This article, shows you, explains you why forest gardening is a very nice and an important way of gardening. … Read more
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Benefits of Yoga How Yoga can improve your health
First of all Yoga is a great practise because it can be done at all ages, no matter how young or old you are there is some sort of Yoga out there that is suitable for you. Now to the benefits of Yoga: -Many Yoga poses help the muscles around your spine which not only improves your posture but can also relieve pains in places such as neck, shoulder and back -It can also help the digestive system if coupled with a healthy diet -It teaches discipline in body and mind as breathing, posing, … Read more
Healing depression and anxiety Healing depression and anxiety with natural herbs
In this article you will first find the definitions and symptomes of depression and anxiety, then the experience with herbalism of Jenaka, a native American, will help you to understand what to do. … Read more
Creating a Local Currency for use in Women’s Co-operatives Generating wages for women in the co-operatives
The new system will be more transparent and can be directly exchanged for groceries, vegetables and meat at the local market. It can also be exchanged for money. … Read more
Recycling of Argan tree natural products Re-using natural waste as cattle fodder.
The leftovers of Argan nuts are the shells from the crushing, and an oily paste from the extraction. While the paste can be re-used domestically as a beauty mask, the shells make a good fodder for the cattle as it full of nutrients. … Read more
Co-operative Partnerships with Tourism Operators Partnerships with hotels to sell Argan products to tourism customers
The South West of Morocco attracts many tourists. Through partnering with hotels and guest houses, the Argan producing co-operatives can be sure of having their merchandise sold under fair trade practices. The hotels collect a percentage of the profits but this loss is offset by the co-ops receiving the full marketable value for their products. … Read more
Promoting Women’s Handicrafts Women's co-operatives provide a market for local handicrafts
As part of the cultural tradition, women learn to make carpets, hair accessories, scarves, and pieces of traditional clothing. In addition to marketing Argan, cooperatives would encourage the women to produce more handicrafts by marketing these pieces as well. … Read more
Online marketing of Moroccan Argan products and handicrafts Selling Argan products and handicrafts through a womens co-operative online for fair trade
For women who produce Argan oil or make carpets, co-operatives can have an online website for them where they can sell their product nationally and internationally, enabling them to become more financially independent, as well as receiving the true commercial value of their products. … Read more
Daret (the round) A traditional Moroccan way for organizing a community bank
“Daret”: is a common organization for comunity banks in Morocco. Every woman in the group makes a monthly contribution. Let’s say we have a group of 10 women where every woman gives 100 MAD. The money gathered after 1 month, which is 1000 MAD, is given to a chosen woman from the group every month according to her needs. The 9 other women keep receiving the amount of 1000 MAD in turn every month, while they keep of course, making the contribution of 100 MAD per month. The decision of which woman … Read more
Protect the Argan trees Community mobilization for protecting the Argan trees against unsustainable use
Known as the “Tree of Life” to the Berbers for the many health benefits it brings, this spiny tree (argania spinosa) grows wild exclusively in the south-west of Morocco in the Souss Plain, where there are 21 million trees covering almost 800,000 hectares. As a rare and endangered species, the Argan forest was declared an International Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1999. The Argan tree can reach a height of between 8 and 10 metres, and some have been known to live as long as 200 years. The … Read more
