permaculture

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

Friday, May 29 9-10am, Sustainable World Radio, 
Interview with Robyn Francis -Sustainable Aid 
Permaculture for 2/3 World
Sustainable World Radio, KCSB 91.9 FM PDT
 and streaming live on www.kcsb.org,  interviews 
also posted on   www.sustainableworldradio.com.

Join Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio for 
an interview with International Permaculture 
Teacher/Designer  Robyn Francis from Australia as 
she talks about her 25 years of permaculture work 
around the world and her promoting and teaching 
of SUSTAINABLE AID -Facilitating Resilient 
Community Development in Areas of Need - 
Permaculture for 2/3rds World, Indigenous and 
Culturally Diverse Communities.


Effective aid is leaving people empowered with 
the information and skills to solve their own 
problems - Bill Mollison

Robyn will be join be Margie Bushman and Wesley 
Roe of Santa Barbara Permaculture Network who 
have convened with/at Quail Springs Learning 
Oasis  and Permaculture Farm www.quailspring.org 
the Upcoming Courses on Sustainable Aid in the 
USA in Juy/Aug 2009

UPCOMING SUSTAINABLE AID COURSES
Facilitating Resilient Community Development in 
Areas of Need - Permaculture for 2/3rds World, 
Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Communities 
with Robyn Francis
Both Courses USA and Australia 2009

USA: Quails Springs, New Cuyama CA:  Part 1: 
27-30 July, Part 2: 1-6 Aug, 2009. 
www.quailsprings.org
Australia: Djanbung Gardens NSW  Sep 7-18, 2009. www.permaculture.com.au

Synopsis of Sustainable Aid Course
This  course specifically for people working in 
community development programs with culturally 
diverse communities around the world. Organized 
in two complementary parts this course develops 
awareness and skills for working in areas of 
need.  This intensive course is inspiring, 
challenging and deeply empowering. Participants 
will gain vital skills and a toolkit of processes 
to work effectively in both a first-world context 
and in overseas development work. Graduates from 
these courses are undertaking significant work in 
diverse projects all over the world.

This course was originally developed by Robyn 
Francis in 1991 and undergoes constant revision 
in keeping with global changes and their impacts 
on the world's poorest and most vulnerable 
peoples.

International permaculture designer Robyn Francis 
has over 25 years experience throughout 
Australia, New Zealand, USA, India, Indonesia, 
Germany, Cuba, and Taiwan, and including projects 
ranging from outback communities to urban 
development.
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ABOUT ROBYN FRANCIS

	Robyn has been working internationally 
for over 25 years, throughout Australia, New 
Zealand, India, Indonesia, USA, Germany, Cuba and 
Taiwan. The founder of Permaculture 
International, Erda Institute and Djanbung 
Gardens Permaculture, she was editor of the 
Permaculture International Journal, and one of 
the key architects of the Accredited Permaculture 
Training providing national vocational and trade 
qualifications in Permaculture.
	Her experience has encompassed all 
climate zones in projects ranging from outback 
communities to urban development, domestic 
gardens to public landscapes, ecovillage design 
to bioregional and state planning, with clients 
ranging from the grassroots to corporate and 
government sectors.
	One of permaculture's early pioneers, 
Robyn has conducted over 100 PDC's plus numerous 
advanced and professional development courses. 
She has developed one of permaculture's leading 
education and demonstration sites, Djanbung 
Gardens in sub-tropical NSW, where she has 
established a bioregional campus for vocational 
training in Permaculture.
	 Robyn is also an accomplished musician, 
singer-songwriter and artist, an avid gardener 
and enjoys getting dirty walking the talk. For 
more information and full CV visit 
www.permaculture.com.au .

Upcoming Event IN USA



SUSTAINABLE AID COURSES
Facilitating Resilient Community Development in 
Areas of Need - Permaculture for 2/3rds World, 
Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Communities
with Robyn Francis
Convened in partnership with 
<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=277252048&u=3019502>Santa 
Barbara Permaculture Network

Presented in two complementary parts
July 27-30, 2009 - Working with Cultural Diversity and Indigenous Peoples
August 1-6, 2009 - Overseas Development Work

Sustainable Aid program provides essential skills 
training for people working or intending to work 
in community development programs with indigenous 
and culturally diverse communities at home and 
overseas, and in aid and development programs in 
the 2/3rds World.  Inspiring, challenging and 
deeply empowering, learn skills and processes to 
work effectively in facilitating community-based 
planning, education and program development.

