Support free permaculture education for refugees
Give to the grassroots Ethos Foundation charity and support local leaders to run free food gardening and permaculture programs for refugees, women and young people in East Africa.
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THANK YOU for donating as part of International Permaculture Festival of Ideas toward permaculture programs led by refugees, women and youth in East Africa. Read more about the Ethos Foundation, the registered charity, the permaculture fair share program, led by Morag Gamble and the Permaculture Education Institute below. Please consider becoming a regular donor. It really does make a difference.
Our vision
Permaculture is a peaceful, hopeful, courageous and accessible way we can address current challenges — through a lens earth care, people care and fair share. The best way to share this is through locally-adapted permaculture education programs.
With your support, we can offer free permaculture education to thousands of refugees, women and children.
Local champions leading change
As a small, grassroots charity, we personally know each project and the local people behind them, and guarantee that all donations go directly to communities in need — truly making a positive difference.
Jenipher Nyange
Shisaba Water Resource Initiative (SHWARI), Kenya
Jenipher is a permaculture teacher, seamstress and passionate advocate for girls. She is working to end period poverty and teaching her community to grow nutritious organic food.
Bemeriki Bisimwa Dusabe
Rwamwanja Rural Foundation, Uganda
Bemeriki is an award-winning permaculture expert and Congolese refugee who is teaching people in Ugandan refugee settlements how to grow their own highly nutritious and medicinal organic mushrooms.
Latest news from our local leaders
Permaculture Fun(d)raising for East Africa
This morning I had a great chat with Annie Gaffney on the morning show of ABC Radio about my forthcoming journey to Uganda and Kenya - 26 days to...
Empowered Women Powering Change – Kenya
Sakina Kiriba is a passionate permaculture educator, having been sponsored by Ethos Foundation to attend a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in 2018...
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