Nurturing new relationships between people and places
Permaculture education for refugee and host communities, through training, peer learning, demonstration, and mentoring.
“I began educating my neighbours after the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course and leased one acre land from a Bengali family and with five other refugee youths who did the PDC. We started cultivating many varieties of seasonal vegetables around the year and now eat from the garden, distributing to the communities and selling the surplus in the market. We feel proud and happy to be producing, it gives us happiness, peace of our mind and respect in society.“
Amir, Cox’s Bazar, Rohingya camp 19
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Who we are
Permaculture for Refugees (P4R) is a global network of educators, practitioners, community leaders and networkers coming from diverse fields of work, with a common vision to disseminate permaculture knowledge widely to refugees, asylum seekers, forced migrants and IDPs.
Education
Permaculture education is one of the most effective tools to help people feel empowered in refugee settings. With its learner centred approach, and immediate on-the-ground applications, it engages refugees directly and gives them a purpose.
Join us
There are many ways you can get involved with P4R, as a partner organisation, a community, a network or as an individual. P4R is committed to enabling participants in the network to collaborate and cross-pollinate, so we can work with and support refugees.
Why Permaculture for Refugees?
Permaculture a key tool for responding to the refugee situation worldwide.
Gardening in times of drought, pandemics or war rejects the chaos and affirms human perseverance. Gardens are psychologically optimistic signs of regenerative spirit…They restore the makers as much as they restore the landscape.
Rosemary Morrow
News & Features
TPT4R connection inspires international cooperation campaign
In a world where we can sometimes feel powerless, there are things you can do to really make a difference. In the words of Paulinho, a permaculturalist and founder of UNIDOS: “at least there are still people who believe in … Read more
In the spirit of fair share
By Felix Leibelt Donations gifted to the Permafund are distributed to organisations with projects in Australia and overseas through a carefully assessed grant application process.Whether a single contribution, a regular tithe, a fundraising Open Garden on International Permaculture Day or … Read more
Bicycles for Refugees
By Benedetta Martin At one of the many community gardens in central Adelaide, Australia I discovered an organisation called Bikes for Refugees (B4R). It is based at The Joinery, home of The SA Conservation Council and community groups who share … Read more
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Homepage photo credit: Low-Tech with Refugees
In P4R we use the term ‘refugee’ interchangeably with asylum seekers, forced migrants, internally displaced peoples (IDPs), refugees and stateless person. While some of these labels are used to define political and legal status of mobilised populations, it is our intention to embrace these situations under the umbrella of P4R.
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