This is an important and growing area of 
permaculture work, which requires a realistic 
approach and appropriate skills-set to work 
effectively in facilitating sustainable change in 
areas of need.  Graduates from these courses are 
undertaking significant work in diverse projects 
all over the world. This course was originally 
developed by Robyn Francis in 1991 and undergoes 
constant revision in keeping with global changes 
and their impacts on the world's poorest and most 
vulnerable peoples.  Contributes to competencies 
for AQTF qualifications in Certificate IV in 
Permaculture and Diploma of Permaculture.
Early Bird discounts and Work Trade options by June 1, 2009
Contact Kolmi Majumdar, 
<mailto:info@quailsprings.org?subject=PDC%20Interest>info@quailsprings.org 
or 805-886-7239

MORE DETAILS FOR USA AND AUSTRALIAN COURSE


Facilitating Resilient Community Development in Areas of Need:
Permaculture for 2/3rds World, Indigenous
and Culturally Diverse Communities

USA: Quails Springs, CA:  Part 1: 27-30 July, Part 2: 1-6 Aug, 2009.
Australia: Djanbung Gardens NSW  Sep 7-18, 2009.

Advanced Permaculture Training for Permaculture Activists & Community
Development Workers

This course develops awareness and skills for working in areas of need, and
with people from other cultural backgrounds in both a first-world context
and in overseas development work. The course is presented in two
complementary parts. The information and skills from both parts of this
course will empower Permaculture activists to work effectively with
communities to build resilience to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing
world of climate change and economic instability. Both courses assume the
prior knowledge of the PDC or working knowledge of Permaculture.

Part 1  Working with Cultural Diversity & Indigenous Peoples
        The first part deals with cultural awareness, working with people from
diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, appropriate communications,
inclusive facilitation techniques and strategies for conflict resolution.
	This part of the course explores issues 
and strategies specific to working
with indigenous, multicultural, ethnic and minority groups, refugees, people
at risk and community work in developed nations. The principles and skills
covered in Part 1 provide an essential foundation for Part 2 of the course
which goes into specific factors relating to overseas development work.
	Part 1 provides valuable insights for 
those involved in working in community
development programs such as community gardens, city farms, schools,
transition planning, and other community initiatives which involve liaising
with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and with
disadvantaged groups.

Part 2  Sustainable Aid for Overseas Development Work
        Part 2 builds further on the skills-set of Part 1 for those working or
intending to be involved in overseas aid and development work. Key issues
facing the 2/3rds world are addressed together with Permaculture strategies
to facilitate solution processes.
         Topics include survival security (food,water, shelter),
health and nutrition, environmental health, kitchen garden
and local food security programs, appropriate low-tech options, and
integrating permaculture with traditional production systems in humid and
arid tropics.
        The course also addresses facilitation processes for
community directed program development, project appraisal and evaluation,
disaster preparedness, post disaster relief and recovery, and ways we need
to prepare ourselves for undertaking this kind of work including research,
working with development agencies and NGO's, and issues of personal security
in overseas field work.



Certification: Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for
both Part 1 and Part 2 issued by Permaculture Education. These courses now
form part of the Accredited Permaculture Training Certificate IV and
Diploma of Permaculture studies with Erda Institute at Djanbung Gardens
Permaculture.  Part 1 completes training for the Certificate IV Unit of
Competency RTD4802A Develop approaches to include cultural and human
diversity, Part 2 completes training for the Diploma Unit of Competency
PIL508A Plan management strategies for overseas development projects.


REGISTRATION:
USA: Quail Springs July 27-Aug 6, 2009  www.quailsprings.org
info@quailsprings.org
Australia: Djanbung Gardens Sep 7-18, 2009 www.permaculture.com.au
admin@permaculture.com.au