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“The forest does not speak, but it remembers.”(Limba: "yama thɔmɛ buyaŋ buŋ") - A traditional saying shared by Gibrilla Kamara from SILCC, reflecting the deep memory and spirit held by the forests. Across Sierra Leone, forests are more than ecosystems - they are sacred. Languages are more than tools, they are vessels of knowledge. Culture is not just heritage, it’s a living force in protecting land, restoring balance, and reclaiming community power. Working at the heart of this is the Society for Indigenous Languages, Communities and Cultures (SILCC), a small but powerful grassroots organisation led by Gibrilla Kamara in Kambia District. Through language revitalisation, cultural preservation, and ecological regeneration, SILCC is demonstrating how indigenous knowledge and practices are not only relevant, they are essential. The Forest as Sacred In villages like Konta and Masoko, forests are understood as living beings, home to sacred trees, ancestral monuments, and ceremonial sites. These are places where songs are sung, healing rituals performed, and community identity rooted. In the forest, the community looks for the biggest tree which they use as the ceremonial hub and the place of gathering. in that tree, it is a sacred place and the tree itself will become a sacred tree. - Gibrilla Kamara SILCC’s work includes negotiating formal agreements with communities to protect these sacred forests, blending cultural protocols with regenerative land governance. In one example, the community of Konta signed a memorandum of understanding to prevent destructive commercial activity and reinstate traditional forestry practices. The preservation agreements came from deep community dialogue. In 2018, SILCC hosted a gathering of elders from 17 villages in Konta, where discussions focused on fighting back against commercial logging and reviving sacred practices. “We cement the importance of these agreements with traditional ceremonies,” explains Gibrilla. “Each village is supported to hold ceremonies that revive customs and re-consecrate forest lands, with around fifteen hectares protected per agreement.” Today, over 80 villages have expressed interest in making their own forest preservation agreements. Photo from a ceremony in Konta, where community elders, youth, and families gather from across villages to witness and celebrate the revival of sacred traditions.  Language as Regeneration Language carries the worldview of a people, and with it, the ethics of how to live well with land, ancestors, and each other. SILCC has developed storybook resources in Limba and Bullom (Mani), two indigenous languages under threat. These books blend environmental storytelling with cultural heritage. For example, the Limba storybook features ethnographic narratives and environmental stories rooted in daily life, rituals, and respect for nature. The Bullom book captures the history of a critically endangered language through tales of fishing, marriage ceremonies, and the crowning of village chiefs, teaching respect for nature, pride in heritage, and the importance of community knowledge. “Traditional ceremonies happen only in our native languages - many things cannot be easily translated. When we lose language, we lose whole ways of seeing and caring for the land” - Gibrilla Kamara, Indigenous language Literacy Coordinator at SILCC Teaching children in their mother tongues strengthens cultural identity, boosts learning outcomes, and ensures the next generation carries forward vital ecological wisdom. Check out the Limba Literacy Book produced by Gibrilla Kamara and SILCC here . Illustration from the front page of the Limba Literacy Book, credit to SILCC and the African Storybook Team Regenerating Knowledge, Regenerating Land Between February and July, SILCC worked with traditional healers to document herbal medicine and healing practices, including collaboration with a renowned bone specialist. This work ensures that ancestral knowledge remains accessible for future generations seeking holistic and sustainable healthcare. They’ve also documented blacksmithing techniques, an essential craft for local farming tools, and are supporting intergenerational learning to keep these traditions alive. Meanwhile, beekeeping and tree planting initiatives are helping tie ecological restoration to livelihoods. Eight beehive boxes were built this year, and over a dozen schools participated in planting trees and distributing cocoa seeds. “Young people are increasingly drawn to projects like beekeeping,” Gibrilla notes. “They see how it supports biodiversity, food systems, and even small businesses. There’s a real hunger to reconnect- with nature, with tradition, and with opportunity.” Community members in Konta Village discussing the importance of traditional forest and cultural practices. A Call to Solidarity SILCC’s work is a powerful reminder that regeneration is not just technical - it’s cultural, spiritual, and political. It’s about liberating knowledge, protecting sacred places, and reclaiming languages that carry centuries of wisdom. “Traditional knowledge is not something to preserve in a museum,” says Gibrilla. “It’s a living system—relevant to climate action, education reform, food sovereignty, and resilience-building.” As the climate and humanitarian sectors search for sustainable solutions, they would do well to listen more closely to those like SILCC - who are not only imagining a different future, but actively building it. Interested in supporting or learning more about SILCC? Visit https://silccsierraleone.org/  or follow them on Facebook . You can also reach out directly at silccsierraleone@gmail.com .

