PLASTIC HOUSES, A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO PLASTIC RECYCLING

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2016

What we do

Kasese District is one of the districts in Uganda in the sub Sahara region in Africe. Its 50% land is occupies by natural resources that is Mt Rwenzori, Lake George, Lake Edward, Kanzinga Channel and the queen Elizabeth National Park. This in my mother land of origin and a place where i and my colleagues have put efforts together in the fight against poverty, environmental destruction, early child marriage and humanity rights abuses especially of women and children.
Economic empowerment through vocational skills training and information accessibility and environmental conservation of the key impactful projects that since 2016 have changed the lives of many. over 300young girls are now self reliant and support themselves and their young families. Over120,000 plastic waste bottles have been permanently recycled reducing on the amount of waste disposed to to the rivers and lakes. in summary,
– Two training halls have been constructed using plastic waste bottles
– One main house a health unit has been constructed using plastic waste bottles.
Vision: A healthy, empowered and self-sustaining community aware of its rights and protect those of children for immediate and long term development.
Mission: To empower rural communities in defending the rights of women and children through information accessibility and training services.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2016
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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How to join

They need to visit our website at http://www.rufi-uganda.org/ and on top their is a web link indicated as Join us. Or a letter of Interest to join us can be sent vial email address rf*******@***il.com

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Location

  • Uganda

PLASTIC HOUSES, A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO PLASTIC RECYCLING

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13 years ago

Talleres de cosmética natural

En un entorno tranquilo y simpático elaboraremos de manera fácil lo que hacĂ­an nuestras abuelas. Sábado 19 por la mañana (10:00 a 13:00): Hablaremos de la historia del jabĂłn y aprenderemos recetas fáciles con las que elaboraremos algunos jabones. Usaremos dos tĂ©cnicas diferentes, jabones con sosa y jabones con glicerina. Sábado 19 por la tarde (17:00 a 20:00): Hablaremos de los diferentes tipos de cremas y bálsamos, de los materiales necesarios para su elaboraciĂłn y durante el taller haremos un bálsamo y una crema en funciĂłn de los intereses de las personas que participen en el taller. Domingo 20 por la mañana (10:00 a 13:00): Hablaremos principalmente del áloe vera, sus propiedades y su utilidad dentro de la cosmĂ©tica natural. Elaboraremos champĂş, gel para el cuerpo, gel para los ojos, pasta de dientes,… Fecha: 19 y 20 de octubre de 2013 Horario: talleres de la mañana, de 10:00 a 13:00, taller de la tarde, de 17:00 a 20:00 Lugar: Centro Crealliance – Avenida de la Victoria, 73 – 28023 Madrid (Aravaca) – in**@*********ce.net – tel: 633 935 523 InformaciĂłn e inscripciĂłn : Ester – tel: 622 874 347 – Toñi – tel: 687 481 494 – Emilie Riera – em**************@***il.com – tel: 639 340 998 Precio: 25€ por taller InformaciĂłn e inscripciĂłn : Ester – tel: 622 874 347 – Toñi – tel: 687 481 494 – Emilie Riera – em**************@***il.com – tel: 639 340 998
  • Events
13 years ago

Facilitation and Consensus Training

With Beatrice Briggs, IIFAC – Euro 585/ 615 Six days of training with Beatrice Briggs, founder and director of IIFAC – International Institute for Facilitation and Change (www.iifac.org). Learn how to organize meetings in a creative, efficient and satisfying way, how to recognize and manage conflicts as they emerge, and how to bring more partecipation and success to your organisation, commitee or firm. Consensus decision making helps groups to impove their communication skills, improves the dialogue among members and avoids polarizations that often lead to destructive behaviours and negative outcomes. The complete training is divided into three modules. Each module will be an interactive mix of lectures, exercises, group sharing, case studies and Q & A sessions. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks, lodging and meals are included. Friday, May 16 (starting at 18:00) – Sunday, May 18 (ending at 16:00) Module 1: The Leader as Facilitator: the basis for the effective meeting management. Open to all. No previous experience required Monday, May 19 (starting at 09:00) – Tuesday, May 20 (ending at 18:00) Module 2: From Conflict to Cooperation: the roots of the conflict and the path to the joint action. Requires participation in Module 1 or evidence of prior training and experience in group facilitation Wednesday, May 21 (starting at 09:00) – Thursday, May 22 (ending at 18:00) Module 3: Effective decision-making: exploring of the dynamics of “Who decides” and “How we decide.” Requires participation in Parts 1 and 2 or evidence of prior experience with group facilitation. – Internationally recognized standards. The course contents are based on the competencies identified by the International Association of Facilitators – Certified instructor. Beatrice Briggs is a certified © professional facilitator by the International Association of Facilitators who has led participatory processes in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and 26 countries i

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