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Instituto NUA San Paulo Brazil – Germinator Fund Report 2021

UA’s proposal of is to expand Sustainable Ghetto to other public spaces in the
neighborhood and surroundings, to involve new farmers and farmers-to-be and to
create community organic gardens that can generate food for the quebradas and a
“career path” for the local youth. It will demonstrate in practice the various
alivelihoods that can be pursued in localized, sustainable and healthy food chain.

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Centro Bibaani: Escuela Campesina Agroecológica Guidxi Layú – Reporte de Germinadores 2021

Proyecto del Centro Promotor de Tecnologías Alternativas Bibaani A.C., Escuela Campesina Agroecológica guidxi layú (madre tierra en zapoteco).

Con el objetivo de construir una Escuela Campesina en un terreno de 12 hectáreas donado por los bienes comunales en 2015 y establecer un espacio demostrativo, productivo y de experimentación en saneamiento de agua, producción de alimentos y energía renovable, con el uso de tecnologías apropiadas que contribuya a una vida digna y sostenible (soberanía alimentaria y sustentabilidad del entorno) en las áreas rurales y periferias urbanas de la Región del Istmo de Tehuantepec.

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Herramientas para el Buen Vivir – Germinator Fund Report 2021

Herramientas para el Buen Vivir A.C. es una Organización de la sociedad civil de Oaxaca que en los últimos 10 años ha trabajado acompañando procesos de reflexión, análisis y estudio sobre la apropiación de tecnológica en las comunidades y pueblos con la intención de potenciar su desarrollo respetando siempre los principios y estructuras organizativas comunitarias. Es así como nuestra experiencia en radio comunitaria y televisión comunitaria nos llevó a pasar del uso de la tecnológica análoga a la tecnología digital, encontrando en ello una nueva ventana para la innovación.

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Bibliothèque Terme Sud – Germinator Fund Report 2021

Bibliothèque Terme Sud is a tool of research, a place and a process of
intention to cultivate knowledges through conversation, contemplation,
listening, inquiry and performance.
Working as a research club, grounded in a micro local context and
engaging with a large network of contributors, Terme Sud Library unfolds
through multiple forms and methods, including reading, listening, and
screening sessions, research groups, conversations, performances,
exhibitions and publications. In response to the current political struggles in
Senegal, BTS is now starting a radio project.
From theory encapsulated in book culture, to the women knowledge
recorded through rituals, to oral history and the youth new forms of
gathering and collective thinking, Terme Sud Library opens up new spaces
of possibilities for alternative education.

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Human & Natural Ecologies of Colorado — Groundwork

https://vimeo.com/799538620?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=194808413Rising to meet the challenges posed by climate change, ecological decline, and environmental injustice requires more than new technologies and policies. Changes to economies, political systems, and infrastructure must come in tandem with changes to values, attitudes, and practices. At Groundwork, we work to shift the foundations of the ways we understand ourselves and our

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La Nada – Ecoversities Germinator Fund’s report

As of last Year, we’ve received a couple of Funds Related to our Volunteer Program. Funds have been Used for both the building of the space and the food and services for volunteer Programs. We built good foundations for the Volunteers and apprentice household. Building Advances Two Biodigestor 3x5m with three compartments for bacteria and

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Germinator Fund Report – Instituto Favela da Paz 2021

Introduction Instituto Favela da Paz’s purpose is “to be of service to the world we dream of”, fostering a sense of community, creativity, collaboration, and purpose of life among the inhabitants of the periferia. Situated in Jardim Angela, the extreme South of São Paulo, which the UN declared in the 1990s to be one of

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River University – Germinators Report 2021

River University – A beginning of the movement. The River University project has been conceived by Anveshan and since then we have developed the concept note. With the support of the Ecoversities Germinators grant, we have been able to kick start the base work required to launch the River University. We wish to launch the

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