KONSO SPECIAL WAREDA PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE

 
 With:                       Rosemary Morrow and local facilitators
From:                           June 9th to 22nd 2008 (with  Sunday 14th off)
Times:                         8.00am to 12.00pm morning and 1pm – 5.00pm afternoon.

Where:                At the Strawberry Fields Eco-lodge in Karat Konso, Konso Wareda, Southern Nations State (SNNPRS), Ethiopia.

 What:                This is the internationally recognised 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate which helps you to design your land, or another’s to high standards of sustainability.

 You will:              Meet, work and share experiences with community members, local officials and other foreign participants taking the course alongside you.

Visit local farms and gardens and talk to owners.
                       Visit local villages and community lands.
                       Complete 12 hours of practical work.

Contact:  alex1mcc@yahoo.com          A course will also be given with Tadewos - attended IPC8 - at tadyy2005@yahoo.com
or you can contact me at my email or phone  024782.7898.  

Tadewos tiranchie
Mr. Tiranchie was born in Kambata in the southern part of Ethiopia and after high school completed his education and became the assistant principal for the Awassa Technical School for fifteen years. He then began his work with NGO field services working in the areas of Health, Education and the Environment and was a training officer and coordinator for integrated rural development services. He received his permaculture training in Brazil in 2003 with IPEC in Goias and IPEP in Rio Grande do Sul. He made a presentation of his work in Ethiopia at the 8th International Permaculture Conference www.ipc8.org  in Brasil in 2007.

Rosemary Morrow has taught permaculture for almost 20 years in Australia as well as in countries recovering from war, such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Afghanistan. She had qualifications in agriculture, horticulture, rural sociology and adult education. She lives in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
        For the past 14 years she has worked extensively in Cambodia, Vietnam, India, and Indonesia. Rosemary played a large part in establishing Permaculture paractices in Albania. She has recently worked in Afghanistan. Her dedication and service to farmers and villagers worldwide, as well as to people of war-torn nations is outstanding. Rosemary is author of 'The Earth-User's Guide to Permaculture' as well as numerous other books. (Rosemary's full bio is very extensive. For more information about her go to 'www.google.com' and type in "Rosemary Morrow, Permaculture.") . Rosemary also made a presentation of her international work at 8th International Permaculture Conference and also taught at (OPA) Organization of Permaculture and Art in Salvador , Bahia, Brasil at the end of the IPC8 Tour of sites.