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Reforestation and community living at Sadhana Forest India
Communities, Environment, Volunteering October 11, 2020

Reforestation and community living at Sadhana Forest India

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Sadhana Forest India is a reforestation project and a model for sustainable community living.

Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Social architecture in practice at Kantora Arts Village
Architecture, Communities, Social sustainability, Volunteering November 3, 2019

Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Social architecture in practice at Kantora Arts Village

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Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop was a project at Kantora Arts Village aiming to create a positive social impact through architecture.

Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Experimenting with local materials in rural Gambia
Architecture, Design, Vernacular architecture, Volunteering August 18, 2019

Build with Gambia Earth Architecture Workshop: Experimenting with local materials in rural Gambia

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Build with Gambia was an earth architecture workshop project with the goal of designing and building a dormitory for a rural vocational school using local materials.

Vernacular architecture of Dogon Country and its development
Architecture, Vernacular architecture March 7, 2019

Vernacular architecture of Dogon Country and its development

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Mali’s Dogon Country has a rich heritage of vernacular building techniques and this heritage is being kept alive and developed through school building projects.

Restoring earth buildings and community life at Moon Desert in the Moroccan Sahara
Responsible tourism, Vernacular architecture, Volunteering April 29, 2018

Restoring earth buildings and community life at Moon Desert in the Moroccan Sahara

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The Moon Desert project is preserving and sharing traditional knowledge about earth building and desert living in southern Morocco.

Nature conservation and community service at Al Numeira Environmental Association
Environment, Social sustainability, Volunteering, Water March 6, 2018

Nature conservation and community service at Al Numeira Environmental Association

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Al Numeira Environmental Association is a non-profit organization in Jordan that promotes nature and water conservation in a way that benefits both the environment and the members of the local community.

Self-sufficiency and tourism in the Wadi Rum Desert
Responsible tourism, Volunteering, Water February 19, 2018

Self-sufficiency and tourism in the Wadi Rum Desert

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Malakot Camp in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan shows how a combination of responsible tourism and traditional Bedouin knowledge can improve lives while keeping traditional cultures alive.

Sadhana Forest and improving food security through reforestation in Haiti
Agriculture, Environment, Social sustainability, Volunteering January 8, 2018

Sadhana Forest and improving food security through reforestation in Haiti

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Sadhana Forest is fighting malnutrition and deforestation in Haiti by planting food-bearing trees with the help of local community members.

How the Plastic Bottle Village is turning waste into a resource
Architecture, Environment, Waste December 11, 2017

How the Plastic Bottle Village is turning waste into a resource

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The Plastic Bottle Village is a project in Panama that is trying to solve the global plastic problem by turning plastic bottles into construction material.

Reforestation, conservation and research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve
Environment, Volunteering October 23, 2017

Reforestation, conservation and research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve

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Cloudbridge Nature Reserve in Costa Rica is bringing back natural habitats and biodiversity through reforestation and conservation of native forests.

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