Taita College students are being provided with free, healthy lunches as part of a programme that could one day be rolled out across New Zealand. Libelle Group, an Auckland-based school food and drink provider, is running a pilot programme providing sandwiches or a hot meal, fruit, muffin, yoghurt or milk at the Lower Hutt school. Principal Karen Morgan said the offer from chief executive Johannes Tietze was … Continue reading Auckland businessman invests $450,000 in free lunches for Taita College students
02. Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Why is this even tolerated?
Ten years after Greener Kirkcaldy began tackling disadvantage and inequality within their town, last week local people were celebrating the official opening of their new community hub. With purpose built premises, Greener Kirkcaldy can continue tackling food and fuel poverty in the town, but always with an eye to promoting Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place … Continue reading Why is this even tolerated?
INDONESIA: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sulawesi is one of the poorer islands in Indonesia. Religious conflicts, lack of food or the danger of AIDS are only some of the local problems. The churches are fighting intensively to sustainably improve the conditions of life in their parishes. Most of the female and male inhabitants in Sulawesi live as farmers in villages … Continue reading INDONESIA: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Rural communities: A hotspot for sustainable development
The Equator Initiative has launched a call for nominations for the 9th Equator Prize, a prize recognizing excellence in communities taking nature-based actions for local development. It is for people like Fatima Ahmed, and the community initiative that she founded, that this prize was established. Fatima is President of Zenab for Women in Development in Sudan, a women’s agricultural cooperative that … Continue reading Rural communities: A hotspot for sustainable development
Conflict Continues to Drive Hunger
29 January 2018: The majority of the 815 million people affected by hunger worldwide live in conflict zones and their situation continues to worsen. According to an update to the UN Security Council provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in half of the countries … Continue reading Conflict Continues to Drive Hunger
Symposium Discusses Supply Chain and Deforestation Links
30 January 2018: An international symposium in Tokyo, Japan, showcased initiatives aiming at developing forestry-related supply chains that are beneficial for small producers while meeting global zero-deforestation commitments, such as in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The Forestry Agency of Japan with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of … Continue reading Symposium Discusses Supply Chain and Deforestation Links
The Findhorn Ecovillage
The Findhorn Ecovillage (FE) is a mixture of some of the very best of current thinking on sustainable human settlements. It is a constantly evolving model used as learning environment by many universities and school groups as well as by professional organisations and municipalities worldwide. The ecovillage model presents itself as an inspiring and viable … Continue reading The Findhorn Ecovillage
