We are excited to be featured in the latest Permaculture Magazine (PM101) in a piece exploring our work in refugee settlements in Uganda last year. It was a huge experience for all of us involved. We trained 40 refugees in permaculture and then supported them over the following 6 month period to become teachers and leaders as each trainee was tasked to train 4 families from their own surrounding communities.
Here are the pioneers, those who are now on the front line of bringing permaculture into the community of Bidibidi refugee settlement and beyond. We are hoping we can find ways to continue to support them in this vital effort to combat poverty, deforestation and food insecurity by bringing design and purpose via permaculture to their communities.
The trainees, first generation permaculture team, Maaji and Bidibidi 2018:
(These stunning portraits were taken by Angharad Rees.)
Training and support team
Steve Jones Gerald Jagwe, S39 infield team leader Grace Maycock Angharad Rees Ali Tebandeke, tutor Florence, translator Vani Dennis, translator David Akasa, NRC Richard, Steve Vicky, Godfrey, Grace, Gerald In field support team Ali in field with some of the participants Permaculture team, ready for action Support team in the field energy saving stove design Support team in the field Stove design with S39 logo included! PDC Adjumani Uganda, it all started here in July 2018 NW Uganda We worked in some stunning settings