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 the proceeds of a permaculture group’s guest speaker event, the combined efforts by all Permafund … Read more
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 a love for nature and sustainable living. B4R is part of the Adelaide Community Bicycle … Read more
By Juliet Millican Re-alliance is a coalition of field practitioners, researchers, educators, community leaders and humanitarian and development workers, sharing skills and experience to grow the influence and impact of regenerative development in the humanitarian field. As levels of disaster and migration intensify, it is becoming ever more important to work in ways that are … Read more
By Konstantinos Tsiompanos Sporos Regeneration Institute is located in Lesvos, Greece, one of the main gateways of refugees into Europe, due to its close proximity to the Turkish shores. Its mission is the regeneration of the environment, culture and human relations. Through its plethora of educational tools it aims to teach people of all backgrounds … Read more
By Habiba Youssef From the 26 th of May till the 3 rd of June 2023, the second edition of TPT4R was realized in Vidalia, Cataluña, Spain. The Training of Permaculture Teachers is a course based on the curriculum developed by Rosemary Morrow and collaborators to enhance permaculturists desiring to teach and share their knowledge … Read more
By Rafif Jijeh – Translations by Sundus Alsaqqaf In this report, Rafif, a Syrian refugee who participated in the first series of permaculture trainings held in refugee camps in Turkey, shares with us her enthusiasm about the latest course she attended in Izmir as a followup to that original series. Together with a group of … Read more
By Emre Rona Almost five months have passed since the devastating earthquakes, which hit eleven provinces of Türkiye, causing tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the south-southwest region of the country, as well as Northern Syria. I like to give a brief update on how everything’s holding up … Read more
By Evan Welkin We are pleased to share that Permaculture for Refugees is now an official organization, incorporated with a governing Council and a bank account! As a grassroots network founded with a mission to bring permaculture education to refugees and migrants, this is a big step for us. Over the last several years, we … Read more
Report by Emre Rona In early February 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes devastated a large region straddling the border of Syria and Turkey (now officially known by its Turkish name, Türkiye). Tens of thousands of people were killed, and the massive destruction will take years to rebuild in a region already significantly affected by … Read more
By Greta Carroll In early December 2022, P4R members headed from Australia to Bangladesh to support the trainers from Bangladesh Association for Sustainable Development (BASD) in building their confidence and capacity to offer future PDC trainings for NGO workers. This visit was a stop on a timeline of ongoing collaboration between P4R and BASD which … Read more