women

Reflection: Between exile and belonging

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The stories of Afghan women rebuilding their lives in Portugal show the resilience, creativity, and hope refugees bring to new communities. For Permaculture for Refugees (P4R), this highlights the importance of empowering agency, fostering skills, and creating spaces where people can contribute and thrive. Like permaculture systems, integration grows strongest when it’s adaptive, collaborative, and … Read more

Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Refugee Camps

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Françoise Pierre, an Australian permaculturist and midwife, has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Tajikistan, Sudan, and Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Through her frontline experience, she witnessed an alarming number of preventable maternal and infant deaths in refugee settings. One of her most urgent observations is that many of these deaths are linked not only … Read more