive a unique referral code or referral link.
Participants are expected to use their referral code or link to invite people from their community to register for the free SUGRiA Community Access Programme. The people invited do not have to pay to attend the free training.
The broader objective is for each participant to build a community of at least 100 participants around them.
Why Community Mobilisation?
SUGRiA is working toward reaching 100 million farmers across Africa by 2030. To reach millions of people across the continent, we need communities that can grow organically from within their own local environments.
A participant who brings people from their community is not simply making a referral — they are helping to create a network of people who can learn, collaborate and create sustainable impact together.
Referral System
Each participant will receive a unique SUGRiA referral code or referral link. The referral system allows SUGRiA to:
Participants must use the referral system honestly. False registrations, duplicate accounts, fabricated referrals or misleading information are not permitted.
A referral code does not represent an investment, financial product or promise of income. Participants are not required to pay money to make referrals.
Option A — Free Community Access
During registration, every applicant must choose their preferred participation option. Here is the first of the two options.
Free Community Access
The participant chooses to participate in the free SUGRiA Community Access training without purchasing the Training Package and Certification. The participant must still satisfy the applicable Community Mobilisation Requirement before training access is activated.
- Attend the designated free training sessions
- No Training Package, Training Materials or Certification, unless separately qualified for and obtained under the applicable programme terms
- Note: A participant who only attends the free training is not automatically a SUGRiA Community Member.
Option B — Training Package and Certification
This option is completely voluntary. The applicant must select this option and complete payment during the registration process.
Training Package Fee
- SUGRiA training materials
- Learning resources
- Applicable course materials
- SUGRiA certification
- Other resources specified for the relevant programme cycle
Important: payment for the Training Package and Certification is not payment for attendance at the free Community Access training. The Community Access training remains free — this payment is specifically for the applicable Training Package, Training Materials and Certification.
How To Become a SUGRiA Community Member
SUGRiA Community Membership is not automatic. A participant becomes a SUGRiA Community Member only after satisfying the defined membership requirements below.
Community Mobilisation
The participant must participate in the SUGRiA community-building initiative and work toward building a community of 100 participants through the SUGRiA referral system.
Training Package and Certification
The participant must select and pay for the applicable Training Package, Training Materials and Certification during registration.
Minimum Training Attendance
The participant must attend at least 85% of the required training sessions. Attendance will be recorded and verified by SUGRiA.
Successful Certification
The participant must successfully complete the applicable certification requirements and qualify for the SUGRiA certificate.
What Does Not Automatically Make Someone a Member?
The following, by themselves, do not confer SUGRiA Community Membership. Membership requires satisfying all applicable requirements together (see Section 09).
Community Membership
Confirmed SUGRiA Community Members become part of the wider SUGRiA community of farmers, entrepreneurs, professionals, development participants and other people working toward sustainable development across Africa.
Membership May Provide Access To
- SUGRiA community activities
- Farmer networks
- Knowledge and resource pools
- Additional learning opportunities
- Community initiatives
- Relevant SUGRiA information and updates
- Networking opportunities
- Collaboration opportunities
- Selected projects and programmes
- Other resources made available to members
Depending on applicable programme rules and eligibility.
Membership Does Not Automatically Guarantee
- Employment
- Grants
- Funding
- Contracts
- Project awards
- Farming opportunities
- Financial returns
Specific opportunities may have separate eligibility, verification and selection requirements.
Registration Process
The registration process follows these general steps.
Complete Registration
Applicant provides their personal, contact and background information.
Community Information
Applicant provides information about their community and identifies how they intend to mobilise people around them.
Referral
Applicant enters the referral code of the person who introduced them to SUGRiA, where applicable.
Receive Personal Referral Code
The applicant receives their own SUGRiA referral code or referral link.
Community Mobilisation
The applicant begins inviting people from their community to register, working toward building a community of 100 participants.
Select Participation Option
The applicant chooses either Free Community Access or the Training Package and Certification.
Payment Where Applicable
Applicants who choose the Training Package and Certification complete payment during registration.
Training
The participant attends the designated SUGRiA Community Access training.
Attendance
SUGRiA records and verifies participant attendance. Participants seeking Community Membership must achieve a minimum of 85% attendance.
Certification
Participants who selected the Training Package and Certification and satisfy the applicable requirements receive their SUGRiA certification.
Community Membership
Once the participant has fulfilled all applicable membership requirements, SUGRiA confirms the participant's status as a SUGRiA Community Member.
Ready to Join the Community?
Registration takes less than two minutes. Choose your path and become part of SUGRiA today.
Register for C.A.P