Learning from S.P.A.R.R.O.W.S, a training course focusing on Social Permaculture as a Resource for Regenerative Open and Welcoming Societies.

Photo by Márton Orosz By Marguerite Kahrl This Erasmus + training course brought together youth workers from 11 countries, including Italy, Croatia, Spain, France, Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia. The course was supported by P4R and held at the Ecovillage Torri Superiore, Italy. It was facilitated by Massimo Candela, Dražen Šimleša, Marguerite … Read more

Impact of the First PDCs in Refugee Camps

P4R is on the brink of releasing a full report of the outcomes of the first Permaculture Design Certificates (PDC) courses run for refugees in refugee camps. The project of trialing PDCs in refugee settlements in a wide range of situations began in 2018 and was halted by Covid-19 in March 2020. Ongoing regular communication … Read more

Our Year 2018

P4R has continued to work with refugees in different situations, consolidating our research and reaching out to people working with refugees and adding to our knowledge of where permaculture is engaged and where it might engage in the future. (Report 2016-2017 see Appendices). During the year the forced global migration situation was exacerbated when nearly … Read more