A new GEN Open Source IT Tool has just gone online: the Solution Library.
With the help of 6 brilliant young women from the Islamic world (from Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey and Palestine), support from our partners in Egypt (CultNat and the Bibliotheca Alexandria) and financial support from the Anne Lindh Foundation, GEN has developed this online access portal to sustainable solutions that now stands proudly with a first collection of 80 beautiful examples. We expect the Solution Library to flower over the coming years, with participants from all over the globe feeding in their own best practices, while at the same time finding solutions that make a difference to their local situation.
It is a special joy that what will grow into a global platform was started by six Islamic women!! Not exactly fitting into the common (mis)conceptions of our time, it shows that one of the steps we need to take towards global lifestyles that are resilient into the future, is to expand ourselves and go beyond what we think we know. The Solution Library of appropriate technologies will now be further developed and collaboratively filled by many to replicate best practices in resilience and sustainability. Please find the flyer here and the link to the new website. solution.ecovillage.org