Since 2023, Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing in the Bekaa Valley has seen a growing influx of Syrian refugees . At the same time, the region faces a major environmental crisis: the Litani River, one of Lebanon’s largest water sources, is heavily polluted - much of it due to untreated sewage. Because Lebanese policy prohibits formal refugee camps , informal settlements have emerged without adequate sanitation infrastructure. Sanitation Challenges in Informal Camps In these tented camps, families often live in overcrowded shelters. These structures typically fail to meet basic safety or sanitation standards. With an average of 9 people per tent, sharing toilets means there are privacy problems, overcrowding, and challenges with accessing toilets in the winter. Additionally, the toilets are makeshift and built haphazardly, using easily available cheap resources that do not consider safety and proper sanitation requirements. However, the biggest problem is not structural, but lies in waste disposal. Some toilets drain into underground barrels that require manual removal of human waste, while others use small containers that are frequently emptied by truck. These systems regularly overflow, especially in winter, when rain causes waste to resurface and flood the camp. The result: foul smells, unsafe conditions, and contamination of groundwater. A Regenerative Sanitation Pilot   To address the urgent issue of waste leaking into groundwater and contaminating water sources in the region, Farms Not Arms (Turba-Farm), supported by Re-Alliance, launched a vermicomposting project at Turba Farm in Zahle, Bekaa, next to a tented informal camp housing 120 Syrian refugees. This initiative involved using local materials to build three vermicomposting toilets - alternative latrines that filter urine and use worms to convert faecal matter into compost, improving sanitation while restoring soil health. Designed as a pilot project, the toilets built provided an insight on the functionality of the design and the positive impacts vermicompost toilets can have on reducing contamination and flooding camp wide.  Toilets in the camp in Zahle, Lebanon (above) along with the exposed drainage system near to the tents (below) How Vermicomposting Toilets Work Vermicomposting uses earthworms to compost organic waste matter. Each toilet consists of three components: a seat, an insulated worm tank, and a soakaway or “green filter bed.” The toilet designed by Farms Not Arms is built above the worm tank so that human waste is easily transferred from the toilet to the tank, where the worms are located. The worm tank consists of different layers – gravel, covered by a nylon mesh, a mix of dry organic materials (such as wood shavings, straw, and dead leaves), and a mixture of compost, manure, and kitchen scraps. This is the perfect environment for the worms to thrive, multiply and decompose the faecal matter. Additionally, the tank is insulated with a wooden sheet to protect the worms from extreme temperatures. There is a perforated drainage pipe inside the tank, wrapped with a nylon mesh, stopping any worms or organic material from seeping through to the soakaway area. The vermicompost filters the urine, removing 90% of the pollutants, and through the drainage pipe is further filtered by the green filter bed, ensuring that no human waste pollutes the groundwater. The solid waste turns into compost that can be used on farms and sold. Maintaining the toilets is done by those using the toilets. After its build, the only costs are from the wood chips that need refilling every 2 months, making these toilets ideal for refugee camps where resources are scarce. Above and below - Illustrations of Vermicompost Toilets with the latrine built above a worm tank.       Community Engagement and Local Adaptation The project showcases a collaborative process between the Farms Not Arms team and the camp residents, who were enthusiastic about the toilets after the workshops. The enthusiasm remained after the build as the new toilets eliminated the foul smells, provided sanitation to a tent previously lacking a toilet, and reduced the need to empty their former septic tank. The team also spotted early indications that suggested health improvements among those using the vermicomposting toilet rather than their old methods.  A vermicomposting toilet outside a tent in an informal camp in Bekaa. Farms Not Arms saw that involving the toilet recipients in the build fostered community ownership of the project, and local expertise led to an adjustment in the toilet design. Replacing wood with concrete and metal sheets to build the structure reflected the needs on the ground and incorporated durable and cost-effective materials.  