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Mphatheleni Makaulule Awarded Global Leadership Award in New York In a ceremony taking place in New York this evening, South African indigenous leader and long term Gaia ally Mphatheleni Makaulule will be awarded a Global Leadership Award by the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI). The award is being given to Mphathe in recognition of her work with women and communities in the VhaVenda region of South Africa. Read more...
MELCA-Ethiopia awarded for Entrepreneurship in Education We are delighted with the news that our partner MELCA-Ethiopia is country winner in the Educating Africa Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. Environmental education and intergenerational learning are key to MELCA's innovative work for healthy ecosystems, vibrant cultures and improved lives for communities. Read more...
African Women's Development Fund statement ensures women's voices are at the table Gaia joins chorus of organisations signing onto a statement from AWDF in advance of the World Economic Forum. The statement sets out: "We remain sceptical that real progress for Africa’s one billion people - the majority of whom are women - will change radically through policies centred unremittingly on markets and profits, and based predominantly on the extraction of mineral resources..." Read more...
Launch of the Short Circuit Report Today The Gaia Foundation and allies launch a new report 'Short Circuit - The Lifecycle of our Electronic Gadgets and the True Cost to Earth' in Westminster, London. This new report explores one of the key drivers of mining - the production of consumer electronic products - and alerts us to the true costs of these ubiquitous objects. Join us for a public launch event and Gaia Evening, 6.30pm. Read more...

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08/06/2013
On the 8th of June 2013 the Gaia Foundation and Goldsmiths University Student Union will be hosting a 'Swap 'n' Share' event on Goldsmiths College Green, Lewisham Way, London, SE14 6NW.
8th June 2013 Swap 'n' Share Saturday
22/06/2013
In this workshop, Holistic Cuisine specialist, Jeanne-Lyse Sibaud, will show that in order to be healthy and enjoy life it is not necessary to adopt a specific diet or follow a dogmatic nutritional
Healthy Eating as a Healing Art
10/07/2013
Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone will share discoveries they made thanks to their co-authored book, Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Cra
10th July 2013 - Active Hope with Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone

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25/04/2013
"Everyday when you're walking down the street, everybody that you meet has an original point of view." Children of the late eighties/ nineties will...
We need to talk about tech!
21/12/2012
I first met Debal about three years ago. A friend of mine, Debjeet Sarangi who runs a small organic agricultural organization in the eastern state of...
A Seed Hero - the work of Dr Debal Deb. A blog by Jason Taylor
04/12/2012
Depending on your field of work, your interests, and perhaps your age, you may or may not have heard of Dr Melaku Worede. His work and legacy may not...
Seeds of Justice - The Legacy of Dr Melaku Worede

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