Bridge building with Toni Rüttimann and rural communities of Myanmar
Toni Rüttimann has built more than 830 bridges together with local partners and rural communities in 13 countries, including more than 130 bridges Myanmar.
Senegalese villages fight desertification and poverty by becoming ecovillages
Rural communities in Senegal are turning to permaculture and the global ecovillage movement in an effort to fight desertification while improving food security and quality of life.
Improving indigenous lives with coffee and culture
Preservation of culture and a women’s coffee cooperative are two grassroots projects by the members of La Laguna indigenous community in Nicaragua.
The life-changing bridges of Toni Rüttimann
Toni Rüttimann is an independent humanitarian bridge builder whose pedestrian bridges have changed the lives of two million people.
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.
Urban farming and its necessity in Cuba
Isolation from world trade has forced Cuba to adopt widespread organic urban farming in an effort to guarantee food security on the island.
Building a permaculture community at Bosque Shambala in rural Mexico
Bosque Shambala is a growing community that can show Mexicans a self-sufficient alternative to crowded and competitive city life.
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.