As always when implementing a regenerative initiative, adaptation to the local context is crucial. This project faced some challenges due to the local context, such as cold temperatures slowing the worm reproduction and, consequently, the initial use of the toilets. Fortunately, since the use of the toilets, there have been no other functional difficulties. The limited space in the camp also restricted the placement of the toilets near existing structures. Therefore, the toilets were placed in tents without existing bathrooms or enough space to build a new toilet next to the existing ones.  It is worth noting that vermicomposting toilets require height to elevate the toilet adequately above the tank to avoid problems with the drainage system and space for the green filter bed suitable for daily use. Some users expressed concerns about the stairs to access the toilet, particularly for elderly individuals, however, as the land in this camp is flat and the tank must be above ground, this is an issue which could be mitigated in areas with different terrain.   Another factor to consider is that vermicomposting toilets use water; therefore, if water is scarce, you may want to consider choosing dry toilets rather than vermicomposting toilets.  Unfortunately, due to the area’s current instability, this case study does not include up-to-date testimonies about the current state or community’s experience of the vermicomposting toilets. Part of a Broader Regenerative Approach This pilot, in partnership with Farms Not Arms, is one of 16 projects implemented as part of Re-Alliance’s Regenerative Camps and Settlements Guidelines research. Re-Alliance supports grassroots-led, regenerative solutions in disaster, displacement, and conflict settings through gathering evidence, sharing capacity, and creating accessible resources to influence systemic change across the humanitarian sector. Learnings from the Zahle project and other pilots supported by Re-Alliance are informing a growing suite of illustrated guides and multimedia tools designed to support communities and practitioners worldwide in adopting regenerative sanitation approaches. Learn More and Take Action Interested in building similar toilets in your context, or learning from others who have? Explore our free guides , join a Re-Alliance event , or connect with our peer-learning network  to join the movement for community-led, regenerative response. This case study was compiled by Lily Hallam, a recent Global Studies graduate from Maastricht University and a current volunteer at Re-Alliance. She is passionate about progressive policy and inclusive social development. Her main areas of interest are exploring the structural roots of systemic injustices, particularly at the intersections of conflict, institutions, and development challenges.

Fires are a frequent and deadly hazard in densely populated refugee and IDP settlements. The UNHCR state that in 2021, over 3,000 fires were reported in refugee and IDP camps worldwide, many of which caused loss of life. A tent in a Syrian refugee camp is destroyed by fire. Shelters in camps are often made of flammable materials. The world’s largest refugee camp, Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has endured many devastating fires, including one in March 2021 that destroyed over 10,000 shelters and displaced 45,000 refugees. This is within the context of increased fire-risk caused by climate change, which is worsening the scale of wildfires worldwide as rising temperatures lead to longer and more destructive fire seasons.  Refugee and IDP camps are particularly vulnerable to fire because of the dense siting of often highly flammable shelters, the widespread use of fire for cooking, either on wood or LPG, and the predominance of camps in countries with hot, dry climates. There is an urgent need to use fire-resistant materials for shelters that can protect lives and restrict the spread of fire, but funding shortages, supply chain issues, political restrictions and fast-paced timescales limit options. Lime Stabilised Soil offers a low-cost, innovative solution which uses locally available, natural materials which can be mixed and applied by communities themselves. Kutupalong camp , exemplifies the challenges of providing fire-resistant housing in densely populated areas prone to disasters. Here, Lime Stabilised Soil (LSS) is emerging as a transformative building material offering win-win solutions in the most challenging of contexts.  