How Long Way Home is creating architecture and awareness from trash
Long Way Home is a non-profit that is creating new skills, employment and awareness by building a vocational school out of waste and natural materials.
Pedal-powered bicycle machines of Maya Pedal
Maya Pedal is a Guatemalan NGO that is upcycling old bicycles into pedal-powered machines that make manual labour and daily tasks easier without electricity.
Fundacion En Via – empowering rural women through responsible tourism
En Via is a Mexican non-profit organisation that gives rural businesswomen interest-free microloans that are funded through responsible tourism.
Sustainable living and education at O.U.R. Ecovillage
O.U.R. Ecovillage is a permaculture based community that educates and brings people together to solve global problems.
Silent challenges of Indian reservations
I recently volunteered at an Indian reservation and learned a lot about the problems of Native Americans and reservations – and something about solutions.
Global Village volunteering and building houses in Mongolia
A few years ago I participated in Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village program in Mongolia. It was a rewarding experience but I view it differently today.
Revisiting a student project in Kenya
Last year I was part of a permaculture and knowledge sharing project in Kenya, and I recently visited the site to see how the project lives on in the local community.
Grassroots waste management at Kibuye market
A group of traders from Kibuye market in Kisumu, Kenya have taken over management of organic waste by turning it into organic manure and a profit.
Invasive water hyacinths turned into a resource
Water hyacinths on Lake Victoria are negatively impacting the lake’s ecosystem and fishermen, but crafts groups in Kenya have found a use for the invasive plant.
Floating villages and gardens of Inle Lake
Floating villages and gardens of Inle Lake in Myanmar are a source of livelihood for the Intha people, but human activities are also a threat to the lake.