Building bridges for collaborative action in environmental education amongst conservation NGOs in Madagascar
Aina Brias Guinart, from Spain, plans a two-day workshop for conservation NGOs to share expertise and learn from each other.
The Poli: Responsible Consumption for a Sustainable Future
Mohammad Azim, from Bangladesh, aims to raise environmental awareness and reduce environmental footprints through eco-friendly bags and accessories, and more!
#CeritalahOrang – Malaysian Primates Story and Activity Book
Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib aims to increase wildlife conservation awareness in Malaysia through CeritalahOrang, a compilation of stories of primates.
Indigenous wisdom and ecopsychology for empowering emerging Latin American change makers: moving from Covid disruption to better social and ecological wellbeing
Daniel Abreu, Manuela Fernandez and Abigail Quic offer live virtual and recorded sessions of eco-psychology and indigenous wisdom in the context of a global crisis and changes under COVID-19 and environmental, societal and economic risk drivers and issues.
Re-weaving threads: Revitalization of the Mapuche traditional loom and forest natural dyes in southern Andes, Chile
Antonia Barreau, Julian Caviedes and Constanza Monterrubio support Taller Witral, a working and teaching space built by Patricia Ayelef, an expert weaver, knitter and natural dyer of wool.
The Circular Collective aims to facilitate, activate and enable discussions for a circular economy in India
"A circular economy is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems," says co-founder, Piyush Dhawan.
The Food Journey
The Food Journey, taking place on 4th, 25th & 28th September, will allow participants to delve deep into the history and travels of food, plants, people and traditions, drawing on the knowledge and experience of all taking part.
All seems frozen: Staying connected as communities isolate to avoid COVID-19
Community health authorities used the project-funded radio recently to convey a list of needed supplies to Jöti teacher Gerardo, who continues to self-isolate in the city with his young family.
Learning, connecting and practicing resilience during a Global Pandemic
Nessie Reid, GEN Director, writes about how the network adapted to new ways of engaging and supporting its members, and the wider community.
What does food mean to me, you, us?
Constanza Monterrubio Solís, Mama D Ujuaje, Gary Martin and Merelyn Valdivia Díaz shared their journeys and the transformative experiences which sculpted and informed the approaches they now take with food issues they engage with. Through the lenses of biocultural heritage, critical food advocacy, Community Centred Knowledge, local product commercialisation and Farmer Field Schools, our speakers weaved stories and experiences which sit at the intersections of justice, power and resilience.
Weaving land, life and justice within, through and beyond colonisation
In the first event of the GEN In Conversation Series, Octaviana Valenzuela Trujillo, Wangui wa Kamonji and Camille Barton shared their lived experiences of coloniality, whilst unpacking the current opportunity we are faced with: to re-consider the path we have been on as a global community and sow seeds to create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.
Is there justice in the world? An introduction to regenerative justice, with Wangui wa Kamonji
In this 1.5-2 hour workshop, we explored in an embodied way various forms of justice that we have (not) experienced to understand what underpins them, and together moved towards building an understanding of regenerative justice.