How Lime Stabilised Soil Enhances Fire Safety LSS is a mixture of soil, lime, and sometimes pozzolans, which chemically bond to create a hardened material with remarkable fire-resistant properties. It can be applied as a plaster to traditional bamboo, wood or mud structures, and panels of bamboo and tarpaulin, but unlike bamboo and tarpaulin, LSS: Is Non-Flammable:  It does not ignite or spread flames, a critical feature in fire-prone environments. Provides Thermal Insulation:  LSS slows down heat transfer, helping to contain and minimise fire damage. Withstands Fire Exposure:  Tests conducted in Cox’s Bazar showed that while standard shelters burned down within minutes, LSS-plastered shelters remained intact after 20+ minutes of fire exposure. LSS can protect buildings from fires started internally or from external fires and inhibits spread of flame. LSS plaster is applied to split-bamboo wall panels. Photo (C) Bee Rowan Why LSS is Ideal for Displacement Contexts Beyond its fire-resistant qualities, LSS offers advantages that make it particularly suited to refugee and displacement settings: Locally Available and Affordable:  LSS relies on natural materials including lime and soil, which are available and low cost in most regions.  In line with regulations:  Sometimes host countries have laws prohibiting the use of permanent materials, like concrete, in refugee and IDP camps. As a natural material LSS can align with these regulations while still offering a durable solution. Multi-Hazard Resilience:  As well as fire resistance, LSS shelters can withstand monsoon rains and prolonged flood as LSS material remains strong and stable in water.  It also  gives increased thermal performance to the interiors of buildings, keeping buildings cooler in heatwaves and warmer in cold conditions. This makes LSS  a robust material choice for disaster-prone areas. Sustainability:  LSS can be carbon-neutral, providing a sustainable  alternative to cement based concrete as LSS  does not contribute to climate change. The use of cement is a global concern - if the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world.  Success Stories: LSS in Action at Cox’s Bazar Re-alliance member and LSS expert Bee Rowan worked in Cox’s Bazar with IOM in 2023 on a pilot project to firstly test the viability of LSS in the Rohingya refugee camp context and after evidencing its success, trained teams to build 51 LSS plastered bamboo shelters. She told us how results demonstrated the effectiveness of LSS in addressing both fire and flood risks:  “ We built an LSS-plastered shelter and fire tested it in real-world conditions next to one of the standard bamboo shelters  built on a massive scale in the camps. There had just been a devastating fire in Camp 11 and everyone knew fire prevention had to become a priority as big camp fires were an annual occurrence. . The Rohingya workers  next to me were moved to tears as we watched the LSS building easily withstand 20 minutes of flames without burning, while the standard shelter next to it was engulfed by fire and fully destroyed within 5 minutes.”  Above - the fire test comparing a standard bamboo shelter (left) to a LSS-plastered shelter (right), both fired at the same time, with the same amount of accelerant and filled with the same calorific loading of flammable materials.  The standard shelter was entirely destroyed. After 20 minutes, when the fuel for the fire had been consumed, the LSS shelter was still intact, except for the bulk of the roof, which was the typical flammable tarpaulin roof. The LSS shelter design has now been adapted to include a fire-resilient LSS plastered roof. Photo (c) Bee Rowan. Training and Knowledge Sharing While there is great potential in LSS, further training and knowledge-sharing is needed for its successful and widespread use. To ensure the technology’s broader  adoption, projects need to include training of trainers, and of  local engineers, staff of implementing partners,  community workers, masons and householders.  Investing  resources into training and training of trainers can empower communities to take ownership of the construction process and its quality; creating employment opportunities, fostering resilience and enabling people to maintain and mend buildings far into the future. Bee Rowan has co-authored a Lime Stabilised Soil Construction Guide  (available free online, hosted by IOM) which takes readers through the steps needed to build successfully with field-tested lime and local sub-soils. Re-alliance also plans to include building with LSS in their free online course, coming in 2026.  Lime is slaked with water in a project in Nepal to make lime putty (C) Bee Rowan A Blueprint for Safer Settlements - improved vernacular design The introduction of LSS in refugee camp settings can offer a scalable, cost-effective and low carbon solution to one of the most deadly challenges faced by displaced populations. By addressing fire risks, improving resilience to environmental hazards, and aligning with building restrictions, LSS represents a step forward in shelter innovation. For displaced communities, LSS offers a way to adapt vernacular buildings to become safer and more resilient to climate change and its associated disasters. The lessons learned in Cox’s Bazar highlight the potential for this technology to be replicated in other high-risk settings worldwide.

