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Commenced:
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01/01/2001 |
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Submitted:
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02/02/2011 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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19 Westbourne Road, Bryanston, Gauteng, ZA |
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Phone:
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+27117065614 |
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Website:
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www.afristar.org |
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Climate zone:
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Warm Temperate |
Afristar is a Permaculture Organisation based in South Africa, focused on the design and implementation of sustainable development programmes. Our aim is to inspire communities to work towards creating sustainable settlements that harmonise human activity to create natural wealth and great abundance for all.
Afristar Foundation utilises Permaculture design systems as the primary means of community based natural resource management.
Afristar Foundation nurtures partnerships to develop Eco Settlement projects or aspects thereof to meet South Africa’s Reconstruction and Development Agenda. This is achieved through innovative, earth and people based solutions that introduce sustainable livelihoods, appropriate technologies and new skills by addressing the key issues of urban and rural land use management, design and restitution. Our commitment is to Initiate and assist the process of establishing a vibrant, socially conscious, economically and environmentally sustainable culture.
Afristar Foundation Principal Projects:
1. Marginalised Community Action Plan (MCAP), a rural development strategy that designs water infrastructure, restores soil condition and seeks to unlock natural and social capital,
2. Permaculture Documentary, Educational Resources and Medicinal Gardens Booklet, providing resources looking at how we can use our natural resources to create abundance.
3. Naledi Village, Eastern Free State to create a permaculture school and broad scale model of sustainability.
4. Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre in Mamelodi, Gauteng Province, a R7 million project, providing environmental education to 10000 learners and educators annually.
5. Schools Environmental Education & Development (SEED), National Programme Strategy and Implementation.
6. Leshiba Community Development Trust, Indigenous Knowledge centre and Vhembe Centre for Sustainable Development.
Afristar Foundation Services:
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MemberA member is a permaculturist who has never taken a PDC course. These cannot become PDC teachers. Members may be novice or highly experienced permaculturists or anywhere in between. Watch their updates for evaluation. |
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PRI TeacherWith the exception of the ‘Member’ who has never taken a PDC, all of the above can apply to become a PRI PDC Teacher. PRI PDC Teachers are those who the PRI recognise, through a vetting board, as determined and competent to teach the full 72-hour course as developed by Permaculture founder Bill Mollison – covering all the topics of The Designers’ Manual as well as possible (i.e. not cherry picking only aspects the teacher feels most interested or competent in). Such teachers also commit to focussing on the design science, and not including subjective spiritual/metaphysical elements. The reason these items are not included in the PDC curriculum is because they are “belief” based. Permaculture Design education concerns itself with teaching good design based on strategies and techniques which are scientifically provable. PRI PDC Teachers may be given teaching and/or consultancy offerings as they become available as the network grows. |
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Community ProjectCommunity projects are projects that help develop sustainable community interaction and increase localised resiliency. |
Afristar Permaculture Education Posters
Afristar started a series of Permaculture posters in 2007 to help build awareness around Permaculture. To date we have 13 posters printed are planning more for 2011.