[Ccpg] Africa to Brasil IPC8 Fundraiser
Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson
lakinroe at silcom.com
Sun Apr 1 03:53:10 PDT 2007
hi everyone
hope all is well with all you,
This is our last request . Two weeks
ago, we had our kickoff of our Fundraiser for
the South Africa to Brazil Event to bring four
members of the Food and Trees for Africa non
profit to the 8th International Permaculture
Conference and Convergence May 2007 , we raised
$1500, but have a ways to go to raise $12,000
We really believe in this one! If you've ever
wanted to support SB Permaculture Network and the
work we do, this is the time. We love the idea
of lot's of people participating by sending
donations of $5, $10, $20, they all add
up. Large or small donations lovingly
accepted. SBPN Address for donations below
thanks wes and margie bushman
ps please spread the word for us
DETAILS
Needed funds to raise $3000 each for: DANIEL
CHITUNGO, DALE MILLARD, JEUNESSE PARK, & JOSEPH
MATIMBA to attend IPC8 Conference. Donations
large or small lovingly accepted.
Donations made out & sent to: Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network 501(c), (designate FTFA),
PO Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA, 93190.
Contact (805) 962-2571,
margie at sbpermaculture.org, www.sbpermaculture.org Upcoming Events
If you would like to make a donation by Credit
Card/ATM please go to International Permaculture
Conference and Conference webpage
(<http://www.ipc8.org/payments>www.ipc8.org/payments)
and specify your donations is for FTFA (payment will go directly them).
hi everyone
At the last International Permaculture
Conference/Convergence (IPC7) in Croatia, a
commitment was made by all in attendance to bring
as many as possible from all parts of the globe,
including those that are cash poor, but tradition
and skills rich. Santa Barbara Permaculture
Network chose to help the organization Food &
Trees For Africa from South Africa as our
personal commitment. See below how to make a
donation .Donations large or small lovingly accepted.
Listen to an interview with Jeunesse
Park of Food & Trees for Africa www.trees.co.za,
on Sustainable World Radio, KCSB 91.9fm,
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=22251 We
have arranged this radio program to help promote
our Fundraiser, we are hoping this will get out
the word for the need to raise funds for IPC8 The
Adopt a Community Worker Program.
wes roe and margie bushman Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
FROM IPC8 WEBSITE Support IPC8
The Adopt a Community Worker Program is our
strategy to enable 10 African, 10 Asian and 10
Latin American community workers to participate
in the IPC8 Conference. This will provide
important Third World change agents the
opportunity to make international contacts,
collect the latest technical information and make
the connections they will need to continue their
work. The cost to adopt a community worker for
travel, conference participation and a one month stay is USD $4000.
AFRICA TO BRAZIL Fundraiser Event by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
Fri, March 16, Interview with Jeunesse Park of
Food & Trees for Africa, on Sustainable World
Radio, KCSB 91.9fm, 9-10am PST , streaming live
at www.kcsb.org, and later found on
www.radio4all.net (usually takes about a week) .
AFRICA TO BRAZIL
Fundraiser Event
Tues, March 20, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Pascucci Restaurant
729 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Join us as we raise funds to bring four members
of Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) Permaculture
organization from South Africa to Brazil for the
8th International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC8), May 2007.
The 8th International Permaculture Conference
(IPC8) www.ipc8.org is the bi-annual gathering of
people from around the world from Permaculture
organizations and projects, taking this
opportunity to meet face to face and share what
they are doing in their regions. This is a way
for folks to connect, help each other, and share
knowledge about their work and projects. At the
last International Permaculture Conference (IPC7)
in Croatia, a commitment was made by all in
attendance to bring as many as possible from all
parts of the globe, including those that are cash
poor, but tradition and skills rich. Santa
Barbara Permaculture Network chose to help the
organization Food & Trees For Africa from South
Africa as our personal commitment.
Food & Trees For Africa (www.trees.co.za) is an
exemplary organization bringing tree planting and
permaculture to townships and rural areas of
South Africa since 1990. FTFA has assisted tens
of thousands of people by greening unhealthy,
denuded and degraded landscapes through diverse
programs, including national school garden
competitions, community gardens and urban
forestry projects. FTFA extended its operations
to assist organizations working in the field of
HIV/AIDS, helping to reduce the potentially
devastating effects of the disease by
establishing permaculture food growing projects
at clinics, schools and in public open spaces.
Needed funds to raise $3000 each for: DANIEL
CHITUNGO, DALE MILLARD, JEUNESSE PARK, & JOSEPH
MATIMBA to attend IPC8 Conference. Donations
large or small lovingly accepted.
Donations made out & sent to: Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network 501(c), (designate FTFA),
PO Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA, 93190.
Contact (805) 962-2571,
margie at sbpermaculture.org, www.sbpermaculture.org Upcoming Events
If you would like to make a donation by Credit
Card/ATM please go to International Permaculture
Conference and Conference webpage
(<http://www.ipc8.org/payments>www.ipc8.org/payments)
and specify your donations is for FTFA (payment will go directly them).