From Permaculture in refugee settlements, to eco-building in disaster prone regions, to water harvesting in areas severely affected by worsening climate change, Re-Alliance and our members showcase how we can create stability, resilience and abundance, even in times of crisis. What could a regenerative humanitarian response look like? Increasing the impact and influence of regenerative responses to disaster, displacement and development Explore Re-Alliance free guides Re-Alliance promotes a regenerative vision, beyond sustainability, for the humanitarian and development sectors. From Permaculture gardens in refugee camps, to eco-building in disaster prone regions; eco WASH interventions, to integrated nature-based solutions for settlement designing: Re-Alliance members are showcasing how we can create stability, resilience and abundance, even in times of crisis. Watch Re-Alliance Videos Play Video Play Video 06:08 Winnie from YICE Uganda presents Ecosan composting toilets Join Winnie Tushabe, co-founder of YICE Uganda, and Ecosan user Uwizeye Salima, in exploring Ecosans. In the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda, refugees are given a small plot of land to build a dwelling and farm food on. Re-Alliance's partner organisation YICE Uganda (Youth Initiative for Community Empowerment) is working with families to create kitchen gardens but yields are limited because the soil is poor. Re-Alliance and YICE collaborated to build eight urine diverting dry toilets (or ‘Ecosan’ toilets) for families. By separating the urine and faeces, the volume of composting waste is reduced, extending the capacity of the compost chamber and giving an immediate source of fertiliser in the form of urine, which, when diluted 1:10 - 1:20 with water, is an excellent fertiliser rich in nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Diverting the urine away stops the compost chamber from becoming anaerobic and smelly and the addition of wood ash or saw dust, after using the toilet, acts as a dehydrating cover material. This design used recycled plastic barrels as containers for the faeces, which ensures no ground pollution. Once nearly full, the barrel is moved aside and replaced with a fresh barrel. With the hot composting achieved inside the barrels, compost can be created in under 12 months in the Ugandan climate. The compost is used to enrich the soil around fruiting trees and bushes. Find out more about this design and create your own with our free guides on www.re-alliance.org/publications . Play Video Play Video 30:44 Designing Regenerative Change | Adapting Welcome to Re-Alliance’s Designing Regenerative Change series. Each of these bimonthly sessions focuses on a different stage of regenerative design processes. Grounded in regenerative paradigms and principles, and contextualised with inspiring real world examples from Re-Alliance members and the wider community, you will be guided on steps you can take to bring your regenerative vision to life. The topic of this session is Adaptation. As our contexts are always changing, and as our communities grow and evolve, or if we are faced with disasters or crises, how might we adapt to best meet ever changing needs? Join along with the activity here: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1L2fkfX0dyRz7kKkYT5k5xl136_EgZ-imBGq-QdhdQtA/edit?usp=sharing We are joined by special guest Jehane Akiki, founder of Farms Not Arms, a collective of designers, farmers, strategists, and agriculturalists who have come together to build an integrated, multi-agricultural educational farm model that heals land, health, and community. Farms Not Arms' first farm is in the Beqaa, Lebanon, bringing together refugees and host communities to increase food security, ease climate change, and promote social cohesion. To find out more about re-alliance events, visit re-alliance.org/events. Welcome: (0:00) Introducing Jehane Akiki: (7:15) How do Farms Not Arms integrate adaptive processes?: (12:20) Dispersed decision-making: (15:54) Coming back to your Vision: (18:17) Activity: (24:22) Play Video Play Video 40:54 Designing Regenerative Change | Reflecting Welcome to Re-Alliance’s Designing Regenerative Change series. Each of these bimonthly sessions focuses on a different stage of regenerative design processes. Grounded in regenerative paradigms and principles, and contextualised with inspiring real world examples from Re-Alliance members and the wider community, you will be guided on steps you can take to bring your regenerative vision to life. The topic of this session is Reflection. Once we are in the process of implementation, and we are delivering our regenerative projects, how might we build learning and reflection into the process? How might we be open to the things that go well, and also the things that don't go well that we can learn from? We are joined by special guests Timothy Salomon from the National Land Coalition in