Aid Projects
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Ten Grassroots Environmental Justice Campaigns from Around the World
Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture Andhra Pradesh in India has been called the pesticide capital of the world. Pesticides cost farmers…
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The Spreading of the Permaculture Revolution in Northern Central Tanzania, and Beyond…
Seven years since the first formal permaculture training in Tanzania by Geoff Lawton, there is now a vast network of…
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Rashtriya Guni Mission – Promoting Traditional Medicinal Systems (India)
A mission to revive and promote traditional health care systems — Guni traditions — in India. Abstract Herbal medicine is…
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New Trees in Guatemala That Are Not Just for Reforestation
Special bicycle for shelling coffee beans It sounds strange to speak of poverty as an exciting opportunity, but many of…
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Regenerating Rusinga Island Using Permaculture (video)
A few generations ago Rusinga Island on Lake Victoria, Kenya, had lush green forest with many species of herbs and…
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Tippy-Tap: An Outdoor Hand-washing Device
‘Mukombe’ Tippy-Tap Every year, 3.5 million children die from diarrhea and acute respiratory infection in developing countries. A simple act…
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The Village Hub – When Factories Preserve the Environment
The Masarang Foundation is an Indonesian NGO dedicated to preserving nature through the empowerment of local people. It was initiated…
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Permaculture Around Latin America – Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean — one half of Isla La Hispaniola, along with Haiti. The Dominican Republic…
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Cuyama to Kenya: Integrating Permaculture & International Development
On a spring day in 2011 I sealed a thick envelope containing my freshly printed master’s dissertation and dropped it…
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FoodWaterShelter Fast Fact: Tilapia Fish Farming at Kesho Leo Children’s Village (Tanzania)
At Kesho Leo we have tilapia, a freshwater fish species that is hardy and easy to farm in relatively small…
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The Billboard That Saves Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWwii1dX4v8 An estimated 1.2 million residents of Lima, Peru, lack running water (far from potable in any case) and rely…
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Turning Grease Into Fuel
Teamwork combined with creative problem solving and a positive attitude (essentials in Permaculture) are the basis by which Cassandra Lin…
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