WHO IS FTFA ?
Food and Trees for Africa is a dynamic and
fast-growing NGO, based in South Africa, which
promotes greening and food security through
permaculture. Formerly known as Trees for
Africa, FTFA has three key programs: Trees for
Homes, Eduplant, and the Urban Greening
Foundation. A multitude of projects fall under each of these programs.
Trees for Homes
This program aims to improve the quality of life
of the poor by providing plant material,
environmental awareness and education for those
living in low-cost housing developments in urban
areas. Growing trees and other plants in the
townships beautifies the environment, prevents
soil erosion, and provides wind breaks, as well
as food, also providing income and activities for many unemployed people.
Eduplant :
An eight-year-old nationwide project which
teaches schools about permaculture – a system of
farming and gardening that combines animals,
plants, buildings, local people and the landscape
in way that recycles nutrients and waste,
replicates nature as much as possible and
generates more energy than it uses. Hundreds of
schools have started their own income-generating
organic food gardens. Often the entire community
gets involved, with unemployed parents helping
out. Schools have come up with innovative plans
to grow food, recycle waste and improve their
school environments. Eduplant holds a competition
every year for the best school permaculture projects.
The Urban Greening Foundation:
Established in response to requests from local
governments and communities to help with urban
greening & environmental initiatives – from
streets to homes to community food gardens.
Formed in 1990 by a group of individuals who
realized that the country’s environmental
challenges were far greater than just saving
endangered animals, FTFA has grown from strength
to strength, developing, managing and promoting
sustainable greening programs, including land use
management and food security through permaculture.
Meet the members of Food & Trees for Africa
we are helping to attend through our fundraising efforts:
DANIEL CHITUNGO
Daniel is a project manager for FTFA. He does
project assessments for permaculture and
environmental projects, and teaches Permaculture
in schools and communities. What is this thing
called "permaculture gardening", what does it
bring to a community? Food, self reliance, and
positive solutions. Daniel networks and
fundraises with skill to continue bringing these precious gifts to many.
Educated in Zimbabwe and Cambridge, England,
prior to joining FTFA, he worked with the Food
Garden Foundation, and earlier in his career,
with the Ministry of Local Government, Rural & Urban Development in Zimbabwe.
DALE MILLARD
Dale Millard is a naturalist with diverse
interests and experience ranging from herpetology
to ethnobotany. Over the past ten years he has
worked closely with some of South Africa's most
prominent Sangoma's (healers), as well as with
various indigenous groups in Brazil. Dale was a
founding director of M.E.G.A. (Medicinal & Edible
Gardens Association) a company established to
offer sustainable primary health care solutions
to schools, clinics and communities in the form
of "Living Pharmacies & Food Forests". A primary
focus of his work is the use of plants to help
HIV/AIDS patients secure optimum immune function
and treat opportunistic infections, through
community based gardens. With good nutrition and
a working knowledge of only thirty plant species,
he suggests one can overcome the vast majority of
health problems affecting communities throughout the world.
Dale is a qualified Permaculture facilitator and
combines ethnobotany with sustainable design
techniques. He has worked closely with Food &
Trees for Africa for the past ten years. and
annually facilitates a Permaculture Design
Course. He currently assists with projects in
South Africa, Lesotho, Brazil and Zimbabwe.
JEUNESSE PARK
Since the early 1990s Jeunesse Park has played a
significant role in changing consciousness and
regenerating the landscape in South Africa
through the work she initiated with the
non-profit Food & Trees For Africa (FTFA).
Born in South Africa, Jeunesse spent her early
school years in England, later returning to
Africa for high school and graduating from Drake
College in Melbourne. She traveled extensively,
residing in many parts of the world. Always
concerned about the environment, and noticing the
widespread degradation & destruction of the
landscape, in 1989 she formed Progreen, South
Africa's first environmental communications and
public relations company, to promote awareness of
preserving our natural resources.
She introduced Permaculture in 1991 when she
brought Bill Mollison to South Africa at her own
expense, introducing him to audiences around the
country. Since then she has organized annual
Permaculture Design courses in South Africa,
training hundreds of people and facilitators.
JOSEPH MATIMBA
Joseph Matimba was one of the original students
in Africa training with Permaculture founder Bill
Mollison at the Zimbabwe Institute of
Permaculture. He has also received EcoVillage
training certificates at both Tlholego
Development Training Center, and Findhorn
Ecovillage in Scotland. Working as a
Permaculture Facilitator for Food & Trees for
Africa for over ten years, he develops
educational projects in schools and communities
promoting organic food production and
self-sustainable development also for Home Based
Care Centers, hospices, prisons. He runs youth
development and HIV/AIDS programs in urban &
rural areas. Prior to coming to FTFA he was a
Permaculture Manager & Facilitator with the
Wildlife & Environmental Society, Umgeni Valley
Project, developing course material relating to
Permaculture, nature conservation & environmental
education. He also has a strong background in
organic agriculture, working at a Natural Farming Training Center.
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