the Philippines, as well as Gisele Henriques from CRS. To find out more about re-alliance events, visit re-alliance.org/events. Welcome: (0:00) Introducing Timothy Salomon: (4:05) Making the unseen or less visible, visible: (5:22) Centring wellbeing in the process: (10:00) Welcoming Gisele Henriques: (21:06) An easy reflection tool: (25:12) Case studies and human stories: (27:08) Play Video Play Video 38:46 Designing Regenerative Change | Implementation Welcome to Re-Alliance’s Designing Regenerative Change series. Each of these bimonthly sessions focuses on a different stage of regenerative design processes. Grounded in regenerative paradigms and principles, and contextualised with inspiring real world examples from Re-Alliance members and the wider community, you will be guided on steps you can take to bring your regenerative vision to life. The topic of this session is Implementation. How might we deliver on our vision and our design? How do we still embed regenerative principles in the way we implement? We are joined by special guest Noah Ssempijja, the co-founder of YICE Uganda, who shares some experiences of delivering a project in Nakivale Refugee Settlement. Take part in the activity with this Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1avwlKfZrD2LH4qG228Jdo2nJ0YSDU9y6vJyh69eWPG4/edit?usp=sharing To find out more about re-alliance events, visit re-alliance.org/events. Welcome: (0:00) Introducing Noah and YICE Uganda: (3:06) Adapting to changing and volatile circumstances: (7:36) Integrating regenerative principles in implementation: (21:23) Activity - reflection questions for you and your team: (35:01) Structuring your implementation plans: (36:49) Play Video Play Video 30:32 Designing Regenerative Change | Design for Action Welcome to Re-Alliance’s Designing Regenerative Change series. Each of these bimonthly sessions focuses on a different stage of regenerative design processes. Grounded in regenerative paradigms and principles, and contextualised with inspiring real world examples from Re-Alliance members and the wider community, you will be guided on steps you can take to bring your regenerative vision to life. The topic of this session is Design, the third session in the series. How might we best learn from the Visioning and Mapping stages, to put our ideas and plans 'down to paper'? What could it look like to make formalised plans for the upcoming work? We are joined by two special guests: Arnima Jain from Tarun Bharat Sangh (https://tarunbharatsangh.in/) and Faith Flanigan from Regenerosity (http://www.regenerosity.world). Join along with the design questions activity by making a copy of this Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1NP2m8DqYoiZkHaOgrHja2Cvpoh5esvg5FyEBnemigLM/ To find out more about Re-Alliance events, visit re-alliance.org/events. Introduction: (0:00) Welcoming Arnima Jain: (02:06) A design thinking process: (04:53) Welcoming Faith Flanigan: (14:43) Designing through the lens of Permaculture ethics: (22:19) Designing across scales and cultural zones: (24:55) Play Video Play Video 01:02:00 Designing Regenerative Change | Mapping Welcome to Re-Alliance’s Designing Regenerative Change series. Each of these bimonthly sessions focuses on a different stage of regenerative design processes. Grounded in regenerative paradigms and principles, and contextualised with inspiring real world examples from Re-Alliance members and the wider community, you will be guided on steps you can take to bring your regenerative vision to life. The topic of this session is Mapping Resources, the second session in the series. How might we best work with our communities to help map out the resources we currently have available to us to help achieve our goals? What would it look like to map out the seen and the unseen elements of our Place, and the communities we're working with? We are joined by special guest Sarah Queblatin, founder of Green Releaf in the Philippines, and Living Stories Landscapes Project. Join along with the mapping activity by making a copy of this Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1V5yksyrsAN_jLl8RYrjmuPZOowjNcd3Yha0L_jvFKO0/ To find out more about Re-alliance events, visit re-alliance.org/events. Introduction: (0:00) Welcoming Sarah Queblatin: (08:10) Why is process important?: (08:32) What do we need to map?: (11:39) Experiences of mapping: (23:10) Sarah's advice for mapping processes: (47:48) A mapping exercise: (53:16) Play Video Play Video 50:55 Designing Regenerative Change | Visioning Welcome to Re-Alliance’s Designing Regenerative Change series. Each of these bimonthly sessions focuses on a different stage of regenerative design processes. Grounded in regenerative paradigms and principles, and contextualised with inspiring real world examples from Re-Alliance members and the wider community, you will be guided on steps you can take to bring your regenerative vision to life. The topic of