Centro Amazanga is a natural sanctuary in the tropical jungle of Ecuador in the province of Napo. It is a place of connection with and learning from nature. We have dedicated our hearts to the conservation of traditional knowledges, to the native communities (kichwa) and to the tropical jungle. The principal purpose of Amazanga (which in kichwa mythology
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxWLGVaci_I&ab_channel=iihschannelThe film ‘Kalike: Learnings from a research study’ tracks the ways in which a project to map two alternative educational institutions in Bengaluru unfolded. The film offers an overview of the questions that guided the research, methodology adopted and challenges in the process of field data collection, analysis and finalisation of research insights. Particularly, possibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTh7G8K_bZ0&ab_channel=ThousandShadesofIndiaEducation is nothing but transforming humans into more empathetic, enterprising, conscious and responsive beings. Education is the process that helps people discover themselves and realise their true potential in the complete sense of being human. It is a process that helps a person find meaning and purpose in being useful to the society, equipped with
https://youtu.be/w_meqpXNB6U[english below] TEJIENDO ReEXISTENCIAS es un documental colaborativo que nos invita a conocer historias, voces, corazonares y sueños que se han encontrado en el camino colectivo, familia ampliada que llamamos “MUSHUK AWAY” (nuevo tejido). Es una invitación a enREDarnos para seguir escribiendo esta historia…. ! JUNT@S! A todas las personas que han sido parte de
https://youtu.be/QKVRupUAb4gSAPNE | UDAIPUR AS A LEARNING CITY In 2021, Swaraj University started the Swaraj Shakti Girls Leadership Program for young tribal women in Udaipur. These women have been labelled as ‘failures’ by formal education and are currently working as domestic help. The dream is that these women will become powerful leaders in their communities and
La Casa de Cultivo, El Semillero es un espacio en el que se promueve el buen vivir, por medio del comercio justo, cursos y talleres formativos que impulsan el conocimiento crítico por medio de distintos saberes, desde la ecología de los saberes de quienes asisten al espacio; así mismo el campo de la salud es
What if we re-invented the school? is a story of hope and inspiration. It’s a story of DEFY-ance. Get on a journey with our learners- Niyonshuti Eric, Sayma Rahman, Irfan and Thandiwe Mafika from across Asia and Africa to see how they are fulfilling their dreams one NOOK at a time! Project Defy is small
https://youtu.be/I9xtiXlX9oMEver imagined a university inside a jail? Prisons are meant to be a place for reflection, reform and resurrection, but Indian prisons are everything but that. Amidst this general apathy, a pilot education programme at Udaipur Central Jail is showing us what prisons could be. Can prison be a place for healing, dreaming and learning?
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