Kasim, who has been working with Permaculture for Refugees (P4R), has co-authored a moving and inspiring new book with his partner, Zar, titled Our Journey from Afghanistan: A Story of Survival and Hope. This deeply personal narrative begins with their childhoods in Afghanistan, revealing the harsh realities they endured—especially Zar’s experiences growing up under oppressive … Read more
Since the writing of this article in February 2025, the status of the U.S freeze on aid has changed. However, it still raises many questions US international aid represents 42% of global aid and just 1% of the US budget. When this aid is suddenly halted—along with nearly 5,000 USAID grants—critical networks that prevent starvation, … Read more
By Alfred Decker, edited by Marguerite Kahrl This course was supported by Permaculture for Refugees (P4R) and 12P Permaculture Design and held at Permacultura Llobregat, an ecovillage in Catalunya, Spain. The facilitation team comprised Habiba Youssef, Yau Fan, Sonita Mbah, and Alfred Decker. “I don’t believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so … Read more
By Permaculture in Ukraine https://www.permaculture.in.ua In May 2024, Alfred Decker of Permaculture For Refugees teamed up with the organization Permaculture in Ukraine to deliver a permaculture teacher training at the beautiful Ukrainian ecovillage “Zeleni Kruchi.” For the past two years, while organizing courses, we have been asking ourselves this question: how can we make the … Read more
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
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 co-creating a new civilization, decentralized where people value humanity and again build relationships with nature.” … Read more
By Eunice Neves The crisis in Afghanistan continues with many people still fleeing across its borders into countries seeking refuge and to escape to third countries. Permaculture for Refugees (P4R) shared a positive story earlier this year about a small group of Afghans who were able to seek refugee in a host country with the … Read more
By Habiba Youssef Abdel Aal La Bolina uses the term ‘forced migrants’ interchangeably with stateless or internally displaced peoples (IDPs), asylum seekers and refugees. La Bolina is an ecological, land regeneration, educational, and intercultural association based in El Valle.The project started in 2017 when a group of people from Europe, Africa and the Middle East … Read more
How the permaculture community can support permaculturalists in hardship, in devastated and deteriorating countries, or in camps/settlements for a long time Background When a country closes down or is battered by war and invaders, permaculturists, or perhaps others you know, are left locked in these devastated countries, struggling to have a life. Some leave and become … Read more