this session is Visioning Possibilities, the first session in the series. Why is it important to start with visioning? How do you go through this process with community? We are joined by special guests Filipa Pimentel from the Transition Network, and Jane Wegesa Fraser from Ecosystem Restoration Camps and Regenerosity. To find out more about re-alliance events, visit re-alliance.org/events. Welcome: (0:00) Why is Visioning important?: (5:58) Filipa Pimentel's story of using Visioning: (8:59) Advice for Visioning: (25:06) Processes for Visioning: (32:58) Practicing Visioning: (37:50) Jane Wegesa Fraser's story: (44:03) Conclusion: (49:34) Play Video Play Video 01:02:10 Re-Alliance Webinar | Regenerative Women of India This session introduces five women from regenerative organisations in India, and explores their work in partnership with Regenerosity and Re-Alliance. We hear from Aparna Bangia and Komal Thakur (Earth4Ever Conservation Foundation), Duhita Ganguly (The Timbaktu Collective), Preeti Virkar (Navdanya) and Arnima Jain (Tarun Bharat Sangh). From agroforestry, to permaculture, to seed sovereignty, to water harvesting, their work showcases a range of locally adapted regenerative solutions to increasingly challenging global problems. Join our membership As part of our network, whether a grassroots practitioner or a member of an international NGO or Aid organisation, you will have access to dynamic knowledge, a vibrant and active community of experts, and a wealth of opportunities for collaboration. Our membership is open to all. The only requirements are an interest, understanding or expertise in regenerative design, experience in the humanitarian or development sectors, and a willingness to comply with our code of conduct and policies. Find out more Read Articles Worms at Work in Lebanon: Vermicomposting Toilets for Displacement Settings Since 2023, Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing in the Bekaa Valley has seen a growing influx of Syrian refugees . At the same time, the... Lily Hallam Lime Stabilised Soil for Fire-Resistant Shelter Solutions in Refugee and IDP Camps Fires are a frequent and deadly hazard in densely populated refugee and IDP settlements. Lime-Stabilised Soil offers an eco-friendly option. Mary Mellett Building Hope with Lime-Stabilised Soil: A Resilient Solution for Shelters in Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camps In the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, an innovative project has introduced Lime Stabilised Soil as an eco solution. Mary Mellett Sign up for our newsletters For inspiring stories from our network of practitioners around the globe, to learning about how to integrate regenerative design into humanitarian and development contexts, sign up to our newsletter below. Sign up We can support you Re-Alliance and our members have hosted several training programmes for humanitarian and development organisations and agencies. 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< back Date of completion: 1 Dec 2020 Re-Alliance Members' Film Collaboration Participatory filmmaking to share stories of regeneration in action. With a generous grant of €5000 from Lush Deutschland, we seed-funded the production of 12 short films showcasing inspirational examples of regeneration in action, from Re-Alliance members 8 different countries. These powerful stories of community-based approaches spread messages of hope around the world. An advisory panel helped us decide who to award further grant funding to, and the recipients were awarded up to €3000 to grow their work further. This collaboration welcomed meaningful stories from across the world, giving platform for Re-Alliance members to share their work. For accessibility, we asked that films to be recorded on mobile phones and to last under 6 minutes. Films could be recorded in any language with English subtitles. Small grants of up to €500 were offered to help make the films, which went towards travel costs, purchase of lapel microphones, editing and subtitling in English. All films were uploaded onto our YouTube page and widely shared, tripling visits to our site in a short time as well as giving voice to small marginalised groups. Produced at the height of worldwide lockdowns, the films told stories of resilience and adaptability and facilitated connections and the growth of inspirational ideas at a time when people could not meet but stories could still be shared. You can watch the films here . Photos

This illustrated guide explores how to establish composting at community scale, to build soil health, cycle 'waste', and grow community cohesion. < Back Community Composting This illustrated guide explores how to establish composting at community scale, to build soil health, cycle 'waste', and grow community cohesion. Donate to Re-Alliance Stay updated with our newsletter Download for free: English Español Português عربي Swahili Français