Lemon Tree Trust is entering an exciting new phase at one of its community gardens, Hêvî (meaning ‘hope’ in Kurdish), in Gawilan refugee camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, as work concludes on a new polytunnel. This space will enable the team to raise thousands of seedlings for households in Gawilan, neighbouring settlements and … Read more
For many refugees in Malaysia, the journey of survival is intertwined with the search for belonging, education, and purpose. For Mohammed Ayas, a 22-year-old Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, that journey led him to The Blue Ribbon (TBR), a grassroots initiative blending permaculture, peacebuilding, and community empowerment. Ayas arrived in Malaysia as a child, separated from … Read more
In the below two articles about nutrition and food security for pregnant women in refugee settlements, we learn that nearly a fifth face severe food insecurity, showing that true maternal nutrition requires not just calories but access to varied, nutrient-rich foods and sustainable support. The Interplay Between Food Security, Dietary Diversity, and Disease Patterns Among … Read more
By Alfred Decker & Tomas Remiarz As a permaculture community, we cannot be silent in the face of the genocide in Palestine. It is our moral duty to stand up and confront the destruction: In July and August, a group of permaculturalists organised two online talks in English and one in French called, “Permaculture & … Read more
Kayla Hatcher shares with P4R. What I’ve heard from friends is that Kurdish refugees in Iraq are generally hesitant to return due to the ongoing instability and the ever-changing political landscape. Some Syrians have made the decision to return, often driven by the hope of finding out if relatives imprisoned under Assad’s regime are still … Read more